cleanup of gasket cement on plastic

[ArtJ]

I have had some gasket cement which has been allowed to harden
on plastic trim items accidentally. It looks like permatex I tried to clean it
up with paint thinner but it was only partially successful.
I have acetone and MEK (Sp?) available, as well as lacquer thinnner and
gasoline. I don't want to dissolve or make the plastic sticky.

What do you guys suggest as a remedy that won't attack the plastic?


Thanks

Art

[hanleyclifford]

If it's a flat surface - single edge razor blades.

[ArtJ]

Thanks for the suggestion Hanley

Unfortunately, the plastic surface has grooves and is crinkled as well.

Art

[hanleyclifford]

Of the choices you listed I like gasoline the best; don't use the lacquer thinner.

[ArtJ]

Thanks again Hanley

I will give it a try.

All the Best

Art

[ArtJ]

Cleanup solved simply
Before resorting to gasoline
I decided to retry the 333 brushing liquid/ thinner once more since it had
partial results earlier. However, this time I used a Scotch Brite pad
along with it - the Cement removed immediately.

BTW is Interlux 333 really just ordinary paint thinner and can ordinary
hardware store paint thinner be used in our bottom paint and and marine
paint applications instead?


Thanks

[ndutton]

Cleanup solved simply Before resorting to gasoline I decided to retry the 333 brushing liquid/ thinner once more

Thank Gawd. I was afraid we'd be reading about you in the Darwin Awards.

[sastanley]

Art,

The MSDS would be helpful in determining what exactly is in each of those solvents. I recommend checking out Interlux's website to hunt them down.

One of my favorites right now is "brush cleaner", but I can only find it in quarts which is an expensive way to buy it. It dissolves even polyurethane after it dries in the brush and brings the brush back to almost new status. I know it has some acetone in it, but I need to jot down the other ingredients and see if I can make my own with other items sold at the local hardware emporium.

[JOHN COOKSON]

BTW is Interlux 333 really just ordinary paint thinner and can ordinaryhardware store paint thinner be used in our bottom paint and and marinepaint applications instead?
Thanks

Ordinary paint thinner works fine.
As best as I can recall the Interlux "brushing" thinner prolongs the drying time a bit so the wet finish has more of a chance to level out and look a bit smoother. But with bottom paint who cares?
I brush on my bottom paint and stir in a few tablespoons of thinner into the paint in the bucket every 45 minutes or so.
If you want to play around with it there are various recipes that can be found on the internet.

TRUE GRIT