Any Ideas?

Discussion in 'Color is everything!' started by GS Rick, Mar 7, 2022.

  1. GS Rick

    GS Rick Well-Known Member

    Any suggestions on how to remove the paint from my headlight bezels? as you can see in the picture the previous owner painted them yellow.. tempImagekYEjrT.png
     
  2. 69WILD

    69WILD Ron

    Paint stripper?
     
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  3. Houndogforever

    Houndogforever Silver Level contributor

    Steel wool with a little lacquer thinner.

    I've tried ground walnut shell in a sand blaster before, it works well to take away gunk gently.
     
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  4. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Paint stripper these days sucks. They took out some ingredient that made it actually work. The steel wool route might work well. 0000 steel wool
     
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  5. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    Yeah, Methylene Chloride is nasty stuff. Been banned for awhile.
     
  6. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Chemical stripper and cover it with plastic. Do not let it dry or you’re doing it all over again. 30 mins and it should come off. Yes, they removed methylene chloride but can be used effectively…slightly different routine.
     
  7. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    I've used Easy Off oven cleaner with great success on plastic grills. Used the black garbage bag trick too on then
     
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  8. BUICKRAT

    BUICKRAT Got any treats?

    Stuff worked awesome! Just use the proper protection and you were fine. Too many dum dums got the stuff in their eyes, mouths, asses etc, or held the can too close to their nose, and presto, banned. Now no one can use it. BRILLIANT
     
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  9. JESUPERCAT

    JESUPERCAT No Slow Boat

    Dot 3 brake fluid .
    I keep the old flushed fluid for emblems and small parts in a 5 gallon bucket.
    Generally just soap and water clean up after a night in the bucket
     
  10. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    I agree. Probably the same idiots that welded or used a torch near brake cleaner, and created Phosgene gas.
     
  11. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Few gallon of lacquer thinner in a metal drain pan,..drop them in and walk off,...done
     
  12. BUICKRAT

    BUICKRAT Got any treats?

    Remember, after you get the paint off those you are going to have to polish the crap out of the chrome to make them presentable. Just an FYI
     
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  13. GS Rick

    GS Rick Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info, I was wondering about getting them back to a decent sheen..
     
  14. GS Rick

    GS Rick Well-Known Member

    appreciate the tip'would I just have to wipe them down after?
     
  15. GS Rick

    GS Rick Well-Known Member

    good idea!if I"ll post a picture after I try a couple of the solutions some of the members have suggested and keep you updated
     
  16. GS Rick

    GS Rick Well-Known Member

    Actually I did this on my grill and it worked ,I may try it here but when I did my grill I wrapped it in a black bag after applying the Easy Off and set it in the sun for a day but it's barely springtime in Wisconsin so very little sun...
     
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  17. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Btw, if chrome is scratched, you can’t polish it out.
     
  18. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Leave it in there for a few hours and the paint will just be floating around them
     
  19. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Then brillo pad the hell out of them
     
  20. BUICKRAT

    BUICKRAT Got any treats?

    I thought phosgene gas was made by burning freon? I could be wrong...
     

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