Removing paint from paint

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justjunque

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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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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