bigblockbanshee Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 I removed the goofy looking stickers from my plastics and they left these "shadow" marks. Not sure exactly what you'd call them but you can't scratch your fingernail over it and feel anything. It's almost as if it's pulled the shine off of the plastics themselves because I put some Scratch-X on the upper flat area of fender shown and it shined back up really nice aside from the marks left from the stickers. What can I do? P.S.- Sorry for the crappy pic, it was the best light I could get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydownunder Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 ghost flames !! i reckon it looks good haha. if you cant feel it, maybe the other part of the plastics is sunburnt and its left the template of the sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esterelbanshee Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 You might want to try a blow dryer or heat gun to put that right. Be careful if you use a heat gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECshee Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 ghost flames !! i reckon it looks good haha. if you cant feel it, maybe the other part of the plastics is sunburnt and its left the template of the sticker. x2...once i saw it, it looked like ghotd flames. kinda cool i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblockbanshee Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Lol hey I'm all for it except that the lower part toward the front of the fender looks like crap. Don't really know who or why they put such a goofy sticker kit on it but like I said if it were just flames I don't think I'd mind that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hnb Posted April 6, 2011 Report Share Posted April 6, 2011 Sun baked plastic -- sun faded --- happens to automotive paint also when you pull decals or striping off -- but paint can be sanded or buffed out unlike colered plastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Use some Soft Scrub with bleach. Rub it on straight like it was wax. Buff it in for a short while, then rinse. Keeps my white plastics looking mint for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vifferman Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 what applicator do you use, wet sponge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I just start with a dry towel and put the soft scrub on it like it was a thick liquid wax. Rub it in and around one side at a time then rise before it totally dries. (You could start with a test spot) Works GREAT for getting that light brown staining out of your white plastics after a muddy dirt or clay ride. Funny thing....after reading your question, I was pressure washing my machine and the water caught an edge on my factory rear stickers and they just flew off! LOL. I've got the same issue as you. Fresh shiny plastics burried under stickers, now along side older worn areas.....So we'll be doing the same project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblockbanshee Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 That's nice to know because I've definitely got some discolored spots from where the previous owner of the plastics had neglected them a bit. Who'd have thought that household products would work on stuff like this? First I was reading on R1-Forum tonight that people are using Pledge to polish up their bikes and now we have Soft Scrub being used on plastics. What's next, lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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