Anyone know what's on the degreasing wipes you get with some items that have to be stuck on, or know to a solvent that degreases without damaging paint? Always used Acetone but run out now and wondered if there was an alternative?
Meths doesn't always work well and thinners is taking your life in your hands with paintwork

Soapy water and elbow grease! Kitchen Sink detergent is best.

Clay bar/mitt on paintwork (with soapy water)

Halfords do a tub of wipes for a tenner .
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Soapy water isn't an option I'm afraid (plus it's not very effective), we use degreasing solvents occasionally at work to apply decals to some JLR jobs. Acetone works well but as we've run out I just wondered what the options were. Reason for not affecting paint is just in case I need to use it on a vehicle.

Metho or alcohol wipes. ______________________________
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Back to the Acetone gents. Surprisingly I walked in to our local (5 minutes away) engineering merchants and they had gallon cans in stock, it was easy so I went with that.

I also use acetone occasionally. But you need to be quite careful with it. It melts/dissolves platics. That includes many clear coats. I'm reluctant to use it on any clear over a metallic base. Using on a solid colour is probably ok. I've used it on my L322 wheels as was in a hurry. But made it worse. The contaminant blended with the clear coat.

I would not use it on plastic headlights.

I would try metho or wax/grease remover as a first option. ______________________________
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I have had success with:

White Spirit
Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
WD40

how about this baby?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Orange-Terpenes-...0865900100

use it to clean your wheels and keep the cats out your garden