Stripping paint off wing

[GT BMW E30]

Anyone have suggestions on stripping paint off a wing that is rubber without losing any details or damaging it? I do not want to sand.

[cuchullainn]

Brake Fluid, or Easy off. Try a test spot 1st

edit: rubber? sure it's not plastic? Not sure how that would work on rubber

[Evomike]

you're gonna have to sand no matter what you do

[GT BMW E30]

Brake Fluid, or Easy off. Try a test spot 1st

edit: rubber? sure it's not plastic? Not sure how that would work on rubber

its rubber. same material as the rear section of mtech 1 wing. the thing is it has a wrinkle texture to it. it is covered with paint. sections started to peel of but other sectionsseem to be harder. when i googled i saw brake fluid dot 3, fairy power spray (only in uk), heavy decreaser and dettol. all has been used on plastic.

[GT BMW E30]

explain why? what i want is the original look that is covered under paint.

you're gonna have to sand no matter what you do

[cuchullainn]

If its starting to peel off, try seeing what a good strong pressure wash will do. may be enough to get it to lift off. I've never seen an mtech kit so can't comment on the material.

[isamemon]

so what did you end up doing, cause I have one to do also

[GT BMW E30]

used a heat gun and a flat head screw driver. there is damaged areas that was covered. so i fixed some of the repairs and gave it a few coats of trim paint. it needs to be repaired professionally to be 100%.

so what did you end up doing, cause I have one to do also

[JixE30]

Stripping is a bad idea on rubber, plastic, or fiberglass as the stripper will attack that too. Your best bet would've been a random orbital palm sander and 180 grit. Otherwise get ready for a ton of gouges and a bunch of fill

[DIIRTY-30]

Sand it down till its smooth with 320-400 grit, make sure you've gotten through any clear coat there is. Tack it, primer, light sand with 400 grit, tack it again, then paint it desired color, light sand for imperfections, tack, shoot one last layer of color followed by clear. Did this with my spoiler and other parts.. The prep work is the most important part, spend time on this; It will dictate your finished result. It'll look factory if you do it with care and proper execution.

[lancelotti]

I second that. Don't use stripper on rubber. It will eat right through it.

[krazcustoms]

Easy Off will work without harming plastic/rubber. The downside is it only takes off one layer at a time so it's tedious but it works.

Avoid any kind of brake fluid - while it will strip the paint, it will also make some plastic/rubber extremely brittle.

If you're going to re-paint, take it to a shop that knows what adhesion promoters are and how to use them and let them do it.