what is a good safe paint stripper for plastic?

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what is a good safe paint stripper for plastic?

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Well, I've had a mistake and just wanted to know if there is a good effective way to safely remove paint from plastic.
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super clean or ez-off oven cleaner
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I've had good experience with Simple Green.
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I've even used Brake Fluid, but I think the EZ Off was the easiest to clean up for me.
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Is the paint acrilic or what and is the plastic clear or opaque?
Normal?? What is normal??
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Alrighty, thanks...

Looks like oven cleaner wins.

just to clarify...I had a bit of an overspray problem that i failed to see when I was working on the primer coat for my 350 Enterprise.
Short story..I peeled off some of the bascoat when I lifted the template..tried to fix it, repainted, same problem..so I'm going back down to the plastic again.
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See, that's why I paint with acrylics :D A little windex, maybe some alcohol if it's been sitting on there for a while, and the stuff washes right off. No mess, no nasty fumes!
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Simple Green make take it's time but it's the easiest to work with (and you can flush the leftover fluid).
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Well, I've chewed most of it off already, but fire sounds a lot faster.
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Not if it's going to melt or burn the plastic.
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Purple power or superclean is good too! Just wear the proper PPE. It won't burn you but it will suck the moisture right out of your hands and dry them out if it gets on them.
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Will super clean hurt bondo glazing and spot putty?
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This works great for me. Just brush it on, wait for few minutes. Then rinse with water.
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