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Title: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: ED209 on May 31, 2020, 09:06 PM: Just bought a seat of ebay that looks black but i suspect its blue

any easy ways to remove black paint from a blue seat that DOESN'T involve sanding? :angel:
Title: Re: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: Bigfrawg on June 01, 2020, 05:25 AM: Fire
Title: Re: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: ED209 on June 01, 2020, 02:03 PM: Nailed it Mike
It was a BMX question so I knew it wouldn't attract attention
;)
Title: Re: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: griff on June 01, 2020, 02:31 PM: This may seem like a daft question, but would paint stripper work? Or is there something in Synstrip that would damage plastic?
Title: Re: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: deeman on June 01, 2020, 04:26 PM: Cellulose thinners......
Title: Re: Removing paint from a plastic seat
Post by: Avro on June 01, 2020, 10:45 PM: I would go thinners but quickly. Wash it off frequently, and reapply, wash it off. Cotton buds to tease it off. It can take a long time, do it over a few days, weeks, a little at a time. A lot of what I do is like this, I am super careful, especially with old plastics. You may want to try alternative solvents, sometimes carburettor cleaner works better or may be acetone; just don't let any thinner or stripper sit too long, better often and rinse and take your time.