<VV> Removing paint overspray from plastic

[Harry Yarnell]

I have always used 0000 steel wool and Prep sol to remove overspray from
GLASS. Works great. HOWEVER I tried this with a rear view mirror (not
corvair) and it ruined it.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <NicolCS at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 9:45 AM
Subject: <VV> Removing paint overspray from plastic


>
>
> <snip>From: "Marc Sheridan" _sheridanma at adelphia.net_
> (mailto:sheridanma at adelphia.net)
> That's a  good tip. <optical lens polisher> Why don't you post it to the
> list? It  sure is better than what I've seen posted, like steel wool and
laquer
> thinner.
> By the way, I'm not the one that asked the original question, but  I do
> appreciate the tip. Marc <unsnip>
> I'm the guy who suggested the "OOOO" steel wool AND WD-40.  I have  used
this
> combo to take paint off of plastic, glass, and aluminum trim hundreds  of
> times with excellent result.  Don't knock something until you try  it!
>
> Floor waxes, plastic polish, car polish, lens polish and the like will
take
> fine scratches out of the plastic lens, won't take off the overspray, in
my
> experience.  Solvents will take off the overspray but will ruin the
plastic.
> The trick is to find something that will be powerful enough to  take off
the
> paint without damage to the plastic. My suggestion of 0000 steel  wool,
> lubricated with WD-40 was not speculative.  I have used it for this  exact
problem.
> I agree, it sounds weird, but it does the job well.   After the paint is
off,
> it wouldn't hurt to polish the lens and the doctor's  lens polishing tip
is
> just the ticket for that.
> Craig Nicol
>
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