What is the safest paint stripper for a tailight
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What is the safest paint stripper for a tailight
long story short tinted a friends tail light and paint dried to fast and cracked so what is a good paint stripper that won't harm the plastic. Just want to bring it back down to the plastic and retry again. any suggestions sanding would be my last resort.
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Going to depend on what dissolves the paint....
Is it enamel, water..or lacquer based..that will depend on the solvent to try.
You could try a bit of the solvent on a hidden part of the light and see if it dissolves the paint and the light ..or just the paint
I seem to remember that lacquer thinner does dissolve the light...
Is it enamel, water..or lacquer based..that will depend on the solvent to try.
You could try a bit of the solvent on a hidden part of the light and see if it dissolves the paint and the light ..or just the paint
I seem to remember that lacquer thinner does dissolve the light...
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i once used alcohol to try to clean the plastic and it was too strong, ended up making giant cracks everywhere and i had to replace both lights, good thing they were relatively cheap from members on this forum
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Use a very fine wet/dry sand paper with lots of water. Then polish it smooth with a plastic polish. Use a paint prep to remove any silicate and windex to remove any organics. Repaint and hope for the best..good luck!
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