Removing paint from plastic

Oldschoolcuda said

Found a modeling video that recommended soaking in super clean. Worked great. Got the super clean & a small storage bin at walmart. Filled the bin with the super clean & let the bezel soak overnight. Old paint was just about gone with no damage to plastic & just needed to brush lightly to get remaining crap in corners off.
Oldschoolcuda

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You can also use purple power or greased lightning, they contain lye, that's why they work. I've stripped lots of model kits using purple power in a tub. It won't hurt the plastic, no matter how long you leave it in.....I left a Challenger kit soaking for a month with no ill effects. I also restored my bezel in the '63 back in the summer, used Purple Power and a toothbrush to strip it.

However, the purple power will only strip paint or chrome, it will not strip the "clear coat" backing that the chrome attaches to (what leaves that yellow looking color after the chrome is off).

If you scuff sand and prime well, it shoudln't be a problem. As far as removing that coating, brake fluid is the only thing that I know of that will remove it, it shouldn't hurt the plastic, but I'd do a test spot first.

Hope that's helpful to someone