Removing aftermarket paint to get OG paint

[Alan Brase]

[lojoma]

Any advice on which product might work best in my situation? I'm thinking the Motsenbocker spray paint remover might be safest?

You can see above my door panel and at top of my dash, over the speaker grill and glove box, the previous owner did a decorative paint job. I'd like to remove without damaging the black paint. I think it looks nicely done, but I want redo the interior to the original red and the paint needs to go.

[Pau]

Hello lojoma,
Do you have this decorative job in a hidden area? Try it there.

Scarf it a little bit to give product a better entrance. I don't know your product, but try a little zone. I think you will be happier to repeat 2 or 3 times at the same spot to get to the black because you acted to fast, than going to deep because you waited too long.

Good luck.
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[lojoma]

Thanks for the advice. There really isn't a hidden area.

But, I decided to remove the speaker grill and test it starting there (since I figure I can spray paint that without it being too obvious). I used acetone very cautiously and it removed it pretty well, but I am not sure how much original black was under it...I think some had been worn off before they painted it. There were some spots where I'm not certain if I took off black or it was just missing.

I did try the spray paint and graffiti remover but it was maddeningly slow...maybe this paint is just too old for it.

I also removed the glove box cover and did it, and it was more clear there that it had been scuffed up to accept the tan paint, so will have to spray that, too.

So this leaves me unsure about doing the door and upper dash areas...if they scuffed those up, or if I am not so good at controlling the removal, it could look pretty ugly and not so easy to correct.