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I haven't a clue if this is even possible...
After the Looney Letterhead meet ended, Ron Costa and I did a nice job on a pickup truck for the folks who took care of all are trash removal. But...
It is a trash truck after all. Sadly, there was an event that left a splattering of...brace yourself...SHELLAC! All over the cab, roof and one door.
The makeover of the graphics is a given, but does anyone know how the heck to get shellac off of a clear coated truck? I'm leery of trying lacquer thinner for fear of ruining the clear.
Truck's a 2004 Dodge,factory clear.
I get all the fun ones....*sigh* Rapid
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Ray..if it is factory clearcoat, lacquer thinner won't bother it at all. Heck, you could even use acetone and it won't bother the clearcoat.
BUT, what you need is a solvent that is slow to evaporate, so that it can soften the shellac. Don't worry, other than sandpaper or a grinder, nothing is going to hurt the original clearcoat.
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Hi Ray, Dave is right, but in warmer temps laquer thinner can dry a litte quick. I find using DT870 or DT895 reducer for base coats from PPG works pretty comfy'...good luck man!!!
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second advice given for dt reducer. this stuff will get stains off coroplast. factory clearcoat is tuff stuff and unless you wet a towel with laquer thinner and leave it on overnite nothing is going to happen to the clearcoat
also dt can be used to reduce any enamel based paint good to have around
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in my experiences, i always start with the LEAST VOLITILE CHEMICAL.......then proceed up as needed. sorta like hammers, if your gona pound a brad nail, no sence usin a 10 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER))))) I would try the ALCOHOL FIRST.......then if need be use A/E REDUCER, THEN THE LACQURE THINNER.
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Shellac is made from the resin of insects, amazingly and is only cut with alcohol. The 'Lac' in it and in Lacquer comes from this resin which was originally found on Lac trees, which are like Russian Olive trees that ooze sap that bugs would get stuck in. They would process the sap into "Lac" and eventually SHELL-Lac was invented. It is the stuff they use on leather to make patent shoes...flexible and a good gloss. Lac thin, enamel reducer, min spts, VM&P, or water will not affect it. If it is dry, I doubt even if you can cut it back with alcohol (denatured). Watch out using wood alcohol as it will blind you. You might try pouring on some on a rag and leaving it on the area a bit, but keep looking at it, to make sure it is not affecting the substrate finish? Good luck.
Think that one was an odd story, look up the history on Damar Varnish! and about VM&P? Varnish Makers and Painters Naptha.
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Ray... Shellac, being an interior product, which has been given to us by a long line of history, is indeed, a very hard substance.
I don't know about all the chemicals, but I do believe hot water will make it removeable, especially if it can soak for awhile. For that matter, I guess any water would...but the warmer the better.
Never done it, but that's my opinion.
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