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Old 08-07-2012, 03:39 PM
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I recently had part of my TA repainted and the bodyshop did an amazing job for the price. The only problem is there is a little bit of overspray on some of the plastic pieces in my engine bay. Is there a good product you would recomend to get paint off of plastic? Thanks guys.
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Clay bar and if that doesn't work you can try some grease/wax remover cleaner.
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^that or reducer
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clay bar wont help him any.. those plastic pieces are textured so there wont be any bite.. try the reducer or paint thinner...
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Thanks. I'll try paint thinner this weekend on a small sopt and see what happens.
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The more aggressive the solvent, the more likely you will soften and discolor the surface of the plastic. Start with wax/grease remover, that will do the job if the overspray isn't too heavy. If you end up needing to go to lacquer thinner, you may have to dust a light coat of satin black paint on some of the parts if a chalky finish is left behind. Good luck with it!
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Brake fluid will eat paint & not plastic. So will Dad's easy spray paint remover from Ace Hardware.
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Originally Posted by Whistler
The more aggressive the solvent, the more likely you will soften and discolor the surface of the plastic. Start with wax/grease remover, that will do the job if the overspray isn't too heavy. If you end up needing to go to lacquer thinner, you may have to dust a light coat of satin black paint on some of the parts if a chalky finish is left behind. Good luck with it!
Good post.



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