Painted Plastic?
- Thread starter Lunker
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alloutdetailing
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Jusr remember whatever you do! Plastic does not receive heat all that well. So whenever you buff it out don't be to aggressive.
Accumulator
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Right, the plastic doesn't absorb the heat so the *paint* gets hot and sometimes that can cause problems. People have even had it "twist" right off the plastic!
But, that said, I've never had any problems like that and I even use rotaries on plastic parts. Just try to be gentle, at least at first, and don't ramp things up quite as aggressively as you would on metal panels.
Oh, and Welcome to Autopia, Lunker!
But, that said, I've never had any problems like that and I even use rotaries on plastic parts. Just try to be gentle, at least at first, and don't ramp things up quite as aggressively as you would on metal panels.
Oh, and Welcome to Autopia, Lunker!
MarcHarris
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^ +1.
Make sure to keep moving on anything plastic. As long as you're careful you should be ok. The main issue is that anything metal will heat up and dissipate heat at a different rate than non-metal surfaces, so you must treat certain pieces a little different. One way to combat this is to do multiple quicker passes over plastic rather than a thorough pass.
Make sure to keep moving on anything plastic. As long as you're careful you should be ok. The main issue is that anything metal will heat up and dissipate heat at a different rate than non-metal surfaces, so you must treat certain pieces a little different. One way to combat this is to do multiple quicker passes over plastic rather than a thorough pass.