Removing paint from paint

[justjunque]

I'm revisiting my free Electrolux Automatic E. It needs a lot of work. But, for now, I figured I'd put a little more time into making it look as nice as possible.
It has quite a bit of paint transfer, from previous owners bumping it into painted walls, trim, etc.
When I encounter this on plastic vacuums, I've had a lot of success using rubbing alcohol. What I'm wondering is; can I do the same on the painted metal Electrolux, or will the alcohol damage the vacuum's factory paint?
I've done one side of the machine using white rubbing compound. It did a decent enough job. But, requires quite a bit of elbow grease. I was just wondering if I could possibly save myself a little time and effort by using alcohol. And, I figured I'd check with those more knowledgeable first!
Thanks!

 

[kirbyklekter]

Barry

I've heard or read that those cleaning erasures like Mr. Clean makes work pretty good and are easy on the finish. Haven't tried myself but plenty others have!

 

[suckolux]

Careful with the Mr clean eraser, removes the shine and writing

 

[human]

True, any friction/abrasive-based solution is going to pose a danger to the finish. If you had modest success with white rubbing compound, you might want to try moving up to red rubbing compound, which is a bit more aggressive, but maintain a gentle pressure and let the compound do most of the work. Above all, keep an eye on what you're doing and stop as soon as the paint scuff is gone.

 

[justjunque]

Thanks for the tips!
I don't remember what I was using it on now, but I did have an experience where a Magic Eraser left fine scratches on something.
Where the alcohol worked so good on plastic surfaces, I just wondered if I could save myself some work, and use it on a painted metal surface.
I'll probably just suck it up (vacuum pun unintended) and continue using the rubbing compound.

 

[fantomfan57]

91%

..alcohol on a rag is easy and fast.