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Phil 850
 Post subject: Paint, Thinners, Acetone
PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 7:59 pm 
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Hi all
I have a mini that has had the Dash and Parcel Shelf sprayed in Satin Black which I have started removing.
The Satin Black top coat comes off with General Purpose thinners (Septone).
The Grey Primer is not affected by the Thinners but comes off with Acetone.
I have no started cleaning both layers of paint off with the Acetone.

What I'm surprised by is that the original Nurburg White does not seem to be affected by the Acetone.
Can anyone explain why.
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 8:08 pm 
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Baked on enamel finish?
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Morris 1100
PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 8:09 pm 
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The original paint would be baked enamel.

I don't know the answer about why acetone won't hurt it!
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 8:15 pm 
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Hi when i used acetone whilst trying to remove the old contact adhesive the acetone started removing the paint which i believe was original baked enamel.

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Phil 850
PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 9:08 pm 
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Thanks guys
The acetone even with the rag very wet does not seem to affect the paint.
Will it affect the windscreen rubber as they have painted up to the edge or probably onto that as well.

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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 9:27 pm 
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Baked enamel is tough stuff.
When I was paint stripping the `64 850 around the doors there were 3 colours of acrylic that came off easy, along with hi-fill, but the stripper didn't lift the baked enamel.
I then sold the car, the next owner got it soda blasted... :lol:

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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 10:39 pm 
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Baked enamel is what old steel bathtubs and white goods are painted with

I dont think powder coating was around in them days

I wouldnt go near the rubbers with acetone
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Strange - most thinners contain acetone, so I would have expected that to take off both the primer and topcoat.
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Phil 850
PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:40 pm 
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Spent a few hours cleaning all the Satin Black off and the primer.
Back to original finish. Looks much better.
What colour should the switch panel be ?
It,s currently grey primer.
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Morris 1100
PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:30 pm 
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I think the switch panel should be metallic silver. (Silver Birch Metallic)
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Phil 850
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Thanks for that.
I'll chase some down.
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