Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
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Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
Spent this morning and this afternoon working on my doors. Yesterday, I had tried cleaning them up with SimpleGreen and more Target brand orange oil cleaner. Worked so-so; still a lot of gunk on there.
This morning, I set out to clean out the old weatherstrip adhesive. Was using a scraper and paint thinner (on advice of FLAPS guy who used to work @ paint shop). The paint thinner does a good job of dissolving old cured sealant.
I had a leftover soaked rag, and decided to hit the inside of the door itself. The paint thinner cut through that 30 year old grease/fuzz/gunk like a hot knife through butter. Even better, it doesn't harm cured paint!
This morning, I set out to clean out the old weatherstrip adhesive. Was using a scraper and paint thinner (on advice of FLAPS guy who used to work @ paint shop). The paint thinner does a good job of dissolving old cured sealant.
I had a leftover soaked rag, and decided to hit the inside of the door itself. The paint thinner cut through that 30 year old grease/fuzz/gunk like a hot knife through butter. Even better, it doesn't harm cured paint!
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Re: Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
Careful. Look at a clean rag after wiping your favorite hidden painted area. See transfer? Cuidado. . .bretski wrote: Even better, it doesn't harm cured paint!
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Noted, kind sirAmskeptic wrote:Careful. Look at a clean rag after wiping your favorite hidden painted area. See transfer? Cuidado. . .
I double-checked with a clean rag...no transfer. That OG paint is tough!
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Thanks, Don. I'll look for that. Used Klean Strip brand paint thinner (smells like mineral spirits to me) for this job. Yellow dishwashing gloves were worn to maintain my baby-soft skin...
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Re: Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
I like to use brake clean to clean up greasy parts. That stuff gets expensive @ ~$4 a can. I starting using rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle from Dollar Tree. Works pretty well and it is less harmful to painted surfaces and skin contact than brake clean. For really tough grease, I soak parts in Kerosene.
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Re: Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
Kerosene is a good bridge between water-based and solvent-based cleaners.Snap wrote:I like to use brake clean to clean up greasy parts. That stuff gets expensive @ ~$4 a can. I starting using rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle from Dollar Tree. Works pretty well and it is less harmful to painted surfaces and skin contact than brake clean. For really tough grease, I soak parts in Kerosene.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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Re: Great degreaser/adhesive remover: Paint Thinner
Goof Off is my new favorite adhesive remover, it is what allowed me to remove acres of 45 year-old adhesive under my headliner in Chloe. It can damage your brain cells and it can eat through any resprayed areas that were not factory baked. There is a time component to Goof Off that allows you to determine how aggressively it is going to do its job. The longer you keep your wetted terrycloth on the area, the more it is going to soak into the paint. Once you have removed the adhesive, the paint will be vulnerable to even fingernail scratches until the solvents have fully evaporated.Amskeptic wrote:Kerosene is a good bridge between water-based and solvent-based cleaners.Snap wrote:I like to use brake clean to clean up greasy parts. That stuff gets expensive @ ~$4 a can. I starting using rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle from Dollar Tree. Works pretty well and it is less harmful to painted surfaces and skin contact than brake clean. For really tough grease, I soak parts in Kerosene.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
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I couldn't agree more. When I repainted my 67 bug, I pulled the original carpet under the dash. I was greeted by a copious amount of 45 year old glue from the overzealous factory worker who installed the carpet. I tried all the common chemicals to loosen it (paint thinner, gasoline, acetone, etc..). The only thing that worked was Goof off. As Colin mentioned, you have to let it soak a bit and then it removes it. Don't get me wrong, you still have to put some elbow grease in it but it worked nicely.Amskeptic wrote:
Goof Off is my new favorite adhesive remover,
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Brake cleaner is also good on original paint, doesn't seem to mind. Small doses of course.
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