How to remove spray paint from plastic?

altich88 · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:36

Hi all

When I was a kid I decided it would be a good idea to spray part of my ps1 black.

Is there any way I could strip the paint off without harming the grey plastic underneath?

Psyisk · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:39

Hahaha! How much are 2nd hand ps1's going for these days? Iv looked into the games now recently, new mint ones now £80 or so

altich88 · 17 Oct 2015 at 15:42

Really cheap still, consoles around ten or fifteen quid, more with controllers etc.

Dis86 · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:06

Paint thinner should do it...

Tunney · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:09

Fairy power spray should do it. You'd been to remove the electronics first through so that they don't get wet.

aardvark · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:12

basically no, i seriously doubt it.
what kind of spray paint was it?

Redz · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:18

Have you tried mustard?

DailyGeek · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:18

Dettol is what people use for stripping the paint off of warhammer miniatures etc. That may work depending on the type of paint.

horrorwood · 17 Oct 2015 at 16:21

Leave mustard on it over night. Just a thin spread.

Werewolf · 17 Oct 2015 at 17:05

Tunney said:
Fairy power spray should do it. You'd been to remove the electronics first through so that they don't get wet.

Biostriip works better in my experience, is easier to use and much much nicer to handle

We use it for models, it's intended for most paint types around the home but unlike Nitromors (foul, horrible stuff) it doesn't seem to affect anycommon plastics I've found which is a big consideration.

You paint it on as a thickish goo and leave it for half an hour, on something with nice smooth surfaces like a console it should work wonderfully.

altich88 · 17 Oct 2015 at 17:09

Cheers for the advice all. I'm trying some power spray to start with as I already had some in.

Is mustard for real or a windup? Sounds like some kind of OCUK in joke XD.

Jinxter · 17 Oct 2015 at 19:28

Brake fluid might do it - not personally tried but I'd be very cautious with it and use it sparingly then wipe off.

asim18 · 17 Oct 2015 at 19:38

altich88 said:
Is mustard for real or a windup? Sounds like some kind of OCUK in joke XD.

Mustard has been known to work for a lot of things. Try an inconspicuous area first though as it might remove the plastic from the spray paint.

Hitman_Leon · 17 Oct 2015 at 19:57

Strip it bare, all components gone and put it in very hot water, it could quite possibly be scrubbed off with not much effort. As you were young you probably didn't key the surface before you sprayed, the paint and plastic expand at different rates and it reduces the bond between the two. I've cleaned motorcycle plastics this way before when they have had spray on them.

danza · 17 Oct 2015 at 22:00

.50 BMG.

muttclugg · 18 Oct 2015 at 07:17

Thinners

FloppyPoppy · 18 Oct 2015 at 07:29

Psyisk said:
Hahaha! How much are 2nd hand ps1's going for these days? Iv looked into the games now recently, new mint ones now £80 or so

£80? Lol some new mint ones are more like £3000

teenwolf · 18 Oct 2015 at 07:53

Acetone

Hitman_Leon · 18 Oct 2015 at 07:55

I'd be real careful about using or not even bother using thinners unless you want a small pile of grey goo instead of your PS1.

lokiss · 18 Oct 2015 at 09:41

Bit of 240/400, and rubbing compound.

Taking thinners to it is asking for it. Sprayed mine pink/grey back in the day.