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  1. Jan 8, 2012 at 8:58 PM #11
    Darth Bama

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    Mineral spirits isn't as strong as acetone. Acetone is the main ingredient in nail polish remover. Mineral spirits is good for cleaning paint brushes and such, but when it comes to hardcore cleaning, acetone is the strongest. :peace:
     
  2. Jan 8, 2012 at 10:11 PM #12
    Roush PSD Interceptor

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    When I heard "strong" I was thinking of Ethyl acetate.

    Stay away from MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) it's also used as a plastic welder.

    We used MEK in ultrasonic cleaners to remove stubborn baked on oil based inks in the 620 dpi metal plates of commercial printers.
     
  3. Jan 8, 2012 at 10:17 PM #13
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    :word::fuckyea::grd:
     
  4. Jan 8, 2012 at 10:35 PM #14
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    Can one find acetone at home depot?
    And isn't that the stuff suggested to use to take the paint and plastic film off of our ford symbols on the grill?
     
  5. Jan 8, 2012 at 10:51 PM #15
    Roush PSD Interceptor

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    yes the depot, I used acetone to remove the paint from the powerstroke badges.
     
  6. Jan 8, 2012 at 11:22 PM #16
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    nail polish remover. and like i told you on XBL do not use brake cleaner. it will etch up the plastice and look like crap. i can take pics of how bad it looks if you want
     
  7. Jan 8, 2012 at 11:26 PM #17
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    ah, well, I'd still slowly work my way up. I don't know how good that plastic is on the lights and would hate to have him melt them :shocked:
     
  8. Jan 8, 2012 at 11:33 PM #18
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    nail polish remover may take ur actual paint off if ur doing it on the truck.... used it on my moms old camaro... got some over spray.. and welp.... needless to say the car side was fugged
     
  9. Jan 8, 2012 at 11:34 PM #19
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    ive never heard of nail polish remover taking actual paint off. i didn't think it was that strong
     
  10. Jan 8, 2012 at 11:36 PM #20
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    just get acetone and be done with it already. home depot sells it in the paint department
     
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