why not sand?
Solvent on a already dry paint, and since long time ago will barely work. Stronger product will affect the quality of the gelcoat.
Why not use the a good sanding paper, or even better, a light sandblast that you can rent at a local rent-a-tool store.
I have 6 Sarinen chair and a tulip table that I want to refresh this summer. They where painted over by the previous owner. I will try the sandblast option. This is the technique used by thousand of fiberglass boats owner.
If your not comfortable with it, you can also go to the coachbuilder, you'll also get a pro paint job.
Are anybody here already tried this method?
Soy-gel
I tried out the Soy-gel paint stripper on my Eames fibreglass chairs. The previous owner had spray painted them professionally with 2 layers of paint. To my big surprise the paint stripper did absolutely nothing to the paint. There was no reaction at all. I actually got it shipped of from US to Norway just because I heard so much great stuff about this product. Any clues on why it didn?t work?
BTW I followed the instructions (-:
Lars
Soy-gel
I have no idea what kind of paint he used on these shells, but it looks a lot like something you would paint your car with. Anyway, I left a good portion of the stuff on the chair for about 15 min, and there was still no reaction. If anything, the paint looked a bit shinier after the treatment, so it was not all bad.
Just adding my $0.02 in case...
Just adding my $0.02 in case anyone else stumbled upon this thread while googling this issue. I myself had great success with stripping a painted Paul McCobb Origami Fiberglass Chair with Citrustrip. It lifted the paint right off of the surface and did not damage to the material.
Greige alkyd enamel removal?
I have 4 side shells and 2 arm shells with removable covers. Unfortunately the back is painted. It's been a while since I started this thread but has anyone found an easy way to remove the enamel paint? I'm going to simply start sanding away soooooooon!
Plus I haven't removed the covers yet. I feel like I'm on the Price Is Right or something. There could me a kelly green below:)
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