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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: 1991 318is on October 10, 2007, 09:58:11 PM

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt? updape pics/what are they from?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 10, 2007, 09:58:11 PM

hey just picked up some side skirts for my 318is i payed $45 and got 3 center caps not to bad. but they are painted red and all scraped up. they are like a rubber so i don't want to put paint striper on them. so is there any other way besides sanding them by hand? i have some trim paint (satin black) that should work on them right?

pics below what side skirts are they?

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: FL318is on October 11, 2007, 09:23:19 AM

Good question.  Mine were unpainted.  I prepped them using a scotch brite pad.

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: bmwman91 on October 11, 2007, 01:33:09 PM

Tough call...I would say either some Mineral Spirits or Denatured Alcohol should get it off.  However, you need a coarse rag and lots of rubbing with those.  The strippers that do it all without much scrubbing are usually bad for the plastic.  You MIGHT try some JASCO stripper (though I can almost guarantee it will mess up the plastic), or some of this weird Orange-Citrus paint stripper stuff.

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 12, 2007, 06:06:00 AM

they are more of a rubber then a plastic so I'm not sure what to do.

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 18, 2007, 09:18:20 PM

i did some sanding and painted it looks ok not sure if i am goin to use them or sell them now.

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: gearheadE30 on October 19, 2007, 07:33:30 PM

What kind of skirts are they?

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 19, 2007, 07:52:45 PM

Quote from: gearheadE30;36127

What kind of skirts are they?

ha not sure exactly off a euro model i was told. ill go get pics

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 20, 2007, 09:44:25 AM

some pics i dont know what they are off do you know?
http://s185.photobucket.com/albums/x116/510wagon/

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: jpod999 on October 20, 2007, 11:07:01 AM

Is that your 510 wagon and RX-7 turboII?  Sweet cars!

Title: how to strip the paint on side skirt?
Post by: 1991 318is on October 20, 2007, 01:07:02 PM

Quote from: jpod999;36156

Is that your 510 wagon and RX-7 turboII?  Sweet cars!

ha thats my 72 wagon and my TII motor and trans thats going in the wagon. bought the rx7 for the motor and trans the shell was ruff but good motor and trans. its going to be sick! 2200pounds over 200hp to the wheels:D
link to the project http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=690496
its in need of a update. motor should be out really soon.