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| DennisO |
 Mar 28 2018, 08:00 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 9-June 17 From: Clayton, NC Member No.: 21,162 Region Association: South East States 
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Hi,
Has anyone has success with removing automotive paint from the tail light housing and the wiring harness? I think a 6yr old painted my car, as the harness and tail light housings are covered with a lot of red paint. I searched the site and found several that used acetone. I tried this and it discolored my tail light housing. Anyone have success with something else that did not destroy the wire (eg remove stripes) or discolor the housings? Thanks, Dennis |
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| DennisO |
Mar 29 2018, 08:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 9-June 17 From: Clayton, NC Member No.: 21,162 Region Association: South East States
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The Acetone dulled the sheen and discolored the plastic on the one tail light housing I tried, as Brent mentioned. There was a lot of paint on my housing, so I really had to rub it with acetone to get it off. I'll try the other things mentioned (brake fluid, Brasso,..) and see which one work.
Thanks Guys. -Dennis |
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| bbrock |
Mar 29 2018, 08:19 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(DennisO @ Mar 29 2018, 08:12 AM)  The Acetone dulled the sheen and discolored the plastic on the one tail light housing I tried, as Brent mentioned. There was a lot of paint on my housing, so I really had to rub it with acetone to get it off. I'll try the other things mentioned (brake fluid, Brasso,..) and see which one work. Thanks Guys. -Dennis I'm curious to hear how the Brasso works. That sounds like a promising alternative. Good luck! |
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DennisO Paint Removal From Plastic Mar 28 2018, 08:00 PM
bbrock I've removed paint from lots of plastic parts ... Mar 28 2018, 08:02 PM DennisO Brent,
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Brake fuild ONG,paint thinners or acetone careful... Mar 29 2018, 07:33 AM rmdinmd this stuff worked well for me - link to post
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