Paint removal on Metal Mags

[Shirley]

I'm not sure if I am doing this right because the brake fluid I have now was for my old motorcycle.. Anyways, I remember a drop of it flew onto the fairings on my bike and paint peeled off..

So, what I'm trying to to is get paint off of one of my VN hi caps. Since I don't need this Brake Fluid no more, I decided to try something else. I dipped my mag into the fluid in a plastic bag, and left it out for atleast 5-6 hours.

Nothings flaking off..

Am I doing this right?

I know about paint thinners like Acetone, but I'm just trying a cheaper way.

[Cheesevillage]

Leave the mag in the brake fluid overnight. Run water over the mag in the morning and use a stiff brush.

[Dusti69]

i found that using acetone and steel wool in combination worked rather well

[Shirley]

Yes, but I heard others saying brake fluid would work. I don't want to go out and buy 8$ worth of Acetone for a 10$ Mag. heh

So I soaked it up some more, and instead of leaving it in a plastic mag, I dunked it leaving it in a tray.

Would putting heat from it under my lamp help?

[dpvu]

Not really... it just needs more time. Brake fluid should work as well as acetone. It depends what paint it is but don't expect it just to flake off, you'll still need to do a little work.

Oh and don't use a plastic bag. Brake fluid may eat right through it and leave you a nice mess to clean. I know paint thinner would but that stuff's strong.

[Dusti69]

the acetone shouldnt really cost you anything. you know its nail polish remover right?
im sure your mom aunt gram or gf has a bottle of it. ask and see if you can borrow some

[Shirley]

Ah, noticed why i kept sneezing, but yeah, I switched to the tray.
If this fail next morning, I will try Nail Polish Remover if it still doesn't work, I guess it's old school sanding again for me.

[Dusti69]

hope it works. to clarify the process i used... i applied generous drops of the nail polish remover spot by spot at a time and used the steel wool before it dried and it all came off rather easy

[Muffin]

Brake fluid works great on metal parts, not so much on plastic.

[Spawn28]

use polystrip it works amazing better then acetone

[Shirley]

Wow, I come back home and see the paint not even flaking up. I think removing paint from plastic is easier than on metal..

I left the mag in for atleast a full day already, and nothing. I see some fading on one side of the groves and that's all?

[Amos]

Why are you trying to remove paint off a magazine anyway?

[Qlong]

Originally Posted by Spawn28

use polystrip it works amazing better then acetone

+1 to polystripper

[Dao]

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Wow, I come back home and see the paint not even flaking up. I think removing paint from plastic is easier than on metal..

I left the mag in for atleast a full day already, and nothing. I see some fading on one side of the groves and that's all?

To see the paint flaking up I actually had to leave the part soaked on break fluid for a few days or even a week, not just overnight.

[Luckless]

Try hitting it with some fine grit sandpaper first. If the paint is a solid layer then soaking it isn't going to do much for you, you need to provide paths for a solvent around any hardened outer shell, or it can take ages to eat through it.