Gelcoat Overspray removal NEED HELP!
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Presently I'm not going down a legal path . . squeezing water from a stone is not a good way for me to spend more money, lawyers, time away from work and the associated stress . . I did recover most of what I gave the guy for the work he F'd up .. .
We have also found out that it is not gelcoat but Awl Craft, a lower cost version of Awlgrip, and we are working with the manufacturer to find a solution. They have been extremely helpful!
We have also found out that it is not gelcoat but Awl Craft, a lower cost version of Awlgrip, and we are working with the manufacturer to find a solution. They have been extremely helpful!
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man that sucks, gel would be easy compared to Awl-anything. Did you get a chance to try a clay bar? It has saved me several times in the past.
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That sucks !!! I smell a lawsuit...The styrene in the gel is going to burn and melt into any plastic ,like your lexan and guages,,,I would try compounding it off the plastic and using a swirl remover afterwards and don't buff at to high of speed bcs you will burn the plastic...As far as your Imron it isn't really chemically resistant,,,drop a wet rag of denatured alcohol on it and walk away for an hour and it will lift the paint,,,You have a few different options on the paint and gel and trailer,,,you can lacquer or acetone or mek and see if you can wipe it off but you will have to soak the areas to loosen up the over spray and that will eat into the surface of the finish do you will have to go back and compound and buff...If it was me I would try 3m Imperial compound and finish with a wool finishing pad at about 1500 rpm,,,and if that works on the paint and gel you might get lucky and not have to use a swirl remover...I would try finesse 2 on the plastic and either work up or down from there...Trailer you should be able to use the lacquer or acetone or mek but you have to soak it to loosen it up...
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