Will paint thinner melt plastic?

Yeah, thinner will break down any poly-based plastic.Click to see full answer. In respect to this, will paint thinner dissolve plastic?The plastic bottles you’ll have available are are acrylic, HDPE, LDPE, PET, or PP. Don’t put solvents in acrylic. PET should generally only hold alcohol or white spirits (naphtha/lighter fluid/paint thinner). Chemical compatibility charts claim the plastic will weaken, but it won’t dissolve. will paint thinner damage PVC? I’d agree – paint thinner shouldn’t affect PVC pipe much, especially only in a small quantity for a short period of time. One of the wonders of PVC it holds up to just about anything a homeowner can throw at it. Keeping this in view, can you use paint thinner on plastic? Paint thinner will probably have no effect on paint spots unless they are still wet. But when stronger paints do not succumb to vegetable oil or nail polish remover, denatured alcohol can prove effective for removal. Try a small area with the denatured alcohol first to make sure it will not damage the plastic.Does acetone melt plastic?There are all kinds of plastics. If a particular plastic bears a close enough similarity to acetone, the acetone will dissolve or at least affect its surface, softening, smearing or even dissolving the plastic. Other plastics, dissimilar to acetone, will remain unaffected by the solvent.