painted black Marquee

Darius

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I`m in the process to restore a converted Dragons Lair Cabinet.
The Marquee and CP is completely black oversprayed.
Any recommendations to remove this black spray without damaging the Marquee graphics and the CPO ?
I have tried to remove with such an eraser sponge - basically the black paint disappear but i need approx. 1 hour for a fingernailsized area.
 

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Who would do such a thing. You could try some isopropyl alcohol and magic erasers if you can get them in your area. Do a test on a corner. Hopefully the art is printed on the back. You'll at least have that going for you. The main thing to worry about here is scuffing up the front. Maybe someone else will chime in with an alternate method.
 
I meant the Magic erasers (eraser sponge)..i have tried with it and as Said it takes a Long Time.
Have tried with isopropyl alcohol and nothing Happens. I'm not a beginner with such Restorations but i didn't had this Problem before.
The Art isn't printed on the Backside... there is a printed vinyl on the Frontside.
 
Yep, IPA + magic eraser + elbow grease is what i'd go with. Graphics should be screened onto the back whereas that spray paint looks like it's on the front. Guess not.. Good luck.
 
I'd really warn against trying to use isopropyl alcohol on plastic marqees. Depending on the composition used for the plastic ISO can cause it to crack. It would be best to try a foaming oven cleaner on a spot before trying to use alcohol.
 
Its gonna be tough. Wet sanding with auto high grit and dish soap. Would give you some control. Thats about it on mechanical side.

Chemical side Ive done expert removal over screened art with citristrip and a paint brush. But you have to know your shit. So dip brush in citristrip. And use fast hand circles in tiny dine size areas at a time. This loosens the paint using only brush as pressure. Its a finesse thing. Once it breaks through. Wipe that dime sized citristrip off to stop the paint eating process.

Where people go wrong with citristrip is pull a johns arcsde and let it sit on cabinet and destroy it.

Both require practice. Since the art is on front just go in knowing you can fuck up. Both methods work the same way. You break thru paint. You stop and assess. All of this will always be risky. Art recovery is like digging up a dino at some archeological site.
 
Hm...i think such a Paint Stripper ist too aggressive and i would destroy the Laminate which is over the Screen printed foil.
I think the softest (and longest) method is to use the magic eraser, lol
 
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