paint and glue removal help

i purchased a 94 nissan pathfinder within the past few months and im trying to get it back to looking "factory" again or close to it. some idiot who owned it before me decided to glue purple crushed velvet cloth all over the interior with some kind of spray-on glue something like headliner glue, and where cloth wasnt applied, they painted the plastic and vinyl parts with some kind of anodized looking blue paint, it looked kinda cool and unique at first but now it just all looks totally stupid. what was this guy before me thinking? anyway, whats the best way to remove the paint without damaging the parts and whats the best product to remove the glue that held down the crushed velvet material? i experimented with soaking the plastic parts in brake fluid (suggested by a friend of mine who uses brake fluid to soak painted parts in restoration on model trains) to "melt" the paint, which worked fairly well along with some scrubbing with a toothbrush but id need about 3 gallons of brake fluid to do a thorough job. very time consuming and tedious job. i also experimented with lighter fluid and "goo gone" on a rag to remove the glue residue on the dash and other plastic and fabric areas where the fabric was applied.

Anyone have any better ideas on how to remove the paint and glue residue?......sorry post is so long.

please help. Shawn

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Shawn
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Try mineral spirits, but test on a non-visable bit of vinyl first.

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JimV

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