The dash panel (the surrounding the instruments and extending down the center stack) on my Hyundai Elantra was spray-painted bright red by the DPO, then spraypainted black by the dealer I bought it from. Does anyone know of a decent paint remover that won't melt/destroy the plastic? I just want to go back to the original gray color, and I think it's molded in that color. Any ideas?
Westley's Bleche-Wite for whitewall tires. Soak the plastic piece in a tub of it (some scrubbing with a soft bristle brush may be required). This is what I use to restore fragile 40-year-old model cars.
If you don't have any Bleche-Wite handy, Simple Green at full concentration will work too. Same process. Soak in tub overnight, check, scrub, repeat.
Brake fluid will work too, but much messier and cleanup is worse.
I have used blech-wite.. it does a very good job. I can only guess you car got F&Fed by some kid before you got it?
I have used gel paint remover on motorcycle plastic. Takes the paint off without affecting the plastic.
Well, I should have waited for the forum gods to give me an answer....I can now tell you for sure that aerosol auto-strip will take the paint off, as well as melt the plastic. I can also now tell you that it is NOT in fact molded in color, but that there's a thin veneer on it that ALSO comes off with the paint.
Looks like I'm going to the pick-n-pull. Oh well, there were other parts I needed anyway.
mad_machine wrote: I have used blech-wite.. it does a very good job. I can only guess you car got F&Fed by some kid before you got it?
Brother, you have no idea. This car has had more complete and utter hackery performed to it than anything I've ever owned. If I could find this guy, I would buy him a Chilton's manual and then beat him to death with it. He's lucky he lives in Florida and I'm in Missouri.
FLOCK THAT SUMBITCH
psteav wrote:mad_machine wrote: I have used blech-wite.. it does a very good job. I can only guess you car got F&Fed by some kid before you got it?Brother, you have no idea. This car has had more complete and utter hackery performed to it than anything I've ever owned. If I could find this guy, I would buy him a Chilton's manual and then beat him to death with it. He's lucky he lives in Florida and I'm in Missouri.
well.. in his defence, you have to start somewhere. Hopefully the kid will learn as he gets older.. otherwise his automotive work will end up on the fail thread
Put some Purple or blue Fingernail polish remover on a rag, and rub said paint off. Did this last year on a Dakota inside and out...
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