I recall seeing in an article that there is a stripper that plastic model
restorers use to take old paint jobs off models that they wish to recover.
You might try calling some hobby shops that specialize in plastic models or
contact the local modellers club.
cheers
Scott
>From: "Livia Haasper" <wilivhaasper@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: "Livia Haasper" <wilivhaasper@sympatico.ca>
>To: "Douglas Braun" <doug@dougbraun.com>
>CC: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: stripping a plastic grill
>Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:09:00 -0500
>
>Hello, Jim, Terry, and Doug,
>thanks for all the tips.
>My 70 GT6 + has the original bonnet. Unfortunately, the grill is not
>aluminums, someone has replaced it with a plastic version. This grill will
>fit
>the GT6+ and also the Mk3 Spit.
>I think, I'll test on a small area and see if I can get the paint off with
>any
>'safe' stripper, I'll shop around to find something claiming to be safe on
>plastic.
>That would be test number one. If I can't go that route, I'll lightly sand
>with a fine grid of sand paper, again testing, to see if how it'll sand...
>If
>all else fails, I'll try to find a new grill.
> Also have to find a grill for my rather 'insane' purchase of an Mk1 Spit
>with
>a Mk3 body[ same type of grill as the one I'm working on right
>now.........I
>don't know if the egg crate grill would fit any of these cars.
>Thanks, back into the garage for me. It's one of those rainy days where the
>garage is the best place to be.
>Cheers
>Liv
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