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save my Schatz grille
Topic Started: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:15 pm (703 Views)
khimani_mohiki
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ive got a Schatz sport grille insert which i got second hand a couple of months ago. Its got quite a few chips on it which shows up the numerous coats of paint its had, black, primer, red then more black. I dont really fancy just putting another coat on it as its already starting to loose definition where paint has built up. So other than getting the sand paper out does anyone know of anything that can strip paint off of plastics without melting it?
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Wont thinners for stripper work?
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...i could always save you the trouble and ...buy it from you? :wub:
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Nitro-Mors will take all the paint off, I used it on my wheels, it's great. You would need to check it's use for plastic though.

Does the Schatz use a custom grill? I always though it was just the frame that was schatz?
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the frame i got with it is standard, insert is custom but pretty much the same as the AMG one
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Personally i would have it blasted using a water cabinet and plastic medium....nitromors and thinners will weaken the plastic, or reduce it to a puddle of gunge on the floor.

I did mine in the cabinet and it came up perfectly and nicely keyed for plastic primer too :)

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khimani_mohiki
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tried using caustic oven cleaner which softened the top layer of paint, the further coats were a little more difficult so i got on it wih the nitro-mors. I took a couple of layers and a lot of scraping to get most of it off, then finished by hand with sandpaper. The plastic was noticably softer and the whole thing seemed a little bit more flexible but nothing has deformed, hopefully a few layers of primer and paint should help stiffen it back up.
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Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:04 pm
Nitro-Mors will take all the paint off, I used it on my wheels, it's great. You would need to check it's use for plastic though.

Does the Schatz use a custom grill? I always though it was just the frame that was schatz?
the schatz surround i have has a schatz grill insert ;) surround coded hermlanger( something like that..lol ) schatz C 201/4 grill coded C201/3 ;) and they are made from polyurothane


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RM Merc 190
Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:04 pm
Nitro-Mors will take all the paint off, I used it on my wheels, it's great. You would need to check it's use for plastic though.

Does the Schatz use a custom grill? I always though it was just the frame that was schatz?
the schatz surround i have has a schatz grill insert ;) surround coded hermlanger( something like that..lol ) schatz C 201/4 grill coded C201/3 ;) and they are made from polyurothane


Interesting. Does anyone have a pic of it straight on to compare to the standard one?
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does anyone know eher i can get the schatz surrounds from??? been looking everywhere but no joy!
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sparky190
Tue May 5, 2009 12:28 pm
does anyone know eher i can get the schatz surrounds from??? been looking everywhere but no joy!
they are like rocky horse manure or hens teeth ;) lol


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