ToyoGuy Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Was puzzling over how to get old water-based paint off a set of backup spares for the front of my Sunrader. Soaking did no good and I didn't want to scratch them any worse than they are (these were abused and have lots of scratches and spiderwebbing from sun exposure). Finally hit on an engineer's site who suggested brake fluid for an aeronautical problem. Who would have thought? Anyway, it works well and thought I'd post it here. I just laid them out level and brushed it on with a cheap brush. Waited about 20 minutes and used the brush to loosen the paint so as not to scratch. Some areas needed 2 treatments. I then cleaned off the residual with 409-type cleaner and paper towels. Worked great for me. Be aware though, if you are not an auto-type of person, brake fluid is toxic and wear rubber gloves and eye protection in case of any splashes. Hope this helps somebody. BR, T.G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda s Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Good to know. Wish I knew the brake fluid was so toxic before I fixed my master cylinder though. Oh well I didn't die yet Linda S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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