"SteveB" wrote in
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Someone painted the console of my Lund. Then didn't mask it off, and
some of the spray got on the inside side of the boat. In several
places. Ronnie Milsap coulda did a better job.

I'm going to pull the console and the bench and everything else that
will come out for recarpeting. While it's out, I'll paint it right.
But I need to take off the paint from the aluminum. Suggestions? A
vibrating sander? Acetone? Paint remover? Scouring pads? What will
look decent without buffing it up? And if I do buff it up, how would
I age it quickly to dull it down before I put the parts back in there?

Help appreciated.

Steve



Hmm... I bet household DIY guys get paint slopped onto aluminum window
frames (storm windows) and the like from time to time... Find a good local
lumberyard or, preferably, paint store (NOT a big-box HD or Lowes - those
places are by and large useless for advice) and ask how to get paint off
aluminum. Don't be afraid to spend a long morning tooling around asking
folks (I find face-to-face conversation much more effective in situations
like this - it's a whole different communication environment than
telephone). Usually if the guy at the paint desk doesn't have the answer
he knows someone who does. Good luck! Oh - cheap plastic putty knives
are great scrapers for soft substrates.