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I recently picked up a used Surefire M73 railed handguard that has been camo painted with what I'm assuming is Krylon matte paint. I'd like to get the paint off without stripping the Surefire marking or numbered reference points and without damaging the anodizing.
Anyone have any pointers? TIA!
Last edited by Tokarev; 07-06-14 at 16:58.
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Mostenbockers lift off or brake cleaner and some elbow grease
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I tried some carb cleaner and my wife's tooth brush. No dice.
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Get a gallon of solvent like acetone, carb cleaner, brake parts cleaner and soak it in there for a day or two. It will positively not damage the anodizing. I once soaked a set of high end shaft rockers for my race engine in berrymans carb cleaner for a week. They came out spotless and the anodized finish was perfect.
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Walmart sells Citristrip. Its non hazardous and works pretty good.
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I used brakeclean when I cared. It will lift some stuff off with a quick blast and 5 seconds of sitting. Other stuff like krylon on porous anodizing will take some time. If you can soak, let it soak. Don't do it on plastic parts because some of them will melt.
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Dunk it in rubbing alcohol.
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No Citristrip @ the local Wal-Mart so I'll try acetone.
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“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
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oven cleaner, not sure if it damages though.
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Oven cleaner eats the **** out of anodizing. DO NOT USE IT ON ALUMINUM PARTS !!
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