Originally Posted by stevesxm

i have painted hundreds of gel/ carbon/ and kevlar race cars w/ imron. the stuff is really quite amazing. i had limited success with any kind of stripper because the stuff is like steel plate but by the same token, never had gel coat damage w/ the strippers either. and griff is right about whats underneith anyway . personally i think i would try the stripper because the new products may be better than anything i ever used but i can't see you getting away without the shadow anyway.

i would be surprised if it could be buffed off and still have your arm intact. that paint was developed for aircircraft and is incredibly arbasion resistant. before i started using it , the cars would come off the track after the 24hrs of daytona with the noses sandblasted right thru to the kevlar. after i started painting them w/ imron, the cars would finish and you would just take a rag full lacquer thinner and wipe them off and they would look brand new. quite amazing stuff.