Purple Primer everywhere??!!!

10-25-2007, 12:56 AM	#1
amarlls Newbie   Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! Hello i was installing some solar on my pool and i got some purple primer on my filter and some other parts. How do i get this darn stuff off of things. i tryed paint thinner but didnt seem to work. Let me knwo if anyones had any luck with products??

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10-25-2007, 07:27 AM	#2
RippySkippy Member     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ames, Iowa Posts: 1,233	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! I would try PVC cleaner, I doubt though you'll ever get it all off.

10-25-2007, 12:01 PM	#3
majakdragon Member   Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,670	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! If you find anything that removes it, let us all know. This primer actually starts a chemical action so the pipe and fitting are basically welded together with the glue. I have found nothing that will remove it. __________________ If you have never made a mistake, you haven't done much.

10-25-2007, 08:09 PM	#4
Mike Swearingen Long-Time DIYer     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On Albemarle Sound In Northeastern NC Posts: 1,460	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! That purple PVC primer/cleaner can be scrubbed off of some things (like your hands) IF it is scrubbed off while still wet. Once it dries, it's purple forever. LOL I suppose that it could be sanded off with fine grit sandpaper, if someone really felt the urge. Mike

10-26-2007, 09:46 AM	#5
moneymgmt Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: 'burbs of Detroit, MI Posts: 450	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! Buy another bottle of primer and a paintbrush.... at least it won't be spotted purple anymore I can solder copper just fine but I'm like a kid with fingerpaint when it comes to PVC welding.... purple everywhere!

10-26-2007, 11:35 AM	#6
Longtooth Member     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: CRR, Or. Posts: 43	Purple Primer everywhere??!!! Paint over it. PVC is not sunlight resistant and the new paint will help it last.