How to get off paint overspray on metal and wood and rubber

[pmaston]

I have a nice tool that has a lot of paint overspray, how can I soften that paint and then of course I like to clean it up. It is partially on wood, metal and rubber.....many thanks in advance......Peter

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Depends on the paint. Many won't soften and have to be mechanically removed or with a strong paint remover that may cause other problems.

[Kenneth]

Hi Peter,

Is the paint on bare wood, metal, and rubber?

If so, I would try a gel type stripper (such as "3M Safest Stripper.")

I have had good luck with it in similar situations (on wood and metal that is). The rubber could be a concern, but the label might help you to determine the safety on that sort of material.

All the best,

[Leon]

Try Goof Off sold in many paint departments.

[DouginUtah]

I have used Goof Off 2 successfully to remove latex paint overspray.

Bought it at Lowes.

[Steve]

"pmaston" wrote in news:O-qdnchq3Z3xUIbVnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

Lacquer thinner does a good job removing most latex paint. Or you can use Goof-Off as others have recommended.

Goof-Off is mostly xylene. Xylene is cheaper.

[Kate]

If it were me, I'd use lacquer thinner.

You didn't say exactly what the tool IS... it might help. Or post a photo of it in alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking

Kate

[Kate]

One more note, in body shops (used to own one many years ago) we used lacquer thinner on metal and rubber. Steel wool on glass and chrome (0000 - very fine)

Use a piece of old T-shirt and don't get too wet with it. When you're all done wash evrything well and if you need to, condition the rubber.

K.

[steve robinson]

Dont use thinners on anything plastic like body trims headlamp units door handles etc