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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 05:36 PM
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What is the best way to strip paint off of a fiberglass hood?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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only 2 ways. sandpaper by hand or machine sanded. any chemical that can strip paint will melt or pit fiberglass or atleast thats what the guy at the auto paint store told me and after using some paint stripper on a lawn chair i would have to agree with him.
 
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Paint stripper. Just read the side of the can. Everyone i have ever used was safe for fiberglass parts
 
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