What's the best/easiest way to get paint off of plastic? Specifically, the rear tail lights (black part) on a 1990 IROC. Previous owner apparently painted them white and then painted back over the white with black! The flat surfaces aren't the problem it's mainly the grooved and curved portions. Seems like I've read somewhere about brake fluid being able to do this effectively. All opinions appreciated!

 

You might be able to sand it off and repaint them black.

 

Paint thinner?

 

paint thinner will work wonderfly. just like dont go overboard with it cause i have no clue how strong it is when it comes to plastic. They sell some of that suff in a spray bottle...you spray a little bit on, wait a few minutes for it to become like a foam, then wipe it off....that was for metal when i used it so get something for plastic and make sure you follow the directions. if its not on too bad and if you'ev scraped most of the crap off, just a little bit of that stuff on a rag will probably get it off.:lala:

 

Im alao wondering, the plastic front bumper thingy, the nose on our 3rd gen, my paint is cracked, can i use a sander to get it off or what?

 

Yeah I was thinking about paint thinner but like yourself I wasn't sure how the plastic may react. I got some steel wool, I';; try it first and see. Then maybe I'll try thinner or that spray stuff (got a name?)
Thanks, Chris

 

in a hobby store u can get paint thinner for plastic, like getting the paint of the windows on model cars

 

you could do that or just get regular paint thinner or paint remover stuff.....even if it does react with plastic, i would think unless its something big that if you maybe dilouted the stuff with a bit of water and just put a very small amount on a rag and did it real quick you should be OK......but if your gonna have to go out and buy something anyway, go for the stuff made for plastic.....

 

You know that's funny. I've probably built nearly 200 model cars over the past 15 years and you'd think I would have thought about that. I've probably got 2-3 cans in the closet now. I'll try that. THANKS

 

paint thinner should be ok but will dull it out ull need to buff them afterwards

 

i used polishing compound to get the overspray off my taillights..just a suggestion.