Synthetic enamel

[rosinante]

Hi Chaps,
I have a rare S2 4x2 landrover it is mechanically excellent but has suffered from 60 plus years of badly prepared painting , lastly in Tekaloid green code fo3, my question is would cellulose thinners remove the enamel in a fairly gentle way ? I know Ican get synstrip and sanding , the idea is to expose the original finish and then decide on whether or not to repaint , may be pipe dream I know , simply not in a position to have a pro paint job ,
Cheers
Chris

 

[pedrobedro]

If the enamel has been on any length of time I doubt the thinners will even touch it. You could try some in an inconspicuous spot but you will most likely end up doing a strip and repaint anyway.

 

[norsa]

Unlikely celly will do much except soften it. You can't even flat it back as it will immediately clog.
Nick

 

[rosinante]

Ok , seems like that is a no go so it looks like a painfully slow chemical strip job then ! Grrrrr,
Cheers

 

[8ob]

Ok , seems like that is a no go so it looks like a painfully slow chemical strip job then ! Grrrrr,
Cheers

I feel your pain I had to strip my 101 of thirty years worth of REME hand painted camouflage green, I gagged on paint stripper in sections and squidged baco foil onto it to stop it drying out. Its really effective.

Bob

Its a new front panel but the rest had to be stripped.

 

[rosinante]

My landy is 61 years old and I think it has been painted annually by dipping a mop in the paint and throwing it at the car , , don't have a close up but it is rougher than the weather side of a warthogs happy sack , it is a shame because the rest of the car is mechanically excellent galv chassis etc etc ,
Chris

 

[norsa]

Bob's tin foil trick is a good one, so is masking poly. A very good assist is scoring it lightly with a Stanley. Be careful not to score the ally though
Nick

 

[steveo3002]

even if thinners did work it would still be an almighty messy and smelly job , crack on with paint stripper one panel at a time it wont be so bad