Hey i was wondering, i just got a Datum 1 Back tow hook from a friend. and i bought it for $20 and its blue. i dont like it blue. i would rather have it polished. is thier any way of removing the paint? ive tried Tal-Strip 2 Aircraft Coating Remover. And it didnt get any thing off. i think the gloss came off that's about it. Can anyone give me some hint's or tips? thanks in advance!

 

2000 Grit wet sand + Mother Mag polish

 

so the aircraft remover wont work right?

 

you tried it... not us...

 

oh okay just asking. because maybe i didnt give it enough time. that's why. or i did something wrong.

 

when i used it on my vc to get old clearcoat and paint off if took me 3-4 good coats and about 90 minutes of waiting til it was completely stripped. you can try it again and see what happens... not like its going to hurt anthing.

 

im not a fan of chemical stripper to be honest...seems stupid to me. You generally strip something to paint or polish..well the chemical stripper is gonna leave the original material just ****ed and nasty as it was before so why not sand it and them chem what you cant get to so atleast it'll look better and feel smoother.

 

strip, light sand, polish, call it a day

 

Yea, thats what m sayin, do a 2000 wet sand, use PlastX if you want it even finer, then polish up with some mothers mag/aluminum polish

 

i think its ionized or power coated

 

Most likely adonized, powder coating comes off with aircraft stripper.

 

not the powder coating that i have dealt with in the past.

 

thanks for the help. im going to try it. im going to just leave it over night. see if it goes well.