I need to take the paint off of a JL Xtraction 57 Chevy top. I tried my old faithful ELO. Took off the paint but turned the clear plastic opaque white. Don't want to ruin another one.

the cars are cast in that opaque white, not clear.

Seperate the clear and chrome parts from the basic body before you dip. rr

I believe he is taking about removing paint from the Clear Tops. I've done the same too on a mustang 2+2 T-Jet. HELP

Has anyone tried Castrol Super Clean?
(This is not an endorsement... I have not tried it either...)

Scott

tazman6069 is correct. Just want to take the roof paint off. I have been switching tops with white thunders. One of the flyers for the pullback cars has a totally clear top.


So far I have done white thunders with:
gold chrome rollbar
silver chrome rollbar
black opaque
black clear
white
silver

I think all I need are a red top and the clear to give me one of every possible one.

I have one more white top I can use.

22Tall - can you show us some pics of what you are doing?
Jim

T-jetjim- I have no idea of how to post pics. A friend of mine did this http://home.bluemarble.net/~smosora/ He keeps telling me he will show me how to do it but hasn't yet. On the plus side I took him to get brake parts for his truck and lent him the money to buy them. In a couple weeks I can start playing the guilt card ;)

I thought you where talking about the 57 chevy (nomad) and you meant the corvette. oooookkkkk, that clears it up.

I thought you where talking about the 57 chevy (nomad) and you meant the corvette. oooookkkkk, that clears it up.

So did I. :freak:

:) rr

My bad for the confusion. It is the Vette not Nomad. Did some digging and found another with clear glass and a white painted top. When I get a chance I am going to cut the windshield part off and put it back on the body. Then I am going to cut the remainder into a few pieces that have paint and clear so I can experiment. Have pine sol and oven cleaner for starters.

Finally some free time. Pine-Sol also removed the paint but clouded the glass. Brake fluid did the trick.