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Paint
by laserblue
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May 23, 2009 (3:19 pm)
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I was cleaning my Nox today and I noticed that someone drove over a freshly painted white line with the truck.
Result...my inner fenders (black plastic) are spotted all around with dry white paint splattered by the tires.
I tried to remove the paint with soap, spot remover, soap pad, gasoline, paint thinner nothing worked. One of those products has made my plastic fade, good thing I tried them on a spot that doesn't show to much.
Can someone suggest me something or has tried something with success to remove paint spots on plastic without damaging it?
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- #1369 of 1523
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Re: Paint [laserblue]
by steve_ HOST
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May 23, 2009 (7:36 pm)
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Replying to: laserblue (May 23, 2009 3:19 pm)
Now that they are nice and clean, how about just repainting them with some of that spray paint that's intended for use on plastic?
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- #1370 of 1523
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Re: Paint [steve_]
by dmathews3
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May 24, 2009 (3:43 am)
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Replying to: steve_ (May 23, 2009 7:36 pm)
My guess is those inter panels are black plastic and by painting them the junk including stones etc. will end up chiping the paint and in about a year it will look as bad if not worse.
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- #1371 of 1523
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Re: Paint [dmathews3]
by laserblue
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May 24, 2009 (10:25 am)
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Replying to: dmathews3 (May 24, 2009 3:43 am)
Thanks for your advice but I saw your replies after the job was done. Let me tell you what I did (might help someone else in the future).
Last night I went to bed thinking about that paint and what I could do about it.
This morning I woke up with an idea...I brought a bucket and the water boiler outside and boiled some water. Put some plastic gloves on and with a sponge and boiling water I've wet the paint and with some old credit card and such I scrubbed the paint off.
With some elbow grease and patience it worked. My hands are kind of reddish now but my inner fenders are back to there original state (almost) I've put a good coat of "armor all" and if you didn't know about the paint mess, you can't see it.
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- #1372 of 1523
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Re: Paint [laserblue]
by dmathews3
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May 24, 2009 (3:23 pm)
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Replying to: laserblue (May 24, 2009 10:25 am)
Great, sometimes it is just better to sleep on a problem and then you can look at it from a fresh angle.
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- #1373 of 1523
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Re: Paint [laserblue]
by packer3
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May 26, 2009 (3:37 pm)
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Replying to: laserblue (May 23, 2009 3:19 pm)
Lacquer thinner usually works the best even on plastic and metal no after effects, my guess is the gasoline was the culprit. I would also agree with the plastic spray paint or they also sell undercoating spray you can get at an auto parts store.
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- #1374 of 1523
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Re: Equinox Backfiring [equinoxc8]
by tmauldin
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May 29, 2009 (9:44 am)
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Replying to: equinoxc8 (Dec 07, 2005 10:08 pm)
I have a 2005 Chevy Equinox and a few months ago it started making this same popping noise when started. Would this also cause the service engine light to come on? We took it to AutoZone to have it tested to see why the light was on and I got a print out of several different things that had to do with the emissions system. Could it be the Catalytic Converter?
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- #1375 of 1523
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equinox 2005 purchased 8/04 laser blue
by nanny
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Jun 02, 2009 (2:41 pm)
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I love my equinox but paint is a problem some spots fixed under warranty 3yrs,now paint is "falling Off. Now the axle for the awd fell off. im down to front wheel only very expensive to fix, only 78000 mile ??? Whats next. i got great mileage on bridgestone tires
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- #1376 of 1523
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Re: ABS and TC light on [equinox3]
by neverbychevy
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Jun 03, 2009 (9:10 pm)
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Replying to: equinox3 (Jan 07, 2009 9:39 am)
I just took my 05 nox in for oil change and tire rotation. Coming out I had problems with the brakes. The ABS would activate. Making a spring that sprung type sound. And a whining coming from the front end. Then the ABS TC lights would come on periodicaly. Took it back to the chevy dealer, they said the ABS electrical sensor and harness needed to be replaced. And there is also a knocking noise when going over bumps. They said the stablizers both left and right needed replacing. I also attempted to say that they caused the problems because this was not happening before they rotated the tires. Could they have caused these problems? They also wanted to replace the harness, stating that they just recommend this to be done when replacing the ABS sensors. The cost was outrageous!!! I think this whole thing is fishy and I would not suggest any one purchase and equinox. I have had numerous problems and especially after the warranty is out. Does any one know if it is really hard to replace the harness? Or what the harness may cost?
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- #1377 of 1523
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Re: ABS and TC light on [neverbychevy]
by packer3
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Jun 04, 2009 (7:05 pm)
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Replying to: neverbychevy (Jun 03, 2009 9:10 pm)
Get rid of it and Nanny get rid of yours to those problmes you are encountering are inherited in the 05/06 Nox.
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