Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
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Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
Well when I bought my 87 IROC back from the kid I sold it too he has painted the PERFECT shift plate with some color changine paint =/ I need to remove this crap so I can save my perfect shift plate. Can anyone please help me remove this without damageing the plastic? Thanks guys.
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Re: Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
i used paint thiner to clean my plastic, it takes a while, but it will work..... if its an auto chift plate and has the automatic with overdrive embleme the letter will come off if you get paint thinner on them..
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Re: Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
Yeah I kinda expected to lose the letters. He painted over them anyway. I was just afrayed the thinner would damage the plastic. Thanks for the help!
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Re: Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
Paint thinner will eat the plastic. At least every paint thinner I've ever used on plastic.
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Re: Removing paint from interior plastic trim.
Just kick his azz and ask him for $50 to cover the cost of another plate, you will never get all the paint off without destroying the plate 
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