On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:01 -0500, Jim Yanik
wrote:

Sum Guy wrote in :

Jeff The Drunk wrote:

Paint thinner, gasoline or lighter fluid works for me.

Let's see,,, ah yes I did say "on plastic."

All 3 come in plastic cans, so what is the problem?
What type of plastic do you have?

Not chemical resistant plastic.

Thanks for the troll attempt, now move along.

Incorrect use of the term troll.

And you never mentioned what type of plastic you have.

"Decorative" is not a type of plastic.

A lot of solvents won't destroy plastic. Nylon is another matter.

Acetone, toluene, laquer thinner will tend to melt most plastics, but
you will get your label off and the residue from the glue - you might
temporarily soften the plastic while doing it, and alter it's finish
slightly.

those solvents can also cause cracking or "crazing".

Of those 3, acetone is least likely to harm the plastic in question.

You might also try nitromethane. You can find it at hobby stores - it's
the fuel used for model airplanes.

risky because of the fumes. it might also be absorbed by the skin,and give
headaches,etc.

Nitromethane will soften and remove dry superglue (cyanoacrylate) by the
way - way better than acetone (or nail polish) will.

You might also try MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone) but again, keep the
exposure time to the plastic to a minimum.


MEK is nasty on plastics.Risky.

you could also try vegetable oil,WD-40,isopropyl alcohol.
Goo-Gone is an orange/citrus oil based product.

BTW,I use charcoal lighter fluid for bug and tar removal on my car.
I think it's basically kerosene,or similar to it,but I haven't verified
that.
Much closer to Varsol, actually.