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Post by johna745 on Jan 10, 2008 19:15:36 GMT -7
I was painting my new pure stocker,everything was going good.I put the stencil on ,painted,then tried to remove the stencil.As I pulled off the stencil the clear coat came off,and some adhesive residue was left.Any ideas how to remove the residue without harming the paint? I thought about trying WD-40 ??
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Post by Bones on Jan 10, 2008 19:31:42 GMT -7
What type of paint are you using? Denatured alcohol might work.
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Post by johna745 on Jan 10, 2008 19:43:39 GMT -7
What type of paint are you using? Denatured alcohol might work. Duplicolor spray and spray can clear coat.
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Post by Bones on Jan 10, 2008 19:57:41 GMT -7
Is the paint an enamel or lacquer, the alcohol will most likely damage emamel but should work on the lacquer. If it is emamel try normal rubbing alcohol. be sure to test either somewhere hidden on the car first if you can. Good luck.
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Post by johna745 on Jan 10, 2008 20:43:40 GMT -7
Thanks Bones,I'll give it a try.
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Post by Da Pine Racing on Jan 11, 2008 5:35:30 GMT -7
Hi JAC, This same thing happens to me every time I use an adhesive backed stencil to the point I don't want to use them anymore. I've tried the liquids without much success (I use Plasti-kote classic lacquer for clear). The best I have been able to make it go away is with meticulous wet sanding & touching up.
Very curious to hear how yours turns out.
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Post by johna745 on Jan 11, 2008 6:00:29 GMT -7
Hi JAC, This same thing happens to me every time I use an adhesive backed stencil to the point I don't want to use them anymore. I've tried the liquids without much success (I use Plasti-kote classic lacquer for clear). The best I have been able to make it go away is with meticulous wet sanding & touching up. Very curious to hear how yours turns out. Dapine,I used a wax I had that takes off tar,bugs, etc. It looks ok but not what I was hoping for ???I am about to give up on stencils myself.Everything goes alright until I take them off
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Post by Barnyard on Jan 11, 2008 6:52:54 GMT -7
I was painting my new pure stocker,everything was going good.I put the stencil on ,painted,then tried to remove the stencil.As I pulled off the stencil the clear coat came off,and some adhesive residue was left.Any ideas how to remove the residue without harming the paint? I thought about trying WD-40 ?? Could part of the problem be that you're applying clear before removing the stencil? I would think you'd want to get the stencil out of the way before you applied clear over the entire design. Nevermind, now that I re-read, I think I understand. You've stuck the stencil on over the clear. I'm curious, does everyone think this is a reaction between the clear and the stencil adhesive, or could it be a bad bond between the clear and the base coat that's being aggravated/exposed by the stencil (and the adhesive)? Every time I've used stencils I've stenciled directly on top of the base coat and then put clear on last over the top of everything. What are the pros and cons of taking that approach?
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Post by Fat Boy on Jan 11, 2008 7:59:33 GMT -7
ive used krud kutter before with pretty good results.
home depot product
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Post by Da Pine Racing on Jan 11, 2008 10:20:20 GMT -7
Thanks for the response JAC, Does using the wax keep you from being able to clear coat the graphic?
Hey Barnyard, I like to clear the base first in case I need to start over & wet sand away the botched stencil attempt and then clear everything after the stencil is removed and get it the best I can.
I've been dabbling with water slide laser jet paper to get away from stencils.
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Post by Barnyard on Jan 11, 2008 11:54:45 GMT -7
I've been dabbling with water slide laser jet paper to get away from stencils. We've picked up the Testors Decal Maker Kit as well but haven't had the chance to try it out yet! In fact, I've been having trouble aligning the paper in the printer in order to assure that we get the most decals out of a given sheet (that paper's not cheap for what it is!). Any tips? How do you like the quality? Can you still clear over the top of a dry decal to protect it? That's what we were hoping/planning on doing.
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Post by Da Pine Racing on Jan 11, 2008 14:51:03 GMT -7
I've been dabbling with water slide laser jet paper to get away from stencils. We've picked up the Testors Decal Maker Kit as well but haven't had the chance to try it out yet! In fact, I've been having trouble aligning the paper in the printer in order to assure that we get the most decals out of a given sheet (that paper's not cheap for what it is!). Any tips? How do you like the quality? Can you still clear over the top of a dry decal to protect it? That's what we were hoping/planning on doing. Print out your graphic on regular paper, then tape a piece of decal over the graphic and send it through again. I like the quality except for black, as it dries the ink shrinks & cracks. I think it could get better with a better printer and with water slides it's a must to clear coat before putting them in the water for application. I would think the clear on decal paper would be fine as well.
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