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Stripping/cleaning plastic dash parts and console.

Started by _judgelj_ , Jun 26 2012 07:35 PM

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#1 _judgelj_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:35 PM

G'day,

Just after some advice on the safest way of removing old paint from textured dash parts and center consoles? Obviously they cannot be sanded and whilst i have heard of oven cleaner i am not convinced it is safe. Paint stripper seems like a bad ideal. Just looking to get them back to bare plastic so they can be re painted in a satin finish. Cheers

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#2 V-SLR5000-P

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:43 PM

Paint stripper is not recommended! Don't do it.

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#3 _judgelj_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:50 PM

Yeah i guess not, what about oven cleaner?

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#4 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:52 PM

What kind of paint is on them?

Cheers.

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#5 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:55 PM

Im thinking perhaps dot 4 brake fluid, Maybe soaking in prepsol, or im pretty sure you can get a plastic safe paint stripper, mind not all plastics are the same.

Cheers.

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#6 hanra

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 07:57 PM

Low pressure sand/bead blast.

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#7 _judgelj_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 09:52 PM

Bomber the dash does not appear to be painted but the lower dash section seems to have been hit with some glossy paint, i'm guessing vinyl/plastic as it has adhered quite well. I would just paint over it but there are a few runs and i would like to get rid of them. Do the vinyl/plastic paints like the VHT one i have penetrate or just coat? Might mean i dont have to strip down the surface.

That's not fair brad you have such easy access to a blaster. Were all dashed and consoles painted satin black from factory or were they raw plastic?

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#8 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 09:54 PM

I'd be tempted to try prepsol first, some brake fluid, and failing that a SMALL amount of thinners on a rag.

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 10:13 PM

try metho I have used it on some vinyl and worked pretty good. try it on a sample or an area you cant see

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#10 _judgelj_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 10:16 PM

Will try the brake fluid sounds the goods. Is turpentine considered a thinner?

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#11 _Quagmire_

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Posted 26 June 2012 - 10:21 PM

thinners will work fine...just don't drown it in them or let it sit for too long on the surface

Edited by Quagmire, 26 June 2012 - 10:22 PM.

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#12 _mick74lh_

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 07:23 PM

I'm pretty sure Dirtbag soaked the hatchback B-pillar plastic vents in brake fluid for like a week and it brought the old paint and crap off.

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#13 _judgelj_

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:26 PM

In this case it would be the plastic dash and console so i am assuming metho wouldnt do too much. Went to bunnings but they had nothing safe for plastic.

Were plastic bits like dash and console painted from factory or were they 'raw' plastic?

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 10:52 PM

In this case it would be the plastic dash and console so i am assuming metho wouldnt do too much. Went to bunnings but they had nothing safe for plastic.

Were plastic bits like dash and console painted from factory or were they 'raw' plastic?

Hi Jacob

The console was not painted, only the silver trim piece is painted.
Can't remember if the lower dash panel is painted or coloured plastic. Maybe scrape a small section of the plastic inside the back of the panel and see what you find.

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Posted 27 June 2012 - 11:48 PM

Plastics are usually pretty tough but if your still having problems with the above suggestions you may want to try a plastic friendly paint stripper from a model/hobby shop if they still sell the stuff.

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#16 _Gunmetal LH_

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 08:17 AM

Selleys oven cleaner. Foam it up good, let it sit for a couple of hours then scrub with a toothbrush.

Flood it with water and scub some more.

If it works- repeat. If not, then it probably never will. Move on to brake fluid.

Used the Selleys oven cleaner on model cars before no problems with it eating the plastic.

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#17 _mikecatts_

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 09:39 AM

Try shellite....

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#18 _judgelj_

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 10:06 AM

Ok so if i was to paint these dash parts, would i use a satin black or matte/flat black to get closest to original as possible?

oven cleaner seemed the go but have been told not to, might give it a go in small area to test?

mike what is shellite?

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 11:14 AM

Shellite - ( ya old bastard )

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 04:27 PM

Shellite is still available....

http://www.recochem....5_PDS_Jan11.pdf

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#21 hanra

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Posted 28 June 2012 - 04:39 PM

I use it everyday named as X-55.

Hit up a local sandblaster see if they can do it and not destroy it!!!!!

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#22 _judgelj_

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 04:31 PM

so considering the plastic is a bit aged now and wouldn't come up very nice, what colour should i be spraying to keep close to original as possible? Matte black or sating black?

Cheers