Nail Varnish remover stain - interior

[sunnydude959]

Hi Guys,

I was trying to remove this shiny sticky stuff from a piece of plastic in my car. I used nail varnish remover, and it seemed to be doing the trick, but some of that shiny stuff remained.

Therefore, I used a bit more - and the nail varnish remover itself has now made a shiny patch of plastic on my dashboard, with white stuff in-between the printed grains (I don't know if this is cotton from my cotton pads that got stuck there, or if the plastic is deforming or drying out)

Any suggestions how to now remove this?

Sunny.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

You may find it has bleached the plastic on your dash, give it a good clean with good old hot and soapy and then stick some dash shine on it.
It should disguise it fairly well.

[TonyRPH]

AFAIK, nail varnish remover is acetone based, and acetone eats plastic for breakfast...

OP, did it go sticky while you were trying to clean it?

[sunnydude959]

Oh crap, i didn't know its that plastic unfriendly!

That's the last time I'm ever rummaging around in a woman's drawer. My instincts told me that it was a dark and dangerous place, I should have listened to it.

[Tuvra]

Does it eat plastic? What are false nails made of? Genuine question btw.

[sunnydude959]

Ive tried hot and soapy water just now, but it doesn't seem to do anything at all :/

[digger the goat]

Nail varnish remover WILL eat plastic.
I use a trade version to remove staining from upvc windows, guttering, fascias and removing excess silicone...
Do not use .... oops...too late..

[TonyRPH]

Tuvra said:

Does it eat plastic? What are false nails made of? Genuine question btw.

From Wikipedia:

WikiPedia said:

Nail polish remover

Nail polish is removed with nail polish remover or nail pads, which is an organic solvent, but may also include oils, scents and coloring. Nail polish remover packages may include individual felt pads soaked in remover, a bottle of liquid remover that can be used with a cotton ball or cotton pad, and even containers filled with foam that can be used by inserting a finger into the container and twisting until the polish comes off.
The most common type of nail polish remover contains the volatile organic compound acetone. It is powerful and effective, but is harsh on skin and nails, which makes them more brittle. It can also be used to remove artificial nails, which are usually made of acrylic. Less toxic to children is ethyl acetate, the active ingredient in non-acetone nail polish removers, which also often contain isopropyl alcohol. Ethyl acetate is generally the solvent in nail polish itself.
Acetonitrile has been used as a nail polish remover, but it is toxic and potentially carcinogenic. It has been banned in the European Economic Area for use in cosmetics since 17 March 2000.

[996TT02]

NPR, Acetone, is rather dangerous around many plastics.

In fact, certain types of plastic "cement" such as for ABS plastics, common in cars, can be home made by utilising shavings of the same plastic and melting them in the acetone...

Just remembered, just bought Colorfill kitchen worktop filler, and it basically is the same thing, plastic dissolved in acetone.

Very important to patch test before.

[schmalex]

Completely OT, but my wife once spilled nail varnish remover on her sponge. That went quite red and shiny for a while...

[sunnydude959]

It seems to have (mostly) vanished… I scrubbed on some exterior black polish and rubbed it in… and the whiteness seems to have gone for the most part. It is still shiny however.

I'm going to use some matt interior cleaning stuff to see if i can reduce its shine.

[buccinator]

Hey, how did you get rid of it? Similar thing happened to my new car while trying to remove glue from the inner surface of windscreen..