Paint removal off plastic?

[Fiddy40]

Any idea or know hows on stripping paint from plastic fairings?

[AllanB]

Sand it off. If the paint is in good condition and you are just changing colour you only need to sand the existing paint to a point where you have a good clean base for the new primer etc to adhere to.

[haydes55]

If you just want to go back to bare plastic try some chemical strippers. That would save having scuffed plastics from sanding. Paint thinners or methylated spirits or something.

[AllanB]

Chemical strippers on plastics can eat the plastic. Best try a test piece first if you go down that path.

[hayd3n]

theres no real reason to remove all the paint,
almost all paint strippers will damage the abs plastic

[Fiddy40]

Yea I guessed as much, I read a forum post from some years ago and wondered if it had been invented yet, reckon if I came up with it I would be worth a bit more than I am now.........will certainly sand back.

[Oblivion]

When we did the side panels for the GPz my Dad and I sandblasted it, and I went over the top of that with some 600 grit to smooth it out. This was after I had spent 5 hours and had only broken through 2 of the 8 layers of paint. After that, we managed to get both of them done and ready for primer the next afternoon

[scumdog]

If you just want to go back to bare plastic try some chemical strippers. That would save having scuffed plastics from sanding. Paint thinners or methylated spirits or something.

It takes a bit of time but brake fluid gets paint off plastic and rubber etc without affecting it.

[neels]

Isopropyl alcohol can be good for removing paint without damaging plastic, used it to remove a really bad paint job from the fairings on my sons bike.

[Owl]

will certainly sand back.

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