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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #1
My Aluminium roof racks have started to peel and I would like to refurb

Does anybody know apart from sand blasting a way to get off what is left of the powder coating that is sticking
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #2
I've used acetone to remove plastic powder-coating in the past, but you'd want to be very careful of it. If it gets on your paint or gelcoat, it'll f*ck it up in no time... Removing the rack would be safer but I don't know how practical that'd be... :up:

your local motor factor should have it by the gallon for under a tenner.
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #3
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #4
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I've used acetone to remove plastic powder-coating in the past, but you'd want to be very careful of it. If it gets on your paint or gelcoat, it'll f*ck it up in no time... Removing the rack would be safer but I don't know how practical that'd be... :up:

your local motor factor should have it by the gallon for under a tenner.


I tried brushing some acetone on and it did b---all do you have to leave it in soak.
I have got the rails off but they are the full length of the van roof over 3 metres and nicely bowed to boot
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #5
Powder coating can be hard to remove with sand blasting too, I think Blags option is best. Caustic soda is fairly hard on Alu. I know from experience, Alu. Milk buckets last no length when using it to wash them.
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #7
Try MEK it's a strong cleaner used in the print trade.
Wipe it on with a cloth and coating wipes off. It flash dries so shouldn't damage glassfibre
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 ·  Posted: 10.04.2014  ·  #8
Thanks Digger

Found some local to me on E-bay will collect

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