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Gunsmithing Removing Krylon?
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Re: Removing Krylon?
Go to Walmart an buy a can of Berrymans B-12 carburetor cleaner.
Works like a champ.
Go to Walmart an buy a can of Berrymans B-12 carburetor cleaner.
Works like a champ.
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^^^^^^What he said. The krylon comes right off with just about no hassle at all with Carb Cleaner.
^^^^^^What he said. The krylon comes right off with just about no hassle at all with Carb Cleaner.
Re: Removing Krylon?
Any lacquer thinner will work and a little more economical than carb cleaner
Any lacquer thinner will work and a little more economical than carb cleaner
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skg_Mre_Lght</div><div class="ubbcode-body">As always, I vote for Citristrip Gel.</div></div>
+1 on this big time. I got an AK in the mid '90s that had been spray painted. This stuff got it all off, even out of nooks and crannies if you use a toothbrush to get it in there. A regular paintbrush worked for the rest of the application. After it sits a while, the paint cracked and blistered and came right off (using warm water I think?). Anyway, the finished product had an unmolested parked finish underneath. All I had to do was add oil after all the paint had been removed.
Since then, I've gotten deals on things like painted rifles and such and the Citristrip gel is always what I go for. If I recall, it worked well on most painted military plastics too.
More benign than the harsh solvent based strippers, yet it works great, much better than you'd think.
I'd reserve the carb cleaner for in case the citristrip doesn't work. Just my opinion.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Skg_Mre_Lght</div><div class="ubbcode-body">As always, I vote for Citristrip Gel.</div></div>
+1 on this big time. I got an AK in the mid '90s that had been spray painted. This stuff got it all off, even out of nooks and crannies if you use a toothbrush to get it in there. A regular paintbrush worked for the rest of the application. After it sits a while, the paint cracked and blistered and came right off (using warm water I think?). Anyway, the finished product had an unmolested parked finish underneath. All I had to do was add oil after all the paint had been removed.
Since then, I've gotten deals on things like painted rifles and such and the Citristrip gel is always what I go for. If I recall, it worked well on most painted military plastics too.
More benign than the harsh solvent based strippers, yet it works great, much better than you'd think.
I'd reserve the carb cleaner for in case the citristrip doesn't work. Just my opinion.
Re: Removing Krylon?
Brake clean or carb cleaner both work well. I prefer brake clean over carb cleaner.
Brake clean or carb cleaner both work well. I prefer brake clean over carb cleaner.
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This. Use with gloves in a well ventilated area and watch the paint melt off
This. Use with gloves in a well ventilated area and watch the paint melt off
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Acetone on a rag. Just wipes off. I have used a scotchbrite pad n acetone for the heavier enamels. Also, seems the Krylon Camo line comes off with just about any solvent. Brake cleaner, bore solvent, acetone, alcohol...ect. I have used aircraft stripper before. Nasty stuff. Elbow high rubber gloves, safety glasses, and outdoors. I used it on pained metal, never on synthetics. I would use caution. Anything that can burn and irritate skin on contact may not be a great choice for plastics.
Acetone on a rag. Just wipes off. I have used a scotchbrite pad n acetone for the heavier enamels. Also, seems the Krylon Camo line comes off with just about any solvent. Brake cleaner, bore solvent, acetone, alcohol...ect. I have used aircraft stripper before. Nasty stuff. Elbow high rubber gloves, safety glasses, and outdoors. I used it on pained metal, never on synthetics. I would use caution. Anything that can burn and irritate skin on contact may not be a great choice for plastics.
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Also, the kids' old electric tooth brushes are the bomb for removing paint, and cleaning.
Also, the kids' old electric tooth brushes are the bomb for removing paint, and cleaning.
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