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Rear Bumper Paint Removal Challenge

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
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xclifestyle
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Joined: 3 April 2017
Year and Model: 1998 V70XC
Location: Saint Paul, MN

Rear Bumper Paint Removal Challenge

Post by xclifestyle »

Anyone had any luck removing aftermarket paint off of a rear bumper on a '98 V70XC bumper without damaging the original paint? My "new to me" daily driver's po made the unfortunate choice of painting all of the grey trim with a much darker paint and now I'm suffering the consequences.

Pictures to follow.

scot850
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Post by scot850 »

Bring your car to Calgary and park it in a shopping mall parking lot and the drivers here will quickly remove the paint for you!

It will depend on how well the paint was applied and what preparation was used before applying it if the paint can be removed without damaging the underlying paint, especially on a plastic item.

Neil.
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
2015 Kia Sportage EX-L - Sold
1993 850 GLT -Sold
1998 V70 XC - Sold
1997 Volvo 850 SE NA - Went to niece in California - Sold
2000 V70 SE NA - Sold

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