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Old 04-16-2007, 09:55 PM
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kinda simple really... whats the quickest way to get the gray coating a stock intake... its a cobra intake if that matters put that gray **** they use is the same on all of them.... but does ne1 have ne ideas hole on to get it off??
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Old 04-16-2007, 10:41 PM
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So are you asking how to get more paint, or how to take it off?

Oh shoot, next time i should just read the title.
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Old 04-16-2007, 10:48 PM
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aircraft quality paint stripper, takes off powder coat and everything, they sell it at advance and probably any other big chain stores
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Old 04-16-2007, 10:50 PM
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aircraft quality paint stripper, takes off powder coat and everything, they sell it at advance and probably any other big chain stores

will this harm aluminm tho??
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air craft stripper or acid
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no it wont hurt alluminum at all, ive been using it to strip paint and powder coat off aluminum parts to polish them
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Old 04-16-2007, 10:56 PM
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That would work well...you can also use a wire wheel
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That would work well...you can also use a wire wheel
thats what i hae been using... it takes forever... im goin to autozone to look and see what htey got as far as aircraft stripper goes

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yeah ive used wire wheels too but sometimes it leaves scratches that you have to sand out
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Old 04-16-2007, 11:01 PM
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yeah ive used wire wheels too but sometimes it leaves scratches that you have to sand out
Cosidering the rough cast, I didn't notice any problems when I did it. Last one I did I used a media blaster...that sucked *****
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