Chemical paint removal

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  • JayCab
    S2Forum Enthusiast
    • Mar 2025
    • 195
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Chemical paint removal

    Hello All,

    Can anyone recommend a paint-stripper or solvent that removes old paint and soft-touch layers from interior plastics right down to the plastic without dissolving, degrading or distorting the plastic itself?

    I've had best luck so far with acetone and an awful lot of elbow grease, but this still seems to leave material remaining in the indented contours of the plastic texture.

    Any alternative suggestions...?

    Kind Regards,
  • K Simmonds
    S2Forum Zealot
    • Dec 2007
    • 7633
    • Country: Wales

    #2
    Have you tried petrol or diesel on a small hidden area? Failing that 95% Iso alcohol.

    I used something that works and I had to hand to get the gunk off my B3 door cards after stripping the manky cloth off and am leaving the bare plastic finish hence wanting them properly clean.

    I'm tight so would have used something on shelf in the workshop and I have all of those chemicals to hand.
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