Stripping paint from grill and headlight bezel

[BoostinBen]

Does anyone know a safe way to strip paint from a grill and headlight trim? my 510 was blacked out when I bought it and im thinking Id like to see if I can strip the paint from the grill and some trim on the car. I figure worst comes to worst I can re paint it if it dosent look good.

[Weaver]

You could use some aircraft remover on it, but I don't know how that would react with the plastic.

It definitely works with stripping off the paint though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_DE96qt5CI&feature=related

[71DIMER]

Ben are you talking about just the grill and bezels or the eyebrows too? I used Jasco paint stripper to get the paint off my grill and light bezels then polished them off. You can buy the aerosol stuff (aircraft stripper) and just give it a go...it's really easy. :)

 

Here's what my blacked out bumpers looked when I took them off, same concept as what you're gonna do to your grille and light bezels.

 

 

close up:

 

paint bubbling up:

 

after first scraping off, got most of the black paint but now exposed the primer underneath:

 

after second scraping off, getting closer:

 

steel wooled the last of it and this is the pre polish finish:

 

after both:

Edited April 7, 2009 by 71DIMER

[BoostinBen]

Right on ... Thanks man ... I picked up up some eyebrow trim and hopefully going to get a bottom bar thought Id clean it up and strip it .. if I like the look I think im going to look at doing the tails too.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Mario is the paint stripping king! Make sure you wear gloves & goggles.

[71DIMER]

Haha thanks for the vote of confidence Pac. :P

 

Ben I was asking if you were gonna get that center trim piece, if you have a lead on one great if not I have a lead on one...shot me an email or give me a buzz.