Getting red paint off LT4 manifold
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Getting red paint off LT4 manifold
When I get myself an LT4 intake manifold to go with some AFR LT4 heads, I'm not going to want the red color. Doesnt go with my engine bay accent color of choice (blue) which consists of OVC wires and a TB plate. How do you get the paint/powdercoat off? I just want to polish it up silver like the stock one.
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I will trade you my stock silver one for your powdercoated red one, haha. Seriously though I wonder if paint thinner would work? I would think so, but I have never tried it. Maybe someone else will chime in who has.
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I did this to an LT4 intake that I had. Go to your local Home Depot or hardware store and pick up some paint or aircraft stripper. Pour some on the intake, let it sit, and then scrape off what you can. You will have to repeat this several times. After you get it as clean as possible, you can sandblast any remaining red off. This is what I did and it came out perfect, like it was never powdercoated. I tried to sandblast it at first, but the powdercoat hardly came off. Once the paint stripper does its job, the sandblaster finished the rest. Good luck with your project.
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Originally posted by NJLT1SS
I did this to an LT4 intake that I had. Go to your local Home Depot or hardware store and pick up some paint or aircraft stripper. Pour some on the intake, let it sit, and then scrape off what you can. You will have to repeat this several times. After you get it as clean as possible, you can sandblast any remaining red off. This is what I did and it came out perfect, like it was never powdercoated. I tried to sandblast it at first, but the powdercoat hardly came off. Once the paint stripper does its job, the sandblaster finished the rest. Good luck with your project.
Nick
I did this to an LT4 intake that I had. Go to your local Home Depot or hardware store and pick up some paint or aircraft stripper. Pour some on the intake, let it sit, and then scrape off what you can. You will have to repeat this several times. After you get it as clean as possible, you can sandblast any remaining red off. This is what I did and it came out perfect, like it was never powdercoated. I tried to sandblast it at first, but the powdercoat hardly came off. Once the paint stripper does its job, the sandblaster finished the rest. Good luck with your project.
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Originally posted by NJLT1SS
I did this to an LT4 intake that I had. Go to your local Home Depot or hardware store and pick up some paint or aircraft stripper. Pour some on the intake, let it sit, and then scrape off what you can. You will have to repeat this several times. After you get it as clean as possible, you can sandblast any remaining red off. This is what I did and it came out perfect, like it was never powdercoated. I tried to sandblast it at first, but the powdercoat hardly came off. Once the paint stripper does its job, the sandblaster finished the rest. Good luck with your project.
Nick
I did this to an LT4 intake that I had. Go to your local Home Depot or hardware store and pick up some paint or aircraft stripper. Pour some on the intake, let it sit, and then scrape off what you can. You will have to repeat this several times. After you get it as clean as possible, you can sandblast any remaining red off. This is what I did and it came out perfect, like it was never powdercoated. I tried to sandblast it at first, but the powdercoat hardly came off. Once the paint stripper does its job, the sandblaster finished the rest. Good luck with your project.
Nick
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