KJoeZ61
Well-Known Member
Does anyone know what would be a good chemical product to strip a radio bezel. The one I have looks horrible.
I've used the original easy off yellow top oven cleaner for over 40 years taking paint off of every type of painted or chromed plastic that is in a car. I have never melted automotive plastic with easy-off oven cleaner. I use it also to remove anodizing so I can fix the aluminum pieces then polish them up after fixing the dents. the bezels go from thisEZ off iz pretty harsh. Esp for some plastics. It may eat it and make it worse.
Try Stoner (huh-huh) Tarminator. It may not work as fast, but there is a lot less of a chance of it melting it.
Could also take a wet, soapy (simple green soaked ) scothbrite to it and see if it comes off.
Could you post some pics for us to see what you are dealin with??
Also, for the re-chrome, this is stuff works well and you can do it yerself...
Silicone Mold Rubber, Polyurethane Mold Rubber, Casting Resin, Bare-Metal Foil
I've used the original easy off yellow top oven cleaner for over 40 years taking paint off of every type of painted or chromed plastic that is in a car. I have never melted automotive plastic with easy-off oven cleaner. I use it also to remove anodizing so I can fix the aluminum pieces then polish them up after fixing the dents. the bezels go from thisView attachment 1715413947
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I've used the original easy off yellow top oven cleaner for over 40 years taking paint off of every type of painted or chromed plastic that is in a car. I have never melted automotive plastic with easy-off oven cleaner. I use it also to remove anodizing so I can fix the aluminum pieces then polish them up after fixing the dents. the bezels go from thisView attachment 1715413947
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How did it work on pitted and otherwise compromised plastic?
Not trying to be a dick here, just trying to learn.
yup get a plastic bag big enough to fit the bezels into to help keep the oven cleaner "wet" (only use real easy off yellow top , since it has small amount of lye in it that breaks down anodizing and paint) spray a heavy coat on part and put in bag. use 00 steel wool to scrub the part to check if you have gotten all the anodizing off or paint, if not spray and put back in bag for a while. I left 1 radio bezel and 2 headlight bezels in the bags for a couple days to get the 10 or so layers of paint off the plastic and some hard to reach corners of the headlight bezels.So the best thing to strip the plastic then is the oven cleaner? I have some 69 headlight rings I’m looming to strip and repaint and don’t want to have to spend all the time getting in all the cracks and crevasses sanding, etc.
A awesome, thanks. I plan on doing this with my headlight surrounds and possibly bezels in the future.yup get a plastic bag big enough to fit the bezels into to help keep the oven cleaner "wet" (only use real easy off yellow top , since it has small amount of lye in it that breaks down anodizing and paint) spray a heavy coat on part and put in bag. use 00 steel wool to scrub the part to check if you have gotten all the anodizing off or paint, if not spray and put back in bag for a while. I left 1 radio bezel and 2 headlight bezels in the bags for a couple days to get the 10 or so layers of paint off the plastic and some hard to reach corners of the headlight bezels.
worked great and no eating of the part like draino with lye can do.