Removing Ink off of Steel

[dmfahie]

Does anybody have an recommendation on removing the "ink" or copy on the steel to prep for paint? We paint allot of orange, even with prime it seems to show through?

 

[rjssigns]

Does anybody have an recommendation on removing the "ink" or copy on the steel to prep for paint? We paint allot of orange, even with prime it seems to show through?

Clean and prep as normal and hit the printed areas with flat black from a rattle can. Paint as usual. This trick even covers permanent marker.

My qualifications? I used to be an industrial painter. Speed was key. Get it in, get it painted, get it shipped.

 

[d fleming]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IokSBX3ETRc

 

[rjssigns]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IokSBX3ETRc

Way too much of a mess. Has to be done outside then you run into waste disposal issues, or done in a contained environment. There are health issues too as a many blasting medias have silica in them.

 

[d fleming]

You must be related to my wife, she can't see past the turd for the roses either. lol Any abrasive method will do. I blast and am set up for it so that would be my solution. That or solvent, lots of that around because I screen print also.

 

[rjssigns]

You must be related to my wife, she can't see past the turd for the roses either. lol Any abrasive method will do. I blast and am set up for it so that would be my solution. That or solvent, lots of that around because I screen print also.

I could be related. LOL

You said you are set up to blast and know what it takes. That's good. OP is apparently not. Based on that assumption I gave him a valid solution.

 

[d fleming]

Absolutely.
I'm always the shiny side of everything so the wife and I make a good combination.

 

[dmfahie]

We found that brake fluid was the best solution. Wipe on, wipe off.