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June 4, 2002, 08:43 AM | #1 |
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How to remove laquer from lettering?
I just bought a used Redhawk with blued finish. The previous owner used a gold laquer stick to highlight the lettering. It looks pretty good, but I just put some stag grips on and believe it would look better now without the gold. I tried to remove it with some paint thinner last night with MINIMAL success. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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June 4, 2002, 09:34 AM | #2 |
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Nail polish remover (or just acetone) and a q-tip might work. You'll want to oil it up after the acetone as it'll be dry.
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June 4, 2002, 11:35 AM | #3 |
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It occured to me after posting this, that I have some laquer thinner at home also....DOH! I'll try that tonight also.
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June 4, 2002, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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Mobil one, kroil, 100% Alcohol solvent, etc. You need a nylon toothbrush and a circular motion.
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June 4, 2002, 05:58 PM | #5 |
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I use lacquor thinner and a toothbrush. This removes real Lacquor-Stik very quickly.
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June 4, 2002, 09:00 PM | #6 |
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"lacquor thinner and a toothbrush" ... and that's what I did. Took it all off in about 2 minutes. Thanks for the ideas guys.
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June 5, 2002, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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Are you sure it's lacquor? There's a product out there that would allow you to place real gold in the lettering you talk about, it may very well be this stuff in which case I don't know what you would use to remove it.
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Sorry, should have read the post above me first, glad you got it out.
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