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Some Phillistine has in the past painted my GP black plastic toolbox white.
I am trying to remove it,Nitromoors is not touching it as I think it is 2 pack.
Any ideas anyone?

have you tried wrapping it in clingfilm once your chosen paint remover has been applied?

Cheers Shane.

No,not tried that.

Our domestic paintstripper today is not like it used to be cos the wierdo regulators that govern our lives are too frightened "us great unwashed" might use it for nerfarious purposes.
The Yanks still make the proper stuff for genaral sale but it's getting harder to get hold off now.
There's a brand called Strip Away Pro (google it) which I know is used by contractors that remove grafitti for a living. Time is money to those lads, so they need something that works and works quickly. They are not gonna piss about with the same stuff that a child could buy from their local supermarket! It's for professional use only, so you might have to sign a disclaimer and jump through a hoop or two before they'll accept an order. This how it is now. Good luck

Whatever you try do a small test area first as some of the more aggressive ones can cause some plastics to distort or eat into the surface

Yeah, I thought something wasn’t right with the paint stripper,I remember how it would sting if you got it on your hands,this stuff I have just bought doesn’t !A sign as Fast and Furious said it is not anywhere near as strong,even though the tibia labelled “faster action” lol.

Have you tried caustic soda as used when household doors are immersed in a tank to remove decades of paint? I don't recommend for household doors as the caustic soda strips out the original glue & attacks any week timber, but plastic might be alright, but should be tested first.

I've got several of the grey plastic tool-boxes & thought that just the deterioration through oxidation & fuel vapour was bad enough......but it does all polish out given patience & time.

So, I wondered whether that might be a solution. Not necessarily a DIY job but perhaps a specialist polisher?

Me,being a very impatient person,sometimes,decided to pick the stuff off and then rub down the spray on filler.
It’s OK but the box has lost its plastic sheen due to Rubio g down with coarse wet and dry.

Why not polish it back up with fine wet and dry?

ROClarke wrote:Me,being a very impatient person,sometimes,decided to pick the stuff off and then rub down the spray on filler.
It’s OK but the box has lost its plastic sheen due to Rubio g down with coarse wet and dry.

There used to be some good videos on YouTube of how to restore automotive plastics by the use of a heat gun. It might be worth a look........

Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:

ROClarke wrote:Me,being a very impatient person,sometimes,decided to pick the stuff off and then rub down the spray on filler.
It’s OK but the box has lost its plastic sheen due to Rubio g down with coarse wet and dry.

There used to be some good videos on YouTube of how to restore automotive plastics by the use of a heat gun. It might be worth a look........

Cheers,I will have a look.