Paint and Plastic.

[WarHound]

Ok I know a lot of you guys don't like plastic but my bike has it and its not painted very well .. Its just a rattle can acrylic finish and I was wondering if anyone here knows the best way to get it off.. I am guessing sandpaper, electric sander as I know strippers are not supposed to be used on plastic. However before I remove my fingerprints and put in the long hard yards .. I thought I would ask if people here have found an easier way !
Cheers
Mark

[EXBEN]

I use paint stripper on plastic , just do a small section at a time & as soon as the paint lifts clean it off & rinse with water or wax & grease remover before moving on.
Some plastics are more resiliant than others but even the worst don't melt too quick if you are carefull.

[sharky]

Yep...little at a time...soon as it softens dunk it....else ya plastic goes kinda soft n sticky....

[ALBI]

just use 800grit wet n dry, fill ur bucket with warm water, mix in dishwashing liquid "the same amount u use for the dish's"
and skimp out on the paper buy !!buy at least 10 sheets of 800 then 5 of 1200 and 5 of 2000 .
and get the same arm museles we all use in the shower!!
and start sanding oh and i use a sanding block there is a few types out there for the round sections i use a foam sanding block from bunnings or mitre ten !!about the same size as a pack of ciggis that way it contures to the pannel,and start sanding try to go in circles as in wax on wax of its the only way just use the 800 grit till u get desired finish!!
then spray with highfill primer then use a black paint just preasure pack is all you need and spray a very light coat ""this is called a guide coat"" it should look like primer with a little black ? and sand again till smooth so all the black has dissappered and only highfill primer is visible any low spots will still be black bog up low spot and re prime and keep doing this till smooth and sand back with 1200 grit this time as you want a shit nice surface for the base coat.

[ALBI]

here are some pics for you mate ,
yes you can use paint stipper but why would you ?if you havent used it before and know the reaction process you will fuck it up and have to buy a new pannel .
just stick with the kiss method"keep it simple stupid"
sand paper is the best way and less meesy method ,when done just wash away and done.
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[WarHound]

Thanks .. I have a shed load of them to do thats why I was looking for an easy way and I will probably have to take them right back as there are a lot of bubbled sections so I would say there has been some kind of reaction with something under whats on there now 8) .. Thanks heaps guys I think I will prob use a mixture of both 8)

[ALBI]

why noyt take them and get them soda blasted ???its like sand but they use soda and its very gentile??? no hard work except for beer while you wait?

[livewire]

There's a home made soda blaster link here somewhere.
Uses venturi effect on air, and household soda.
edit: http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

[WarHound]

Cheers I will look into that ... either do it myself or I have found someone that does it here at Yatala 8)

[RevHead]

hey man go to your local paint shop n get yourself some ,,plastic paint stripper, made to strip plastic not fuckin melt it cheers