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Originally Posted by freakray
Small amounts of highly diluted alcohol obviously don't damage paint, the alcohol is in too low a volume to have any impact before it evaporates - it's all about the concentration.
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Of course you're right; a 100 proof drink is less than 1/2 as strong as isopropyl alcohol. I was using an extreme example to make a point; nonetheless, no 1:1 car would leave the factory with paint that could be removed by alcohol, even 99% pure isopropyl alcohol. Soak a painted part from your uncle's new Gallardo in alcohol and see what happens. I don't think there's much to worry about.
Traditional methods
often don't apply to urethanes, an entirely new and different breed of paint.
A strong alcohol solution will probably remove waterborne acrylic paint fairly quickly, especially if it isn't fully cured. (Water and alcohol
do mix!) And it might eventually loosen recently applied enamels. I prefer CSC in both cases, but other methods work too. For example, brake fluid does the job on enamels. I just don't like using the stuff.
But alcohol definitely won't touch "new technology" automotive paints like the Dupont urethane Sixx is trying to remove.
Diddy