Removing the black writing on PVC

[Steve King (Admin)]

I had seen this post on another board:

"Have a question for anyone wishing to comment. Having trouble removing the black writting off the pvc pipe. Tried ACETONE, OOPS,GOO GONE, SOLVENT, MINERAL SPIRITS, and a few other products. Nothing works , so I used my belt sander with fine paper. Works, but theres go to be a better way."


My comment would be to spray paint it white. This would be faster than sanding I would think. Anybody else have a better solution to this persons dilema?

Steve

[Buggs41]

Clear pvc primer will remove most of it. Fingernail polish remover might work also. Some of the ink they use for the writing soaks into the pores. If you can get most of the lettering off with either of these products, all that is needed is a quick dusting of spray paint to finish it.

[yogi]

Hello all, my first post here. Im building a game for a friend and found the site. Great Site. Lots of good info.

I believe acetone would work quite well for removing the writting on the pvc. Whatever remains could be sanded with a light steel wool. Just a heads up. G

Oops, didnt see that you had already used acetone. Then I would go with the PVC primer that was suggested and finish with a light steel wool.

[G Schremp]

Thanks for the info on removing the black ink on the pvc piping. Will retry the acetone trick again.