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1930-Pickup · 02-20-2018, 01:08 AM

It depends on the type of base material for the brushed on paint. If it's water based, then isopropyl alcohol and some rubbing may do the trick. If its oil based you will need to test several different solvents in small areas.

Something like acetone or MEK will definitely work, but its tough to stop stripping before you damage the original paint that you want to save.

Color sanding will work, but its a lot of work and tricky too. Your original paint will be very thin and unforgiving.

I've removed top coat paint in small patches, but never an entire car. Bottom line...its tough to do.

02-20-2018, 01:08 AM	#3
1930-Pickup Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: southern California Posts: 725	Re: Getting to original paint It depends on the type of base material for the brushed on paint. If it's water based, then isopropyl alcohol and some rubbing may do the trick. If its oil based you will need to test several different solvents in small areas. Something like acetone or MEK will definitely work, but its tough to stop stripping before you damage the original paint that you want to save. Color sanding will work, but its a lot of work and tricky too. Your original paint will be very thin and unforgiving. I've removed top coat paint in small patches, but never an entire car. Bottom line...its tough to do. __________________ *"That's my wild unsubstantiated guess, and I'm sticking to it regardless of the facts!"* Last edited by 1930-Pickup; 02-20-2018 at 01:14 AM.