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How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - MiamiCuse - 2009-04-18 16:10:00

I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The pipe was 
previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that 
paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is the best way to clean 
the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,

Thanks,

MC

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Nate Nagel - 2009-04-18 16:28:00

MiamiCuse wrote:
> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The pipe was 
> previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that 
> paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is the best way to clean 
> the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> MC 
> 

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


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Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - George - 2009-04-18 16:29:00

MiamiCuse wrote:
> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The pipe was 
> previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that 
> paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is the best way to clean 
> the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> MC 
> 
> 
I would just use a little coarser open coat sandpaper initially to break 
through the paint and then follow up with finer paper.

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - ransley - 2009-04-18 16:55:00

On Apr 18, 3:10=A0pm, "MiamiCuse"  wrote:
> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in. =A0The pipe w=
as
> previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that
> paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue. =A0What is the best way to =
clean
> the paint off? =A0I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,
>
> Thanks,
>
> MC

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

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Oren - 2009-04-18 17:20:00

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:10:18 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
<n...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The pipe was 
>previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean that 
>paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is the best way to clean 
>the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,
>
>Thanks,


Acetone?

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Smitty Two - 2009-04-18 17:36:00

In article <1...@dsli.com>,
 "MiamiCuse" <n...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far

Uh, sandpaper alone is useless. You have to mix it with elbow grease.

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - hr(bob) hofmann@att.net - 2009-04-18 18:15:00

On Apr 18, 4:36=A0pm, Smitty Two  wrote:
> In article <1...@dsli.com>,
>
> =A0"MiamiCuse"  wrote:
> > I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far
>
> Uh, sandpaper alone is useless. You have to mix it with elbow grease.

I would use a wire brush or a wire wheel in an electroc drill

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Clot - 2009-04-18 20:48:00

Oren wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:10:18 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
> <n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The
>> pipe was previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need
>> to clean that paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is
>> the best way to clean the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did
>> not go very far,
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
> Acetone?

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

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Red Green - 2009-04-18 21:38:00

ransley <M...@Yahoo.com> wrote in
news:d...@q16g2000yqg.googlegroups.com: 

> On Apr 18, 3:10�pm, "MiamiCuse"  wrote:
>> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in. �The pipe
>> w 
> as
>> previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need to clean
>> that paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue. �What is the best
>> way to 
> clean
>> the paint off? �I tried sandpaper and that did not go very far,
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MC
> 
> alcohol will soften latex, even booze. Cover it with a rag and soak it
> for an hr or two


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

Re: How to remove paint from PVC pipe? - Bob F - 2009-04-19 03:57:00

Oren wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:10:18 -0400, "MiamiCuse"
> <n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have a section of PVC pipe I need to put a ball valve in.  The
>> pipe was previously painted (I believe water based paint) and I need
>> to clean that paint off so I can apply PVC primer and glue.  What is
>> the best way to clean the paint off?  I tried sandpaper and that did
>> not go very far,
>>
>> Thanks,
>
>
> Acetone?

Acetone will definately disolve the PVC.

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