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Old 14 December 2008, 10:03 PM
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Not scooby related ! Just bought a Vauxhall Frontera to use as a runaround while I take the scoob off the road for a little while to fit more bits.

The bloke I bought it off used it as a van and has painted the inside of the side windows with red paint ! Is there anyway way I can remove it ?
Old 14 December 2008, 10:16 PM
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hi you can get the paint off with a razor blade then finish off with wire wool
Old 14 December 2008, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by simo666
hi you can get the paint off with a razor blade then finish off with wire wool
Won't that scratch the glass ? I'll be there forever doing it that way !
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paint on some paint stripper then wipe it off as it bubbles be carefull not to get it on anything else
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Originally Posted by scoobyverysoon
paint on some paint stripper then wipe it off as it bubbles be carefull not to get it on anything else
i'd rather go this route than the wire wool unless you want frosted glass that is
Old 16 December 2008, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by mneame
i'd rather go this route than the wire wool unless you want frosted glass that is
I'm going to give the paint stripper ago,see what happens
Old 16 December 2008, 07:45 PM
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paint stripper! wow id use a blade to scrape off the paint. Its something i do almost every week on cars at work & ive never damaged/scratched any glass doing this way.
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Paint stripper will be fast and wont damage the glass

its like defrosting your car in the morning why scrape when you can use a jug of luke warm water
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I'd try a flat stanley blade first; we remove interior stickers this way all of the time, and it's also how I clean up windows at home when I've painted the frames - works a treat and doesn't damage the glass in any way. No doubt paint stripper will work, but make 100% sure you don't drip it onto anything made of rubber, plastic, fabric, etc, as if you do, irrepairable damage will be done!
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Originally Posted by Polished Bliss
I'd try a flat stanley blade first; we remove interior stickers this way all of the time, and it's also how I clean up windows at home when I've painted the frames - works a treat and doesn't damage the glass in any way. No doubt paint stripper will work, but make 100% sure you don't drip it onto anything made of rubber, plastic, fabric, etc, as if you do, irrepairable damage will be done!
Tried it today with a Stanley blade and it worked a treat,removed all the paint within an hour
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