stripping paint

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brucie
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Whats the best method of taking off layers of paint to uncover the original colour. Have bought a gp painted green but when taking off horncasting what appears to be the original red underneath.

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You could try acetone. That ought to shift it. I've used it myself and it does work. But you're going to need a lot of elbow grease.
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Are you trying to salvage the original paint, or just identify what it was ?
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Will start and see how it looks. Hopefully back to original. Rough and ready.
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This is what we did with acetone on my repainted sx verde mela panel.

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brucie
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How do you apply the acetone and how long do you leave it.

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My mate does it. Thin the paint with a sand paper and then put the acetone on the surface and wait until the paint starts to fade out.

Then remove the paint carefully with a towel.

I hope I helped you.
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