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Title: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: n3wt0n on October 05, 2016, 08:21:47 am: Hi everyone,

I have a super off-road cab that I am refurbing at the moment. From what I have read these cabinets had a very thin vinyl applied to the outside instead of laminate or paint. The vinyl appears to be extremely thin. I can't get a corner to start pulling and I can't really peel it at all anywhere on the cab. I'm actually really impressed at how well it is on there. The sides aren't horrible but there are some parts that will need filled and sanded but for the most part I would just like to put on a fresh coat of paint to make everything match. Can I just sand it a bit to scuff and then paint over this stuff with tremclad black? What black do you use? semi-gloss? gloss?

Thanks for the help,
Jeremy
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: thomas_surles on October 05, 2016, 08:33:22 am: Get some rough sand paper. Should come off with some force I like the finish of satin black.
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: vwalbridge on October 05, 2016, 12:02:00 pm: You might consider a heat gun to remove the vinyl.
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: n3wt0n on October 05, 2016, 04:30:00 pm: Thanks guys, I took a real close look and it is only on one panel ??? . The rest appears to be painted. I am going to sand the rest and peel of the vinyl. Heat gun may be necessary, thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: harveybirdman on October 05, 2016, 04:33:17 pm: There is no ninja way, only heat gun, scraper, time, and your best swears.
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: vwalbridge on October 05, 2016, 04:45:29 pm: Quote from: harveybirdman on October 05, 2016, 04:33:17 pm
There is no ninja way, only heat gun, scraper, time, and your best swears.

These words are so true they hurt my face.
Title: Re: paint prep over vinyl
Post by: behrmr on October 05, 2016, 08:11:06 pm: And then can sand off remaining adhesive and/or use citrustrip. Go slow with heat and try to peel monolithically if you can. Don't melt the vinyl or it becomes brittle and breaks. You want to soften it and pull it off.