Removing Spray paint off Synthetic Stock?

[jam66]

Has anyone tried to remove spray paint off a synthetic stock?

 

[packer58]

Acetone works well but flashes off pretty fast, alcohol works well but a little more rubbing ......

 

[darrenk75b]

Citrustrip works very well

 

[LoggerDan]

Acetone or brake cleaner?

 

[EastHumboldt]

Lacquer thinner oughta do it. Unless the paint is xylene or epoxy. the stock will probably not return to unpainted color, because there’s always some tiny paint molecules stuck in the pores.

 

[Ohiohuntr]

I used lacquer thinner to remove the paint from an AI chassis skin, it worked. The coating was duracoat

 

[elkguide]

Any of the aforementioned strippers will work. The issue before you now is going to be what you are going to refinish the stock with as the base coat is likely to be affected. On many of the stocks that I have refinished, I just went to sanding, and after smoothing and roughing up the surface, I then applied the new base coat and top coated the stock in whatever pattern that the customers have requested.

 

[Rich M]

I spray painted a few guns in the early days. Now, they stay as purchased to keep the value there.

You didn't say why you want to refinish - maybe just prime and paint it the new color?

 

[doc holiday13]

sand paper, steel wool, sand blast, acetone.