Need help with paint removal.

2008-04-10 19:25:52

#1

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

Long story short, I bought a new car and some interior parts are painted, and I want to remove the paint. Was wondering if anyone knew something good to use to get paint off of ABS plastic instead of sand paper.

I googled it but could only find articles of what not to use on ABS plastic.

2008-04-10 19:28:15

#2

GorillaKing798: Too legit to quit; +48|6591|Tampa, Florida

Paint thinner? That's the only thing I've ever heard of using.

2008-04-10 19:30:26

#3

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6696|Phoenix, AZ

Coca-cola ?

2008-04-10 19:31:09

#4

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

GorillaKing798 wrote:
Paint thinner? That's the only thing I've ever heard of using.

I tried that but it was very ineffective. Would it be alright if I let the parts soak in the thinner for an hour or 2? Or will it eat the plastic up?

2008-04-10 19:32:17

#5

GorillaKing798: Too legit to quit; +48|6591|Tampa, Florida

Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:
Paint thinner? That's the only thing I've ever heard of using.
I tried that but it was very ineffective. Would it be alright if I let the parts soak in the thinner for an hour or 2? Or will it eat the plastic up?

Really I don't know, try using it with a combo of steel wool. Check the can of paint thinner for directions.

2008-04-10 19:32:26

#6

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7242|Cambridge (UK)

Petrol.

And a naked flame.

2008-04-10 19:42:25

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Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:
Paint thinner? That's the only thing I've ever heard of using.
I tried that but it was very ineffective. Would it be alright if I let the parts soak in the thinner for an hour or 2? Or will it eat the plastic up?
Really I don't know, try using it with a combo of steel wool. Check the can of paint thinner for directions.

Ya I think im just gonna let it soak for an hour in paint thinner. The guy who put it on before me really caked it on the AC vents and they are kinda hard to open. Also he used spray paint which just made it look horrible.

2008-04-10 19:45:05

#8

GorillaKing798: Too legit to quit; +48|6591|Tampa, Florida

Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:

I tried that but it was very ineffective. Would it be alright if I let the parts soak in the thinner for an hour or 2? Or will it eat the plastic up?
Really I don't know, try using it with a combo of steel wool. Check the can of paint thinner for directions.
Ya I think im just gonna let it soak for an hour in paint thinner. The guy who put it on before me really caked it on the AC vents and they are kinda hard to open. Also he used spray paint which just made it look horrible.

Stupid modders who think they are doing something to make the car look good = /

What car did you buy? Pics?

2008-04-10 20:11:27

#9

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:

Really I don't know, try using it with a combo of steel wool. Check the can of paint thinner for directions.
Ya I think im just gonna let it soak for an hour in paint thinner. The guy who put it on before me really caked it on the AC vents and they are kinda hard to open. Also he used spray paint which just made it look horrible.
Stupid modders who think they are doing something to make the car look good = /

What car did you buy? Pics?

I got a 2001 Eclipse GT.

No pic yet, lost my phone lol

2008-04-10 20:12:26

#10

Spider1980: #1 Commander; +92|7018|Washington

Wouldn't paint thinner melt the plastic over a period of time?

Go to the junk yard and buy replacement parts. That's why you don't buy a car with painted interior.
Never looks good painted unless your looking at it from about 40 feet away..

2008-04-10 20:17:04

#11

GorillaKing798: Too legit to quit; +48|6591|Tampa, Florida

Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:

Ya I think im just gonna let it soak for an hour in paint thinner. The guy who put it on before me really caked it on the AC vents and they are kinda hard to open. Also he used spray paint which just made it look horrible.
Stupid modders who think they are doing something to make the car look good = /

What car did you buy? Pics?
I got a 2001 Eclipse GT.

No pic yet, lost my phone lol

Going to upgrade or keep stock/ the way it is?

2008-04-10 20:18:29

#12

sexecuti0ner: What kinda guy are you are?; +148|6708

I'd use paint thinner. Even if it melts your interior, you can sit inside with the windows up and kill brain cells. twofer

2008-04-11 13:13:03

#13

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:

Stupid modders who think they are doing something to make the car look good = /

What car did you buy? Pics?
I got a 2001 Eclipse GT.

No pic yet, lost my phone lol
Going to upgrade or keep stock/ the way it is?

Im looking into getting it turboed soon. Right now Im just getting all the small stuff out of they way.

2008-04-11 13:38:40

#14

GorillaKing798: Too legit to quit; +48|6591|Tampa, Florida

Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:

I got a 2001 Eclipse GT.

No pic yet, lost my phone lol
Going to upgrade or keep stock/ the way it is?
Im looking into getting it turboed soon. Right now Im just getting all the small stuff out of they way.

Nice, get pics for us!!!

