how to take the paint off

[Mikey B]

i want to take the black paint off my stock rail but how do i go about doing this? i have read that drano works and the good old sand paper. want i want to do is take all the black paint off and polish the rail. so any help on this would me great :)

[anthrakz]

You'll need lye to get the anodizing off the rail. Undiluted lye would probably burn the skin off your hands and I wouldn't know where to get some. Drano contains lye in an unspecified amount, so that might work.

[TheDuelist]

Oven cleaner works well. Heat the rail slightly and spray it on. Use some steel wool to remove the what remains. Continue the process until everything is gone and then polish it with mothers or something similar.

[Mikey B]

ok thanks guys. ill try that oven cleaner. but when you say heat how hot should it be before it warps and how should i do it like put in in the over for a short time or out in the sun?

[sneakyhacker420]

its anodizing, not paint


and as they said, lye removes it


red devil drain cleaner is probably the strongest stuff out there right now



for all of my polishing so far, i've just worked my arse off for a few hours with the dremel with various sanding buffs and metal brushes

i even polished my brass PGP to a beatiful shine

[TheDuelist]

It doesn't have to be super hot just get it hot and spray the stuff on. It should bubble up and you can wipe it away.

[ScatterPlot]

I actually just did this with my foregrip, and its really easy. Just cover it in some Drano Max and let it sitt about 5 mins, then rinse it off and use an old towel to wipe away excess. Do it until all the anno is gone, about 3 times. Then polish it some, and boom! really shiney!