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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Default Removing paint from plastics?

SO the jack *** that owned my new beater (89 teggy) before me thought it would be cool to spray paint the shift consol plastic

what can i use to remove the paint with out hurting the plastic or OEM color/texture??

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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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haha, use oven cleaner
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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Default Re: Removing paint from plastics? (DirtySol)

brake fluid also works
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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haha, I was kidding.....

Do NOT use oven cleaner unless you wopuld like your plastic to turn to mush and film over with white oxidation.
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 03:48 PM
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if you have a hobby shop in your area i found some great paint remover that doesn't hurt plastics, i'm at work and have no clue about the name of it....but i'm sure someone there will happily help you.
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civicse &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">brake fluid also works</TD></TR></TABLE>

wont brake fluid kill the plastic?

i was thinking about trying a hobbie shop
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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lighter fluid? gasoline?
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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sandblast that sh*t....
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chue_li &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sandblast that sh*t....</TD></TR></TABLE>

naaa, that is not rough enough.....

You might wanna try an industrial belt sander
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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non-acetone nail polish remover
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Default Re: Removing paint from plastics? (Sketch_hs)

i got some off of mine with just a pressure washer. it was peeling a bit before i washed it though.
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