Taking paint off kayak?

[Fish]

Does anyone have experience taking paint off a kayak? My kayak is completely painted I want to restore it to the original color if not maybe sanding painting over it if there isn't a good solution.... My thought is that any stripper may affect the plastic but I don't know ... Any input is appreciated

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by Fish

Does anyone have experience taking paint off a kayak? My kayak is completely painted I want to restore it to the original color if not maybe sanding painting over it if there isn't a good solution.... My thought is that any stripper may affect the plastic but I don't know ... Any input is appreciated

But those company logos were painted with such attention to detail!

[igotpron]

I'd hit it with a pressure washer. If it can take gelcoat off a boat I'm sure spray paint should be no match. If you don't have one homedepot rents tools for the day.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by igotpron

I'd hit it with a pressure washer. If it can take gelcoat off a boat I'm sure spray paint should be no match. If you don't have one homedepot rents tools for the day.

My neighbors friend has a commercial portable pressure washer now that I think of it , should probably toss him a few see if it will work

[Fish]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

But those company logos were painted with such attention to detail!

Right haha! I feel like some wanna be sponsored goober on that thing. Plus the yellow is coming through everywhere it looks craptacular.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by Fish

Right haha! I feel like some wanna be sponsored goober on that thing. Plus the yellow is coming through everywhere it looks craptacular.

Yeah that's pretty lame when your sponsors won't even float you some decals

[Fish]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

Yeah that's pretty lame when your sponsors won't even float you some decals

Cheap bastards lol

[FISH11]

If you can't find a pressure washer to borrow, just go to a self service car wash. Don't used paint stripers that would certainly cause damage.

[TJones]

Originally Posted by Fish

Right haha! I feel like some wanna be sponsored goober on that thing. Plus the yellow is coming through everywhere it looks craptacular.

[CheapPelican]

I asked one of the guys in the paint department at work and he said that "If the paint is lacquer based, like krylon, use lacquer thinner. Put a couple drops on there and if it is lacquer based, the paint will blister and peel almost immediately, then you can scrape or rub it off with a rag. Use a wet rag to immediately remove any remaining lacquer. Afterwards test the stripped area by scraping it with a screwdriver or nail. If it is not soft or does not scratch easily you should be good."

They use lacquer thinner to remove graffiti from playground slides which could be, or at least is similar to, polyethylene.

Disclaimer: I have no experience with this so do this @ your own risk

[alanw]

I'm not sure if the kayak plastic is resistant to lacquer thinner or not, I certainly wouldn't use it or any other solvent without testing a scrap piece.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by CheapPelican

I asked one of the guys in the paint department at work and he said that "If the paint is lacquer based, like krylon, use lacquer thinner. Put a couple drops on there and if it is lacquer based, the paint will blister and peel almost immediately, then you can scrape or rub it off with a rag. Use a wet rag to immediately remove any remaining lacquer. Afterwards test the stripped area by scraping it with a screwdriver or nail. If it is not soft or does not scratch easily you should be good."

They use lacquer thinner to remove graffiti from playground slides which could be, or at least is similar to, polyethylene.

Disclaimer: I have no experience with this so do this @ your own risk

hmm i may have to do research on it ...id preferto use some sort of solvent if its safe or preassure wash .. thanks for the input