Dave240Z Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Anyone have a good method of removing paint from vinyl/rubber? The reason I ask is that I've just finished my backyard paintjob for the Z and the old color was orange, while the new color is satin black. The problem is that the car had a cheapy orange respray at some point which resulted in some overspray on the window rubber and some misc plastic parts. I tried using paint thinner already since I had it handy but it didn't work. I need something that will remove the paint without harming the rubber too much. I will replace the rubber once I get the car professionally resprayed in my dream color but until then I want it to look at least presentable. Any ideas? Here's a pic of the car as it looks today.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 Did you try a little dab of paint stripper? I think it should work on the rubber, but be careful with the plastic. Try a little some where were you don't see it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Did you try scraping it off with a razor blade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 Try "Peeler" on it first--not as harsh as Aircraft Stripper or the like. It's made by Kleen Strip I think. Yes, do be careful about getting it on the surrounding rubber (not good). Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tom Posted June 26, 2003 Share Posted June 26, 2003 If you are going to replace it later why dont you just take a black magic marker to it. You probably will not be able to tell the differance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave240Z Posted June 26, 2003 Author Share Posted June 26, 2003 If you are going to replace it later why dont you just take a black magic marker to it. You probably will not be able to tell the differance Funnily enough, I did try that. Didn't quite work out as I had hoped. I did find a solution that works reasonably well though. I am using paint thinner, which when rubbed onto the rubber seems to take care of the problem. Due to it's solvent nature, it also removes a nice layer of oxidation and helps renew the rubber a bit. It's amazing how cheap the respray on this car was, it's almost like they just drove the car through a paint booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy95135 Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 you could always paint it black again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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