How To Remove Acrylic Paint?

General Discussion
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I have a board that was laminated and then painted completely with acrylic paint. Does anyone know of a good way to remove some/all of the paint? I don’t want to try and sand the whole thing because I’d probably sand too far into the weave. Should I try acetone?

Thanks!

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Acetone will dissolve waterbased acrylic paint. If it has some sort of clear coat over it I don’t know how that will go, but straight acylic will liquify pretty fast. But take note: it’s possible that the acetone will soften up the resin along the way, so it’s best to use it in minimal amounts.

Doug

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Thanks Doug, I’ll give the Acetone a try (sparingly)…

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Lacquer thinner. It will definatly get rid of the paint and will not soften the resin. I am assuming the paint was applied on the sanded hotcoat and not on a raw lam coat. Acetone may create new problems.

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Acetone worked very well with no noticable effects to the PE lam. Quite hard to get the little paint that was left in the sanding scratches though!