PO painted Stihl plastics. How to remove paint?

[irhunter]

My new MS441 had its plastics painted, inside and out, by some PO. Paint type is unknown... Looks like semi-gloss, no brush marks.

Anyone have experience removing a paint job from Stihl plastics?

Roy

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Are you sure its paint and not dye?

 

[trains]

I got an old plastic measuring spoon, broke a piece off the end to give a sharp edge, and slowly scraped off paint, worked well, but took ages.
Previous owner had painted all his stuff purple as he had a heap of stuff stolen in his shed, so made sure what was in it was easily identifyable.

 

[irhunter]

Are you sure its paint and not dye?

No. I will check.

I got an old plastic measuring spoon, broke a piece off the end to give a sharp edge, and slowly scraped off paint, worked well, but took ages.
Previous owner had painted all his stuff purple as he had a heap of stuff stolen in his shed, so made sure what was in it was easily identifyable.

Copy. Hope to avoid "takes ages."

Roy

 

[irhunter]

Are you sure its paint and not dye?

It is paint.

It is going to be easier to get rid of it on the underside...maybe due to the heat of the saw running. It is quite firmly attached on the outside.

Roy

 

[pioneerguy600]

Brake fluid, the stuff one puts into the master cylinder.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I’d try some diesel on a rag.

 

[irhunter]

Step 1. Soaking in Diesel overnight. Will report back.

 

[HarleyT]

What is a "PO"?

 

[pioneerguy600]

What is a "PO"?

Previous owner.

 

[Lightning Performance]

Step 1. Soaking in Diesel overnight. Will report back.

Odorless mineral spirits didn't hurt the plastics I soaked for a week. Sun had already done the damage to them. Good way to prep for dye.

 

[Lightning Performance]

Brake fluid, the stuff one puts into the master cylinder.

That does strip paint fairly well and makes sure nothing will ever stick to it again.

 

[pioneerguy600]

That does strip paint fairly well and makes sure nothing will ever stick to it again.

Win, win.

 

[pioneerguy600]

I had this dirty fella given to me a few years ago, disgusting black spray paint job,

 

[pioneerguy600]

It cleaned up rather well,

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Win, win.

And any left overs can be tipped on the car hood of any neighbours you are currently feuding with!

 

[pioneerguy600]

And any left overs can be tipped on the car hood of any neighbours you are currently feuding with!

Could I ever tell a story about that!

 

[Bob Hedgecutter]

Could I ever tell a story about that!

Me too!

 

[psc1947]

Just a comment here not a proposed solution but I have removed some paints by spray painting with canned stuff then wiping off before it gets tacky.
Maybe the solvent in the spray attacked the dried pain. Don't remember anything about the pant involved just a thing that has happened a couple of times.

 

[Woodslasher]

Acetone and 0000 steel wool maybe?