Painting Help....

ChopShop · Post by **ChopShop** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 9:14 am

Ok me being the n00b I am I didn't fully cover the windows on my first job. Now I am stuck with a $h!t job and paint here and there on the windows. So my question is what should i use for getting paint off the windows? I have been using and x-acto knife and a little brute force.

Thanx in advance for any help

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:38 am

try aerosol insect repellant. yes really!! works a treat. and if you completely stuff it up just paint the windows black

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:51 pm

Great tips betty... You can also use a Q-Tip with just a bit of cotton left on the tip dipped in paint thinner.. Carefully go around the edges.

Hope this helps..

silla

ChopShop · Post by **ChopShop** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:37 pm

Thanx to both of you I will be shure to try them.

Betty sounds like you used it before where did you get it from??

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:50 pm

in oz we have a product called 'aeroguard'. it's just regular insect repellent, like 'rid'. you get it anywhere, supermarkets, that sort of thing. a friend in the cleaning biz told me that one. she uses it to get graffiti off 1/1 cars. i've never had to try it, but i've heard of people doing it with bcg shells successfully

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 8:05 am

I've beeen having a really bad habit of forgetting to mask the insides of my windows lately. What I do is sand it off with some fine grit sand paper, and then lay a heavy clear coat on it, which will make it transparent again.

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 1:10 pm

That's a good point about the clearcoat fixing up transparent plastic after it's been "worked" with thinners and whatnot. I've used wooden toothpicks with the tips soaked in thinner. The wood is sturdy, but won't scratch the plastic. Future floor polish works great as a clearcoat to restore clarity in clear plastic.