Stripping Paint Off Centre Caps

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

as above want to repaint the centre caps

 

looking at nitromors paint stripper but not sure if it would melt the plastic?

 

would this melt or not?

[benny205mi16 19 1 Cars]

I think it might melt the plastic, not sur though, I was not brave enough to try it on mine.

I just rubbed the cap with a brillo pad type thing and then resprayed over the top, came out fine.

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

just gonna use brake fluid instead,strips paint and keeps the plastic nice!!!!

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Nitro Mors will do no damage. Brake fluid will take a lifetime.

[harryskid 193]

Nitro Mors will do no damage. Brake fluid will take a lifetime.

 

Quite right when i use Nitro i put it in a plastic container and thats always ok !

[Chris_Mi 6]

Quite right when i use Nitro i put it in a plastic container and thats always ok !

 

Careful with this I put Nitromors into a margarine tub, stupidly thinking because the cap on the tin was plastic then any plastic would be ok.

I set to work on getting the paint off some copper rad pipework in my house and the next thing I knew I had Nitro all over my hands/floor and clothes.

When I looked it had eaten right through the margarine tub!!! Literally ate through it! It bl%%dy burns on the skin as well.

[harryskid 193]

Careful with this I put Nitromors into a margarine tub, stupidly thinking because the cap on the tin was plastic then any plastic would be ok.

I set to work on getting the paint off some copper rad pipework in my house and the next thing I knew I had Nitro all over my hands/floor and clothes.

When I looked it had eaten right through the margarine tub!!! Literally ate through it! It bl%%dy burns on the skin as well.

 

Yer i think its got to be a good quality plastic, more polyrthene type. Sorry about the spelling !

[toddydal 1]

dont use either just rub down and paint why would you want to use paint stripper on plastics so small

[lagonda 42]

I think Nitromors will attack the plastic. I've always used brake fluid...worth keeping used brake fluid just for this. Takes paint off plastic without eating into or softening it....yes it can take a while, depending on the paint. It loses its "bite" after a while, so best to slap some on with an old paint brush, leave it for a while....but NOT long enough for it to dry out. If it dries out, it has hardly any effect. Whilst it's still wet, rinse it under running ware & scrub it with a nail brush. If it needs redoing, make sure it's absolutely dry first...water dilutes the brake fluid. This is a great use for used brake fluid, doesn't burn your hands either. It is quite flammable though

[Carl Chambers 7 2 Cars]

I left mine in some thinners for about half an hour and took the paint right off nice and clean but no damage to the plastic caps.