Surprising, almost all of these products will ruin your dirt bike plastics. Watch the video to find out which one worked best at removing sticker goo with the least amount of damage to the plastic.
I usually use 90% rubbing alcohol to remove adhesives. And if needed, use the buffing wheel dry to bring back the high gloss by heating the surface slightly via friction. This is about the only way to modify the soft plastic surface for high gloss.
I've been hesitant to use acetone as it can be quite strong but you have proven it to be quite effective. Great news! I usually use Kerosene for cleaning most area's on my bike. Works well! A tip for getting the dull, white haze out of plastics especially on black one's is to use a product from Autosol called Acrylic Polish. It's mostly used to get scratches out of headlights but works great on any plastics affected by white hazing. Give it a try!
Gotta be nuts to use acetone or paint thinner. Great way to discolor/damage abs plastics in.my opinion. Use blow dryer, NOT heat gun to pull decals off. Been there, used many products.
DO NOT USE ACETONE. I damaged my Honda 125r fairings badly from using acetone. Minor scratches in the plastic allow exposure to acetone to boil up and look like a bunch of cracks in the plastic. It basically dissolved the plastics :(
Wouldn't using a heat gun while removing stickers, keep more of the glue on the sticker instead of the plastic? That's been my findings anyway. I've never removed stickers without heating them as I pull.
a plastic fender is most likely molded so there would be no surface finish, i dont think theres a way to really bring that back unless its remade. you can polish but your essentially making microscratches and trying to blend them. Since there is no scratches to begin with and you will always see them new will always look shiny and buffed will be dull. No clear coat or paint to work with like on auto paint ps. why did it have to be the new 2017 plastics hurt a bit to watch u ruin $300 and as a car detailer ill be trying what we use at work might be a good idea to sell it to mx folks if its better than axetone cuz i use that at work as well
Since I don't know what every part on your bike is made of, I can't answer this question with certainty. However, I've used it on many parts with no problems. I wouldn't use it to clean plastics right before putting new graphics on though because it seems to leave an oily film that may make the graphics difficult to stick.
