Removing Paint On Tail Light Lenses

[isby]

I want to remove the fading black paint that borders my tail light lenses (84 3.2L) and repaint, but haven’t come up with a good way to strip off the paint without harming the plastic. Acetone helps, but it’s very slow going. Anyone have a recommendation? Thanks.

[DerkPerk]

I used acetone to remove the loose stuff and painted over what wouldn’t come off.


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[Dpmulvan]

Test a spot with lacquer thinner.

[jbuggyus1]

try denatured alcohol. slow go but won’t ruin the plastic finish

[Jdub]

Don't risk corrosive chemicals. Instead, treat the old paint as base by carefully sanding at about 220 grit to even the edging of black into a nice surface. Hot water and Dawn dishsoap, full dry, then tape and paint over.