How to remove paint from PVC pipe?

Coarser sandpaper... OR if the pipe was just painted over without prep, you might have luck with hot water (as hot as you can stand) and a soft scraper (think bondo spreader)

nate

I would just use a little coarser open coat sandpaper initially to break through the paint and then follow up with finer paper.

alcohol will soften latex, even booze. Cover it with a rag and soak it for an hr or two

Acetone?

Not good with PVC from recollection. T'was many years ago,1970s, when re plumbing a 1920s house with PVC waste pipes.

ransley wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@q16g2000yqg.googlegroups.com:

Mechanical suggestions are better but as far as chemicals, xylene is what's in Goof-off. Then, there's regular old paint stripper.

Acetone will definately disolve the PVC.

There are 80, 100, 150 and 220 grit sandpapers. I'd try the 100 grit first.

Have you tried the primer yet. I would think that the primer by itself might do the trick. It's job is to clean the pipe.

Correct. Solvents that remove paint will attack PVC.

Paint remover will soften paint almost instantaneously. If removed as soon as the paint wrinkles up, it probably won't soften the PVC. Fine steel wool for final clean-up.

Not alcohol, alcohol will make it just peel off .

Brake fluid eats paint, leaves most plastics alone, even styrofoam. I used some to remove the paint from my Ford wheel covers made of an ABS-lexan blend.

"larry moe 'n curly" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@j18g2000prm.googlegroups.com:

Makes sense since many brake fluid parts are plastic. There are so many plastics though. Can be impervious to one plastic and liquify another.

If OP does try this, wear safety glasses. This is one time you really need them! I'm told it's one of the most damaging fluids you can get in your eyes. It sucks the water out of what it comes in contact with, aka brake fluid is hydroscopic (absorbs water).

Correction: 'hygroscopic'. You're welcome.

Joe

Joe wrote in news:8491bb8c-0f84-4a1d-b6f3-41e107c3afd2 @k2g2000yql.googlegroups.com:

Well, either way, it still sucks. :-)

I use a file, cleaning the file whenever the paint buildup in the grooves reduces cleaning ability. So far I haven't found anything more efficient or cost effective.