Paint Removal

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Paint Removal

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Hello all, so I’ve recently gotten ahold of a Glock 17 Gen 4. It’s a great shooting gun. But the previous owner painted the frame. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with removing the paint and restoring the frame back to factory?

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Possibly acetone but I fear a lot of it would hurt the plastic. I did recently strip spray paint off a 22 rifle with it and it didn’t hurt it. I was careful to wipe it quickly. It took some time but it came off

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Any idea what kind of paint? Some paint will come off easily and some not so much.

I would think that a stiff brush and some acetone would do it. I don't think acetone will hurt the plastic. You can always try a small spot underneath, JIC.
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I’ve heard from a few people that say acetone free nail polish remover works well. I am a little hesitant to use acetone on the frame. I have no clue what kind of paint as I got the gun used and the previous owner says he didn’t paint it.

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An idea... Take some acetone on a q-tip and swab a small spot in the back of the [inside of the] grip. Do this where the infamous glock butt plug goes, so that if there was an issue there would be no where visible and no damage to a critical area.

Remember, acetone [which most nail polish remover is] comes in plastic bottles of various types.
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Re: Paint Removal

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Thanks for the advice everyone. I try some things and let y’all know how it goes.

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I am an expert in this subject! The gun is lost cause and you should just give it to me and buy a new one. Tell the wife I said it was OK. :biggrinjester:
"Jump in there sport, get it done and we'll all sing your praises." -Chas

How many times a day could you say this? :cheers2:
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Hahahaha. I’ll be sure to give that a thought.
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