2008-04-11 13:54:28

#15

SamTheMan:D: Banned; +856|6450|England

white spirit

2008-04-11 14:01:45

#16

CTD-CaptainBuck: BLEEDING BLUE; +71|7244|Tenn

paint thinner and elbow grease. it will prematurely age the plastic, but if ur gonna paint it again it doesnt matter. Also, try using EZ-OFF Oven Cleaner.

as a last resort and as long as the paint is oil-based and not acrylic you can use sum #54 Reducer(very potent shit, higher than giraffe nuts in minutes) if u have sissy girl hands then u might wanna use some sort of chemical resistant gloves.

in the end if its still globbed up then just sand the globbed parts. and anything u use, u want to read the container thoroughly

2008-04-11 14:05:59

#17

pers0nah: Waste Kid; +271|7058|MANCHESTERRR

paint thinner would fuck up your interior completely. there is specialized stuff for the job.

2008-04-11 14:11:24

#18

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

CTD-CaptainBuck wrote:
paint thinner and elbow grease. it will prematurely age the plastic, but if ur gonna paint it again it doesnt matter. Also, try using EZ-OFF Oven Cleaner.

as a last resort and as long as the paint is oil-based and not acrylic you can use sum #54 Reducer(very potent shit, higher than giraffe nuts in minutes) if u have sissy girl hands then u might wanna use some sort of chemical resistant gloves.

in the end if its still globbed up then just sand the globbed parts. and anything u use, u want to read the container thoroughly

Ya im gonna soak the parts in a 5 gallon bucket for like 10 mins then just get a microfiber towel to rub off the paint. If that doesnt work I guess ill have to get sand paper, but if I go with the sand paper I will have to repaint the parts.

pers0nah wrote:
paint thinner would fuck up your interior completely. there is specialized stuff for the job.

The parts I am taking the paint off of are removed from the car and are made of ABS plastic.

GorillaKing798 wrote:
Sgt.Gene wrote:
GorillaKing798 wrote:

Going to upgrade or keep stock/ the way it is?
Im looking into getting it turboed soon. Right now Im just getting all the small stuff out of they way.
Nice, get pics for us!!!

Ya Im definatley gonna get pics when I get further along in modding it.

For now im probably gonna take the cheap way out and run a rebuilt junkyard turbo until I can afford something better.

Last edited by Sgt.Gene (2008-04-11 14:14:28)

2008-04-11 18:22:10

#19

Roomba: You will pay the price for your lack of vision.; +26|6968|Land of Cotton

The paint strippers contain a combination of acetone, toluene and some have methylene chloride. Soaking it in a stripper may swell the coating enough for it to sluff off. I am not sure what the main polymer is in spray paint. They have been moving to more ecofriendly products but that can come at lower performance. I thought the polymer in the spray paint was an alkyd but I am not sure. Some of the higher end spray paint may be polyurethane which is tough to remove but not impossible. I would avoid mineral spirits or rubbing alcohol as they are not potent enough to remove dried paint. The ABS should be fairly solvent resistant. However, I would let it air dry adequately to let the solvent evaporate. If you paint on it and it still contains some of the stripper soaked into the ABS, your coating may not adhere.

I am guessing the paint you are removing is not waterbased. Those polymers have poor adhesion to plastics. Regardless, the polymer will come off with time and adequate soaking. You may have to play around with combinations of solvents. I recently used a 1:1 acetone:methylene chloride to remove am unknown coating from some metal parts. It made the coating swell enough to scrub it off with a brush. I know you can get acetone from Lowes but I am not sure about methylene chloride. Find a chemist friend to help with that one. Hope that helps.

2008-04-11 18:37:00

#20

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6705|NSW, Australia

brake fluid

DONT GET IT ON ANYTHING YOU DONT WANT THE PAINT OFF

2008-04-11 19:25:42

#21

DankmanHightimes: Member; +24|6976|atlanta GA

steal wool will take it down far enoght to repaint over it. all you really are looking to do is give the new coat of primer something to stick to.

2008-04-12 03:00:50

#22

AWSMFOX: Banned; +405|6939|A W S M F O X

New car.

2008-04-12 14:46:21

#23

Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

AWSMFOX wrote:
New car.

I already put too much money into it lol...

5800 USD to be exact.

I went to the auto part store today and asked the guy about it and he had no fucking clue what i was talking about. So, my friends dad works at LOWES and he was saying to just sand the parts and prime them.

So I guess thats what im gonna do.

Last edited by Sgt.Gene (2008-04-12 14:47:29)

2008-04-12 14:48:54

#24

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|7007|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Aceton, no really, I fucked up once when I was painting the centre hub of my Golf BBS rims and some paint dribbed onto the alu, used a polyester cloth and aceton, went of without any problems.

2008-04-12 15:12:46

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Sgt.Gene: ...; +215|7240

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Aceton, no really, I fucked up once when I was painting the centre hub of my Golf BBS rims and some paint dribbed onto the alu, used a polyester cloth and aceton, went of without any problems.

Well I used acetone originally to remove the dash paint and it removed it perfectly. Then I read on the internet not to use acetone and i was like fuck... oops.

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