How do you remove paint over spray from MonoKote ?
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How do you remove paint over spray from MonoKote ?
I was using LusterKote spray primmer to prepare an engine area for painting. I now have overspray all the way to the tail. You mostly feel it, but can also see it in a few spots. I don't want to make a big mess trying to remove it. Any Ideas? Thanks.
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One of my planes received some acrylic sealer overspray on it when our house was being built. I was able to get most of it off by using a mild bathroom abrasive cleaner. You might try whitening toothpaste or something slightly abrasive. Anything overly abrasive will dull the finish. It is a tough problem you have as I have painted monokote often and the paint really likes to stick.
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I would first try alcohol, then if that doesn't work, go on to more aggressive methods.
As far as affecting the Monokote, the color is in the adhesive, so cleaning the surface will not harm anything.
Les
As far as affecting the Monokote, the color is in the adhesive, so cleaning the surface will not harm anything.
Les
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The acetone worked! Not only did it do the job , but was very easy, very little rubbing at all. Just got the soft rag wet with acetone and wiped the covering as if I was cleaning it. Thanks everyone for your help.
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Aerosol cans are much worse than spray equipment, too.
I recently painted three airframes within a month. Two were using HVLP spray equipment. One was an aerosol. The aerosol supplied 5 times the overspray, as the other two paint jobs, combined.
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I thought masking, beforehand, was obvious, too.
Since the OP didn't do it, I guess that it wasn't.