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Title: getting paint off rubber
Post by: mainline on January 01, 2009, 08:33:12 pm

anyone had any luck getting paint off rubber? I'm talking about the carb joint, which has two coats of paint, fast red and factory black, but the rubber seems in good nick underneath.

I've googled it and come up with rubbing alcohol? (seems a waste of good alcohol)

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: floberts on January 01, 2009, 08:35:01 pm

Any thinners should do the trick. Just don't go too overboard.

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: LWC82PE on January 01, 2009, 09:13:26 pm

yes ive just used paint thinners with tooth brush before

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: mainline on January 01, 2009, 10:22:32 pm

thanks guys, I'll give it a whirl tomorrow

p.s. i still have to sort out that CD Leith, haven't forgotton, just got ridiculously busy

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: rocketfrog on January 01, 2009, 10:39:30 pm

Mainline,If you have any old brake fluid, mix about 70% brake fluid with metho and allow to soak for about 4 hrs and check. this trick also restores the suppleness of the rubber, but be aware that some rubber will swell, but YZ carb joints, fuel tank mounts, intake manifolds, and frame vibration isolation rubbers come up micky duck!! ;)

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: holeshot buddy on January 01, 2009, 10:43:25 pm

rocketfrog is on the money ;)
thats what i would do paul ;D ;D

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: mainline on January 02, 2009, 07:37:28 am

well the car leaks brake fluid and I have a bottle of metho in the fridge, so that sounds the go

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on January 02, 2009, 02:51:40 pm

Auto one have a grease and wax remover which tends to be cheap and gentle on rubber - also good for removing overspray without ruining everything else.

Rossco

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: Tim754 on January 02, 2009, 04:59:13 pm

Metho in the fridge? Orange juice in the shed................

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: YSS on January 02, 2009, 05:05:58 pm

Com on Tim , Orange juice and metho , sure we can make some sort of  sidecar brew to go faster  8) and with the leftovers we clean our rubbers and acid dip the footpegs  ;D

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: Doc on January 02, 2009, 05:49:32 pm

do not,  I repeat DO NOT mix the brake fluid with normal old everyday chlorine. If you do happen to do this inadvertantly thinking it was metho you have about 2 seconds to run away before things turn real ugly :o we used to trash disliked fuddy duddy's letterboxes like this when we was kids..shit kids we must have been but usually only the people who abused us :D

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: pokey on January 02, 2009, 08:01:47 pm

Dettol ;)

Title: Re: getting paint off rubber
Post by: Doc on January 02, 2009, 09:20:16 pm

Dettol too eh :o damn dangerous household products..best go take my brake fluid out of the medicine cabinet then I suppose  ;D