Serious Question (for once)

[=cJ=]

You can get superglue remover, super glue ( AKA cyanoacrylite) is used heaps to glue up model planes.

Look for it at a model store.

[Conquiztador]

I'm guessing you're talking about solvent sensitive plastics such as CD cases?

Most plastics aren't!

Hey, I am no plastics expert. I have been welding some and repairing faerings for my own use, I have played with different solvents when I don't want to weld and acetone tends to make most plastics soft, sort of guey. Personally I would not use it on a OK faering or on paint. I would do the elbow grease option. Yes it will take the longest and be the most work, but better then the "Fuck, now its worse then it was!" option when trialling stuff.

[Owl]

Hey, I am no plastics expert. I have been welding some and repairing faerings for my own use, I have played with different solvents when I don't want to weld and acetone tends to make most plastics soft, sort of guey. Personally I would not use it on a OK faering or on paint. I would do the elbow grease option. Yes it will take the longest and be the most work, but better then the "Fuck, now its worse then it was!" option when trialling stuff.

Neither am I, nor with chemicals. A quick online check would suggest you’re right and acetone will dissolve ABS plastic, so please accept my humble apologies.
My side panel happens to be ABS, but I’d still like to test acetone on the paint, as I like doing things like that. Now, where to get some acetone?
I just realized there is another issue using my method on slofox’s bike. That issue being a Suzuki with possibly ultra thin paint that won’t allow any leeway. Bugger!

[dogsnbikes]

Try Blackflag..... Mum used it on my fingers when they got glued together bear in mind tho that it would remove rego stickers of car windscreens your decals should be ok as they should have a clear coat over them anyway

[fergie]

Blackflag? as in flyspray blackflag?

[NOWOOL]

Acetone melts plastic...

he's hit the nail on the head: the glue is now part of the fairing. Even the 'superglues' that don't do plastics still eat plastic.

sand and paint. sorry about that.

[Owl]

he's hit the nail on the head: the glue is now part of the fairing. Even the 'superglues' that don't do plastics still eat plastic.

sand and paint. sorry about that.

What shit advice! You seem to forget there is a painted surface between the glue and plastic. The glue certainly didn't become part of my ABS side-panel and I repaired it without painting.

I imagine slofox will still have a few good options to try before having to visit a paint shop!

[Owl]

Blackflag? as in flyspray blackflag?

I'm wanting to know this too. What a classic!

[Retch]

Perhaps you use black flag and a lighter to burn the two pieces together???

[slofox]

Rang Holdfast today - they were as much use as the proverbial...just said "no solvents - scrape it off"..huh. Their goddam glues don't work anyway...

[Crisis management]

Go to a bloody hobby shop!

You can buy super glue dissolvery stuff there, I've bought it, used it, it does exist...ok?

Try it on a spare or not obvious (internal) bit of fairing first to check for any reaction.

I'll leave you alone now......

[rocketman1]

Slofox Bugger aye.
Time will fix it.
Dropped some on the bonnet of the car once, I tried scraping it off, and took the paint off, so I stopped half way through the job and left it.
Would you believe about 9 months - 1 year later, it came half loose. like a scab & I just picked it off, the part underneath just polished up fine, I wish I had left the whole thing for the sun and nature to remove.
There is probably some remnants of polish on the bike fairing that may protect the paint to some degree.
I would just forget about it. you will only stuff it up touching it.
I would NOT put any chemicals / solvents near it, you will be replacing the whole fairing.