# Paint removal Help **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945 "2011-09-04T21:12:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/slimershomie/32/5941_2.png) [@slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimershomie)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/1 "2011-09-04T21:12:28Z")
I recently bought a shell from a friend and i tried using truck bed liner like i saw in another thread as a texture and idk what went wrong but it just looks like sandpaper wayyyyyy to gritty anyways its a resin shell would anyone know they best method to remove the paint so i can just start over ive been sanding at it but it seems like theres no end to the maddness :walterpeck: ---
**Author:** ![pchrisbosh1](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/pchrisbosh1/32/124855_2.png) [@pchrisbosh1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/pchrisbosh1)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/2 "2011-09-04T21:53:46Z")
Try some nail polish remover and a coarse side of a sponge and just try to rub as much of the paint off as possible. If the nail polish remover isn’t strong enough you could buy some straight acetone from Home Depot, but I urge you to be careful because the acetone can eat away certain resins and cause warpage so dilute with some water if neccessary. Truck bed liner is heavy duty so your going to have a hayday getting it off, but nothing some elbow grease can’t fix. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonCharger)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/3 "2011-09-04T22:08:12Z")
or you could sand it off with 150 grit sandpaper. ---
**Author:** ![exo95er](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@exo95er](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/exo95er)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/4 "2011-09-04T23:15:23Z")
Start off with a low grit and work your way up. An electric sander helps too. ---
**Author:** ![slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/slimershomie/32/5941_2.png) [@slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimershomie)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/5 "2011-09-05T01:16:11Z")
Thanks guys i tried with goo off,nail polish,remover it took a little bit but not enough to make an impact. so i went at it with a 400 gritt and wet sanded the heck out of it and then hit it with 2 coats of filler primer and it smoothed pretty good i think after i put 2-3 coats of paint on that it will look great, Does anyone have any sugestions on what type of paint to is best ive heard, high heat grill for the pack hammered for the cylco satin for the gun Does this sound right or am i off? ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/6 "2011-09-05T18:57:28Z")
I’d use the same paint for everything.. ---
**Author:** ![pOOpTarT](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@pOOpTarT](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/pOOpTarT)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/7 "2011-09-07T03:35:54Z")
> [@CPU64](#): > > I’d use the same paint for everything.. What he said. Some packs are shiny, some are dull, some have hammered texture, and some are smooth. Make it your own. ---
**Author:** ![Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/boomerjinks/32/128_2.png) [@Boomerjinks](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Boomerjinks)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/8 "2011-09-07T06:10:35Z")
Ha. I’d never have thought to use bed liner on a pack. Yeah the texture would suck, but it would be nigh indestructible. You’re going to need a heavy-duty automotive solvent. Not sure if that will mess up the shell, but it probably will. ---
**Author:** ![slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/slimershomie/32/5941_2.png) [@slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimershomie)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/9 "2011-09-08T23:46:19Z")
I think it was cyland props who i saw use the bed liner, i think i must have gotten a different brand or something cause the texture looked like sandpaper almost. I ended up redoing the whole thing with bbq black and ive got it weathered a little bit still need to dry brush it. ![image](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/slimenuttz/7d767181.jpg) ![image](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/slimenuttz/110e5f46.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/10 "2011-09-09T02:01:35Z")
Please dont drybrush it. That weathering looks great as is. ---
**Author:** ![slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/slimershomie/32/5941_2.png) [@slimershomie](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/slimershomie)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/11 "2011-09-09T02:24:59Z")
Thanks your like 45 minutes too late tho lol , i only did a light dry brush for the corners just to give it a little wear, nothing heavy! ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/12 "2011-09-09T03:00:00Z")
Well if you’re happy with the way it looks thats all that matters at the end of the day. Its just that Ive seen packs in the past with really over the top drybrushed on silver that ruins an otherwise great build. ---
**Author:** ![Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/839c29/32.png) [@Filandrius](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Filandrius)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/13 "2011-09-09T19:05:38Z")
> [@nick-a-tron](#): > > Well if you’re happy with the way it looks thats all that matters at the end of the day. Its just that Ive seen packs in the past with really over the top drybrushed on silver that ruins an otherwise great build. Truer words never spoken. > [@Boomerjinks](#): > > Ha. I’d never have thought to use bed liner on a pack. Yeah the texture would suck, but it would be nigh indestructible. Not all bed liner have sucky textures; I did some tests recently with an old can I had laying around the house and came up with a texture that reeeally looks like the one on the screen used packs. But yeah, some of them look too grainy, you just have to test them before using them on your shell. ![image](http://www.gbfans.com/images/fans/props/3787_1390386099.jpg) Aluminum plate, no primer, 2 thin coats 5 minutes apart. Nice even matte black finish, and tough as all hell. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![parksdesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@parksdesign](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/parksdesign)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/14 "2011-09-09T19:08:36Z")
That texture looks great, Mike. ---
**Author:** ![gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbrob)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/15 "2011-09-09T20:00:08Z")
^ Nice texture. I might put some on my pack buck before molding so the shells come out like that. ---
**Author:** ![TheBigGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@TheBigGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/TheBigGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/16 "2011-09-14T05:10:45Z")
Dang, that does look good! Is there a brand name on that? ---
**Author:** ![namssorg](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/namssorg/32/3980_2.png) [@namssorg](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/namssorg)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/paint-removal-help/3945/17 "2011-10-30T05:13:20Z")
Wow- I would love to know the brand of that bedliner, Filandrius! I’m really dragging my feet on finishing my pack’s paint job (using your method!) - Am trying to figure out a nice method for texturing. The ceiling/wall texture just looks too bumpy to me. The test you posted here looks exactly like what I’m hoping for. Edit: [Here is what I ended up using for my texture](http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27016&start=30#p374079), similar to the bedliner Mike was showing in this thread.