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gohogs34

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Going to paint my fender wells and trip on our Mirada. I will be using Fusion plastic paint and question is what do I need to use to clean the plastic before painting, removing grease film. ect. paint thinner, rubbing alcohol??

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I would consider using acetone. But, I'm not a paint expert by any stretch of the imagination.

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RAGster wrote:

I would consider using acetone. But, I'm not a paint expert by any stretch of the imagination.

Glenn


That might attack the PVC fenders, I would try denatured alcohal.


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Don't use acetone it's a solvent-cement for most plastics, denatured alcohal, as mentioned, or plain old mineral spirits will work fine.



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Scuff them with a green scotch brite and then wipe them off with rubbing alcohol.


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