I need to remove paint on dash parts!

Hi Guys

My stang suffered a great tragedy, whoever was the previous owner decided to spraypaint the dash a different color and it looks horrid! I want to bring it back to the factory color underneath.

What product(s) can I use to remove the paint? The plastic dash console that covers the speedometre is painted white. Also, the large interior door handle w/ power windows/locks is completely painted what. The bottom of the door panel is white as well.

I want to remove all of the paint that was put on, what product(s) should I use to do this? Again its the hard plastic bezel and the vinyl handle and also the door panel itself where its soft cushioned vinyl!

Any help would be great, also if you can provide as much info as possible on applicable products it would be helpful as I can drive over to the canadian tire nearby and grab what i need. Thanks in advance :D

87 Ford Mustang 5.0 LX Foxbody Custom Pearl Blue
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Danish
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Well it depends on the product they painted it with. Try a product called "Goo Gone" and "Goo Gone II" . GG is a bit nastier than GGII so you may want to test the product on the back of the parts to see if they damage the plastic at all. GGII is "environmentally safe" which by my experience means it doesn't work as good! Non-acetone nail polish remover may work also but again be careful as it can eat some plastics. When you're all done the finish on the plastic may not be too good so you may want to go to a local Ford parts dealer and get some interior colour match paint and repaint the parts so the are all uniform in colour and finish. I've used their colour match paint and it is very good and dries quick. In some cases you might be better to find a car someone is parting out and buy a few of the pieces as they are pretty much the same for all the cars till '89 even the 4 banger cars. Good Luck HTH StuK

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Stuart&Janet

Also, those of us who strip/restore model cars use Easy Off Oven Cleaner. It leaves plastic unharmed. (I just shot a model I brush-painted back in 1967 and it came out perfect.) Cover the part well and let it soak for several hours outside ('cuz you sure don't want that smell inside). Rinse and apply again if needed; small paint spots can be toothbrushed clean. I don't know what this will do to vinyl. I've also used it on valve covers and brackets to take them down to bare metal. Model car experts also recommend Castrol Super Clean, but I have not tried that yet. See my other post in a few minutes on chroming plastic at home.

CobraJet

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CobraJet

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SVTKate (mobile)

I think you're referring to Goof-Off. Goof-Off is solvent based and NOT recommended for vinyl. Goof-Off 2 is water based and might work for this...

Goo-B-Gone is an adhesive remover, as I recall.

"Goo Gone" and

"environmentally safe"

polish remover may

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Mustang_66

I'm not sure you CAN successfully remove that stuff without causing any damage.

My advice to you would be to use Molecubond. You can get it at Crap Boys. It bonds to vinyl and plastic and is used to paint/restore interior dash parts. it's works great, but you have to make sure it's the Molecubond brand, and not another brand. I have found the other brands don't adhere as well.

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Frank

Yep you're right. I hit 40 last month and the mind is starting to go... Thanks! It's been a while since I used it. I remember Goof Off smelling like permanent marker solvent. StuK

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Stuart&Janet

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