Does Acetone really work?

by **Pancake** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:19 pm

I am attempting to use it to strip the paint off of my AEG right now, but nothing seems to be happening. I am using a toothbrush to try to spread it around and some paint comes off, but nothing really significant to be effective.

Am I doing something wrong or missing something?

by **Deliverator** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:11 pm

If your AEG is plastic, I wouldn't be using acetone on it...

by **Pancake** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:20 pm

Yes I know, I am using it on the metal parts only.

by **Deliverator** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:54 pm

Well if its all metal parts let it sit for a while so it can eat away at the paint. Then scrub it with a brush. You could always just get a soft bristles metal brush like a copper brush or something and just scrape all the paint off that way. I don't really know how hard the metal they use in airsoft replicas is.

by **Beran** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:35 pm

if its painted, acetone should work. if its anodized, i don't think it will.

by **Henschel** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:38 pm

get some "airplane strip" no joke on the name. you should be able to find it at any body shop. that shit is soo effective itlll damn near strip the oxygen out of water.

by **Bulldog** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:35 am

^^ Don't use it in a confined area if you don't have respirator. That stuff is Potent!

by **Chairmanlao** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 10:27 am

Henschel wrote:get some "airplane strip" no joke on the name. you should be able to find it at any body shop. that shit is soo effective itlll damn near strip the oxygen out of water.

Haha wow, and how much does a bottle of it run?

by PC » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:36 pm

There could be acetone in this, but have you tried "Goof Off"? That stuff has saved me so many times it is ridiculous!

by **BlacksunshineGAAS** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:39 am

Henschel wrote:get some "airplane strip" no joke on the name. you should be able to find it at any body shop. that shit is soo effective itlll damn near strip the oxygen out of water.

Thats the stuff right there. I used that stuff to strip some powder coat off some wheels a while back. In fact I'm planning on picking up a can today at lunch to strip the orange off the tip of my TMP9 I picked up yesterday.

by **Sixxgun** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:35 pm

another product ypu can get is Klean-Strip Auto® or just Klean-Strip (last one comes in metal can or spray can) You can pick this crap up anywhere and it works on paints they use on airsoft guns

by **Pancake** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:59 pm

Got some Goof Off, Primer and Paint. Time to get to work! Thanks for the advice guys.

by **Spock** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:25 pm

Also, you can get some Scotch Brite from the hardware store and it's a paint stripper (mechanical) and the thing will be also properly "sanded" for the next paint

by **B.O.P. Hawk** » Sun May 01, 2011 7:51 pm

necro...
Seriously, he already solved the problem. Why post?

Does Acetone really work?

Does Acetone really work?

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