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Need Suggestions on How To Remove Paint From Glass kc 04-11-2007
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Posted by kc on April 11, 2007, 4:02 am


I have a clear, smooth glass shower door that came from the factory
with painted white stripes on it. I want to remove a couple of the
more narrow stripes as they have deteriorated..

I've tried different types of paint strippers, but none worked. Is
there some kind of polishing compound that might remove the paint
without damaging the glass? Maybe a polishing compound I could use
with a Dremel buffing tool? Or maybe some other method? Any ideas
would be appreciated.


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Posted by Steve on April 11, 2007, 4:12 am


@e65g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> I have a clear, smooth glass shower door that came from the factory
> with painted white stripes on it. I want to remove a couple of the
> more narrow stripes as they have deteriorated..
>
> I've tried different types of paint strippers, but none worked. Is
> there some kind of polishing compound that might remove the paint
> without damaging the glass? Maybe a polishing compound I could use
> with a Dremel buffing tool? Or maybe some other method? Any ideas
> would be appreciated.

If it's paint, use a razor scraper. If it's a decal, heat it with a hair
dryer to loosen the glue, then use the scraper.

Most likely it's etched. In that case, use new glass.

Posted by Norminn on April 11, 2007, 5:53 am


kc wrote:
> I have a clear, smooth glass shower door that came from the factory
> with painted white stripes on it. I want to remove a couple of the
> more narrow stripes as they have deteriorated..
>
> I've tried different types of paint strippers, but none worked. Is
> there some kind of polishing compound that might remove the paint
> without damaging the glass? Maybe a polishing compound I could use
> with a Dremel buffing tool? Or maybe some other method? Any ideas
> would be appreciated.
>

If paint remover will not remove it, it is probably a baked on finish..
probably would break if you tried to remove it. Less expensive to take
the door to the shop for new glass.

Posted by on April 11, 2007, 9:46 am


If you want the paint remover to work, try using a better paint
remover. What paint remover did you use? That and removing the glass
and placing it do that it's horizontal so that you can more easily let
the paint remover soak in for a good while.


Posted by PaPaPeng on April 11, 2007, 6:10 pm


On 11 Apr 2007 06:46:55 -0700, scott21230@gmail.com wrote:

>If you want the paint remover to work, try using a better paint
>remover. What paint remover did you use? That and removing the glass
>and placing it do that it's horizontal so that you can more easily let
>the paint remover soak in for a good while.


A shower door uses tempered safety glass that shatters into tiny bits
if damaged. It comes in a fixed size and cannot be custom cut by a
glazier to fit. That said the paint is likely baked on to resist the
extreme environment of hot water and soaps. Its unlikely you can
remove the remaining "paint" without extreme measures (hot scraping)
and risk breaking the glass.

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