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SeaSlugs · 10-18-2015, 07:32 PM

hmmm this is going to be tricky...i do know for a fact brake fluid will remove paint from chrome pieces without harming the chrome one bit...but obviously may affect any letters or numbers your tryign to preserve...

googiling around people havent had much luck. my guess would be go quickly and lightly with paint thinner on a rag and lightly rub the paint layers away and hope the screen printing ink or however they made the labels is a bit tougher than whatever it was painted over with...

10-18-2015, 07:32 PM	#2
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Removing paint from plates hmmm this is going to be tricky...i do know for a fact brake fluid will remove paint from chrome pieces without harming the chrome one bit...but obviously may affect any letters or numbers your tryign to preserve... googiling around people havent had much luck. my guess would be go quickly and lightly with paint thinner on a rag and lightly rub the paint layers away and hope the screen printing ink or however they made the labels is a bit tougher than whatever it was painted over with... __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons! Last edited by SeaSlugs; 10-18-2015 at 07:42 PM.