Best method to remove the spray paint on a rifle?

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Hi folk what is your best method to remove the spray paint on a rifle?
I recently aquired a rifle that is spray painted sand color and would like to restore it to the original black color.
I have used nail polish remover with a lot of rubbing. It does remove spray paint, in an ultra slow fashion.
And when it coms to the picatinny rail it is just difficult to remove paint in small gaps.

Any advice on how to quickly and effctively remove the paint? Thanks folks.
 
Daver_II said:
More paint.

Acetone...

Sand blasting and refinishing


I have used all three, it depends on what your end goal is
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End goal is just to restore the original color of the rifle under the spray paint, so if there are some sort of painter remover that is more effective than nail polish remover, would love to know....
 
HawkWei said:
End goal is just to restore the original color of the rifle under the spray paint, so if there are some sort of painter remover that is more effective than nail polish remover, would love to know....
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Laquer Thiner (1 or 2 cans), an aluminum pan, an old toothbrush.

Strip the rifle down, soak the parts that you need to remove the paint from with the laquer thinner for about 1 or 2 minutes, have a seat and start scrubbing the nooks and crannies. Don't forget to wear gloves.

This will only work on the metal parts. Don't use the laquer thinner on the plastic parts. It might eat thru the plastic. Mind you the Magpul and KRG plastics hold really well. Don't soak them for too long though.

Good Luck
 
Use a chemical process, not abrasives.

I've always used spray on Oven Cleaner (Sodium Hydroxide, aka Lye) as I found paint remover too nasty.
 
There's a water based paint remover we got at Rona. Red bottle. It's a gel, and worked very well on the cast iron tub we redid. Took off the 3 cookies of paint that where on there. Brass wire wheel works great if you are going to reblue, otherwise use a plastic based spinning abrasive or putty knife.

100% go chemical. Acetone won't do much
 
I want to be the first to recommend against using the dishwasher after applying the solvent of your choice.
 
I like Circa 1950 stripper, should not hurt the blue on steel, but on plastic? tesr a small spot, dab a bit on with a small brush , wipe off as soon as you see some blistering of the paint, On the plastic.
acid brush for soldering water pipes are great, for the stripper.
 
^ in case anyone’s unfamiliar with Varsol, it’s a paint thinner containing mineral spirits — not expensive and handy to have around.
 
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