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 Post subject: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 12:29 pm 
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Anyone able to give me any advise on removing the paint from the rear spoiler on a ED XR6/8 being rubber and due to the paint being cracked would sanding it remove it without rubbing back too much or the rubber part of the spoiler? or would paint stripper melt the rubber?

Anyone have any ideas how to easily remove the paint?

also its in great condition and no bubbles where the bolts are so im off to a good start

 

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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:15 pm 
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i redid one last year, same problems.
i used a random orbital sander with 80grit discs, then 180grit
took around 2 hours to strip back to rubber. i would avoid stripper as it soaks into the rubber and will fry any paint applied afterwards
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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 3:06 pm 
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No worries ill try that then cheers for the advise

 

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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:53 pm 
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has the rubber in your spoiler bulged at all?if it has, save yourself the trouble and get a fibreglass copy, the mount bolts in the original spoilers are only mild steel, which rusts, bulges the paint which then cracks
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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:29 pm 
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no bulges nothing its in VGC apart from the paint cracking from when i removed it from the car and getting it ready to paint E3 poly green

 

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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:42 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: paint removal on a ED XR6 rear spoiler
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:49 pm 
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that looks F**king smick hope my whole car is like that in a few weeks lol with the EB-GT kit

 

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