Cleaning a canopy

[helijohn]

My used Rappy 30 came with a plain white canopy and a few scuffs so I went very silly and bought one of these for it.
I know I know, what a waste of pocket money.

Raptor 30 50 TITAN V2 CANOPY DECALS HI VIZ POLICE NEW!! | eBay

I won't be sticking it on, I have someone lined up for that but I want to clean the canopy first and have the usual suspects for that like petrol, paraffin, white spirit, meth amp.................er spirits, and cellulose thinners. Do we have any suggestions for the best results?

[collective itch]

I used to use fairy liquid on my rc car body's. They were polycarbonate though. Fairy liquid worked great on those though, paint stuck really well.

[psychosaffa]

id use some acetone. dont soak it or it may eat the plastic.

[helijohn]

id use some acetone. dont soak it or it may eat the plastic.

Nail polish remover, I have some of that. I was a bit dubious though in case, as you say, I overdid it.

[psychosaffa]

Nail polish remover, I have some of that. I was a bit dubious though in case, as you say, I overdid it.

nowadays nail polish remover dosent contain acetone, unless you buy it from poundland i guess.

[dillwhacker]

I'd use IPA. Iso Propyl Alcohol, and water mixed 50/50.
Acetone softens a lot of plastics, and nail polish remover contains greasy stuff to moisten your skin.
Some grub will not dissolve in IPA but will in water or a mix.
HTH

[helijohn]

I'd use IPA. Iso Propyl Alcohol, and water mixed 50/50.

Unfortunately I don't have any of that.

[Baldie]

nowadays nail polish remover dosent contain acetone, unless you buy it from poundland i guess.

And it has "Conditioners" in it so may leave a residue

[helijohn]

It's surprising how much nitro sticks.

[dillwhacker]

Well, in the good old days you could get it from your your local chemist, but now I think you can get an aerosol from RS components , Farnell etc.
It's good stuff for dissolving slime without attacking plastics.
HTH
T

[helijohn]

Well, in the good old days you could get it from your your local chemist, but now I think you can get an aerosol from RS components , Farnell etc.
It's good stuff for dissolving slime without attacking plastics.
HTH
T

I do have CD clene which might be IPA based.

[swale]

Wow a lot of harsh unecessary chemicals being recommended....fairy works very well as its a degreaser but must be dried with a clean cloth or something....if there are left over residues ie sticker glue use some auto panel wipe its tends motto melt anything but can remove glues easily whilst doing a perfect job of removing and grease etc its used in the body shop industry and is generally available at most motor discount stores.

[muscleflex]

I'd use IPA. Iso Propyl Alcohol, and water mixed 50/50.
Acetone softens a lot of plastics, and nail polish remover contains greasy stuff to moisten your skin.
Some grub will not dissolve in IPA but will in water or a mix.
HTH

where can you get isopropyl alcohol? i have been looking for years!


edit: ahhh! found it on trusty ebay! been looking for years as i used to use them when i used to live in the States and they were easy to get hold of over there but no one's heard of 'rubbing alcohol' over here

[helijohn]

where can you get isopropyl alcohol? i have been looking for years!


edit: ahhh! found it on trusty ebay! been looking for years as i used to use them when i used to live in the States and they were easy to get hold of over there but no one's heard of 'rubbing alcohol' over here

What did you go for?? Was it cheaper or better than this??

100ml bottle isopropanol Alcohol 99% inc free posting Isopropyl liquid cleaner | eBay

[Nick B]

Nail polish remover, I have some of that.

Intresting statement

Super glue kicker works well.