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Oil Paint on Leather & Headliner
Posted by Brian Angelucci
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Oil Paint on Leather & Headliner June 04, 2005 06:58AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 1,838 |
<HTML>Hi all,
My exotic car brokerage got in Jeep Cherokee (I know, not exotic) as a trade in and the previous owner is a wealthy artist but not a careful one when it comes to interiors. There is oil based paint on the headliner, leather and carpeting.
Anyone know what the best solution is to remove the paint safely? It's the paint you would see in a painting on a canvas, not latex paint or road paint type.</HTML>
Take care,
Brian
Precision Auto & Marine
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My exotic car brokerage got in Jeep Cherokee (I know, not exotic) as a trade in and the previous owner is a wealthy artist but not a careful one when it comes to interiors. There is oil based paint on the headliner, leather and carpeting.
Anyone know what the best solution is to remove the paint safely? It's the paint you would see in a painting on a canvas, not latex paint or road paint type.</HTML>
Take care,
Brian
Precision Auto & Marine
Learn to detail boats! Visit www.detailtheboat.com
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Re: Oil Paint on Leather & Headliner June 04, 2005 03:57PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 51 |
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Re: Oil Paint on Leather & Headliner June 04, 2005 05:22PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 37 |
<HTML>On oil based paint I think your just out of luck. We had a little BMW convertible in here last week that had oil based silver paint overspray on black leather. I tried to get a tip on the board and was unsucessful. I went to a couple of leather care sites and decided to try baby oil and/or saddle soap. Neither of them even touched it.
This week we had an Expedition that the lady had just spilled water based paint on the leather passenger seat. Used a water based APC and didn't get real good results. Tried a solvent based APC and took the color off the leather (figured the seat was ruined anyway so we had nothing to loose).
In your case sounds like you have nothing to loose either. I'd make sure the dealership understands that the leather, carpet, and headliner will probably need to be replaced anyway. If they're agreeable to that, then you can try anything you want.
I hope you can find something that works...I'd like to know too!
Steve Bough
The Shine Shop
Jasper, Indiana
PDTA Member</HTML>
This week we had an Expedition that the lady had just spilled water based paint on the leather passenger seat. Used a water based APC and didn't get real good results. Tried a solvent based APC and took the color off the leather (figured the seat was ruined anyway so we had nothing to loose).
In your case sounds like you have nothing to loose either. I'd make sure the dealership understands that the leather, carpet, and headliner will probably need to be replaced anyway. If they're agreeable to that, then you can try anything you want.
I hope you can find something that works...I'd like to know too!
Steve Bough
The Shine Shop
Jasper, Indiana
PDTA Member</HTML>
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Re: Oil Paint on Leather & Headliner June 05, 2005 12:27AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,550 |
<HTML>Brian:
Call an artist's paint supply store and ask them what they have to remove this type of paint. I am sure they have some type of thinner to remove this paint.
If they do have something make sure you know what it is, maybe even call the manufacturer of the remover and see if it would damage the surfaces you are trying to remove the paint from.
Let us know the results of your search.
Bud Abraham</HTML>
buda
Call an artist's paint supply store and ask them what they have to remove this type of paint. I am sure they have some type of thinner to remove this paint.
If they do have something make sure you know what it is, maybe even call the manufacturer of the remover and see if it would damage the surfaces you are trying to remove the paint from.
Let us know the results of your search.
Bud Abraham</HTML>
buda
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