Years ago I used to dabble in model railroading. One of the
products I have a few oz. left over is useful for removing
paint from plastics without damage.
Today I did some spray painting while wearing poly carbonate
glasses. I couldn't remove the paint spatters (dried latex)
with water and I sure wasn't going to douse the glasses with
lac thinner so I tried my old standby.
Because the plastic bottle broke years ago, I had
transferred the contents to another bottle so I can't recall
the EXACT part number. It looks like Floquil "Easy Lift Off"
is the current description of the same stuff I purchased
back in the mid 80's.
Here is the link:
http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=437
Good stuff! My glasses are as clear as the day I bought them!
dave
Bill, the stuff I mentioned melts the paint just like paint
stripper, except it won't eat up plastics. I was able to
remove the paint without rubbing.
dave
Bill Schnakenberg wrote:
> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>
>> Years ago I used to dabble in model railroading. One of the products
>> I have a few oz. left over is useful for removing paint from plastics
>> without damage.
>>
>> Today I did some spray painting while wearing poly carbonate glasses.
>> I couldn't remove the paint spatters (dried latex) with water and I
>> sure wasn't going to douse the glasses with lac thinner so I tried my
>> old standby.
>>
>> Because the plastic bottle broke years ago, I had transferred the
>> contents to another bottle so I can't recall the EXACT part number. It
>> looks like Floquil "Easy Lift Off" is the current description of the
>> same stuff I purchased back in the mid 80's.
>>
>> Here is the link: http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=437
>>
>> Good stuff! My glasses are as clear as the day I bought them!
>>
>> dave
>>
>
> I haven't tried it on plastic lenses, but one of the best plastic
> cleaning products is Zep's Patio Furniture Cleaner. It's made to clean
> those white plastic stackable patio chairs. I recently used it to remove
> a white overspray on the hood of my truck. I don't know what the
> overspray was, but I suspect it was some road marking paint. I first
> tried automotive scratch remover, then polishing compound, then pure
> gasoline, with negative results. A couple of hard wipes with a cloth
> soaked with the Zep removed the overspray.
> Caution: Do not use on baked on enamel aluminum house gutters, it will
> remove the enamel and you will have nice shiny aluminum gutters.
> Zep is available at Home Depot, but not at Lowes.
>
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> Years ago I used to dabble in model railroading. One of the products
> I have a few oz. left over is useful for removing paint from plastics
> without damage.
>
> Today I did some spray painting while wearing poly carbonate glasses.
> I couldn't remove the paint spatters (dried latex) with water and I
> sure wasn't going to douse the glasses with lac thinner so I tried my
> old standby.
>
> Because the plastic bottle broke years ago, I had transferred the
> contents to another bottle so I can't recall the EXACT part number. It
> looks like Floquil "Easy Lift Off" is the current description of the
> same stuff I purchased back in the mid 80's.
>
> Here is the link: http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=437
>
> Good stuff! My glasses are as clear as the day I bought them!
>
> dave
>
I haven't tried it on plastic lenses, but one of the best plastic
cleaning products is Zep's Patio Furniture Cleaner. It's made to clean
those white plastic stackable patio chairs. I recently used it to remove
a white overspray on the hood of my truck. I don't know what the
overspray was, but I suspect it was some road marking paint. I first
tried automotive scratch remover, then polishing compound, then pure
gasoline, with negative results. A couple of hard wipes with a cloth
soaked with the Zep removed the overspray.
Caution: Do not use on baked on enamel aluminum house gutters, it will
remove the enamel and you will have nice shiny aluminum gutters.
Zep is available at Home Depot, but not at Lowes.
--
Bill
Bay Area Dave wrote:
> Bill, the stuff I mentioned melts the paint just like paint
> stripper, except it won't eat up plastics. I was able to
> remove the paint without rubbing.
Be careful with that kind of stuff--it's selective but it's not selective
for "plastic" and "paint", it's selective for particular kinds of plastic
and particular kinds of paint. Read any documentation you have very
carefully.
> dave
>
> Bill Schnakenberg wrote:
>
>> Bay Area Dave wrote:
>>
>>> Years ago I used to dabble in model railroading. One of the products
>>> I have a few oz. left over is useful for removing paint from plastics
>>> without damage.
>>>
>>> Today I did some spray painting while wearing poly carbonate glasses.
>>> I couldn't remove the paint spatters (dried latex) with water and I
>>> sure wasn't going to douse the glasses with lac thinner so I tried my
>>> old standby.
>>>
>>> Because the plastic bottle broke years ago, I had transferred the
>>> contents to another bottle so I can't recall the EXACT part number. It
>>> looks like Floquil "Easy Lift Off" is the current description of the
>>> same stuff I purchased back in the mid 80's.
>>>
>>> Here is the link: http://www.testors.com/catalog_item.asp?itemNbr=437
>>>
>>> Good stuff! My glasses are as clear as the day I bought them!
>>>
>>> dave
>>>
>>
>> I haven't tried it on plastic lenses, but one of the best plastic
>> cleaning products is Zep's Patio Furniture Cleaner. It's made to clean
>> those white plastic stackable patio chairs. I recently used it to remove
>> a white overspray on the hood of my truck. I don't know what the
>> overspray was, but I suspect it was some road marking paint. I first
>> tried automotive scratch remover, then polishing compound, then pure
>> gasoline, with negative results. A couple of hard wipes with a cloth
>> soaked with the Zep removed the overspray.
>> Caution: Do not use on baked on enamel aluminum house gutters, it will
>> remove the enamel and you will have nice shiny aluminum gutters.
>> Zep is available at Home Depot, but not at Lowes.
>>
--
--John
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