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Started by davda113, Jun 05 2012 12:12 PM

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#1 davda113

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:12 PM

Recently i got an mr2. Sadly the previous owner was a pretty obvious ricer . Anyways the tails and front turn signals have spray tint on them. I searched on Google and some people say carb cleaner, paint thinner, gasoline , rubbing alcohol , or goof off will get it off. Then other sites say the complete opposite. Im wondering if anyone has had experience removing spray tint and what they used.

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM

I used 3 BIG cans of "Goof Off" over the course of 2 days and got the majority of it off.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM

dont use 3m adhesive remover on clear plastic, i tried it on my headlight and it left white spots where i sprayed
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:15 PM

I'm sure having a buffing pad will be a big help too

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You got a point there. Low & slow is better than stock & slow.

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:21 PM

View Postdmsyr, on 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

I used 3 BIG cans of "Goof Off" over the course of 2 days and got the majority of it off.

id like to have it off in a day though

View Postdanimal86, on 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

dont use 3m adhesive remover on clear plastic, i tried it on my headlight and it left white spots where i sprayed

well tails are red and front signals are amber but i still don't think ill use that thanks for the heads up



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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:38 PM

Is there a big ol' fart can on it too? :)

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 12:45 PM

View PostNatetrix, on 05 June 2012 - 12:38 PM, said:

Is there a big ol' fart can on it too?

exhaust is modified, not sure how but it is way louder than a stock mr2( not necessarly in a good way) and before he handed me the keys he said and i quote "i was gonna put lambo doors on it..."

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 02:14 PM

View Postdavda113, on 05 June 2012 - 12:45 PM, said:

View PostNatetrix, on 05 June 2012 - 12:38 PM, said:

Is there a big ol' fart can on it too?

exhaust is modified, not sure how but it is way louder than a stock mr2( not necessarly in a good way) and before he handed me the keys he said and i quote "i was gonna put lambo doors on it..."

I figured thered be something like an eBay fireball on there lol. Congrats on getting the mr2 though now ya just gotta undue the "mods"

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 02:21 PM

View Postdavda113, on 05 June 2012 - 12:45 PM, said:

exhaust is modified, not sure how but it is way louder than a stock mr2( not necessarly in a good way) and before he handed me the keys he said and i quote "i was gonna put lambo doors on it..."
Poor MR2, now it won't see its full helping of rice.
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 02:22 PM

View Postdavda113, on 05 June 2012 - 12:21 PM, said:

View Postdmsyr, on 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

I used 3 BIG cans of "Goof Off" over the course of 2 days and got the majority of it off.

id like to have it off in a day though

View Postdanimal86, on 05 June 2012 - 12:14 PM, said:

dont use 3m adhesive remover on clear plastic, i tried it on my headlight and it left white spots where i sprayed

well tails are red and front signals are amber but i still don't think ill use that thanks for the heads up

You probably could. My arms just got tired and I have to juggle 2 young kid-o's :)
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 04:25 PM

ya use goof-off, you will be able to get it off in a day easily
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 06:02 PM

View PostBeau, on 05 June 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

ya use goof-off, you will be able to get it off in a day easily

another thing i may add is i wanna do it without having to remove the lights from the car. now everyone says not to let goof off touch the paint....well my car is primed only -__-

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now people will ask why i got an mr2 like this. well i traded my 1992 bmw with 340xxx miles and a handful of issues for this ...92 148xxx original miles and everything working fine :)

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 09:36 PM

Yeah you could do that, but that's gonna be a hard angle to work with. Plus, you are gonna use A LOT of goof off
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Posted 05 June 2012 - 10:02 PM

You should just sand it all off and refinish them

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 10:35 PM

use bulls eye paint remover, i think i got it at walmart ill double check, the vht practically melted off

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Posted 05 June 2012 - 11:43 PM

148,000 miles?

The engine is barely broken in.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 12:13 AM

View PostXR2003, on 05 June 2012 - 11:43 PM, said:

148,000 miles?

The engine is barely broken in.

that's what im saying it has less miles than my dads car.

and thanks for all the replies. im a little more confident knowing some of you have had first hand experience removing it.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:10 PM

3rd gen 3sgte swap?

Do it.
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 10:03 PM

^^^haha i wanna get it looking good first.

anyways got goof off and it took me about 5 minutes per light
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can of goof off was like 5 dollars and i didn't need much of it

thanks for the people who posted on here with advice
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