Is acetote the same as white spirit?

ya or nein?

I'm cleaning some sticky stuff off plastic after scraping off some tape.

 

no its different

white spirit is like turpentine

acetone is whats in nail polish remover and is about the only thing you can clean up GRP resin with. careful using it on plastic things though as it has a tendency to melt through it or make the surface go cloudy.

meths is good for cleaning off tape residue though.

 

don't use acetone on plastic!!!

 

acetone is pretty serious stuff!!! white spirit is like vinegar lol

 

I'll put it back where I found it then, thanks!!!

 

Mixed with coke with some ice & lemon you'll never taste the difference.

I'm sure TSC will confirm this

 

WD-40, Zippo Lighter fluid (naptha), or Goo Gone (citris based product here) all work great on removing adhesive, and won't harm the finish.

The WD-40 wipes off and evaporates soon enough, the naptha evaporates a little quicker, and the Goo Gone smells better.

As mentioned, acetone will vulcanize some plastics and make them brittle or cloudy.

 

I think it will eat alloy too

so dont used it on your wheels
Red

 

brake cleaner works well and is paint and plastic friendly. was doing it yesterday

 

Careful, not all brake cleaer is plastic friendly. Look for CFC free stuff to be safe on plastics.

 

yeah mine started to take the back off my number plate when i was using it on a rad to clean off some blue gasket gunk i had got on my jeans and the wiped on the front of the car

 

Old style "Gun Scrub" was the best at getting any gunk off anything - 1,1,1, trichlorethane. High as a kite... I couldn't count the number of times I came home drunk when I was a kiddie after my parents were asleep, and spent an hour spraying it on a dishcloth then inhaling it.

 

Isopropyl alcohol is quite good on sticky goo too, you get it from your electronics places as they use it for cleaning pcbs.

 

yeah i use that too. on the plus side it tasts like vodka and is 99% proof lol