[BassBlaster]

Sam mentioned in his thread that a PO had painted the plastics on one of his Cyclops tractors. My 1864 has also been painted. Id love to strip the paint and polish the plastic. Now Im researching how to remove enamel paint from plastic. Anyone know what kind of plastic Cub used?

I came across a plastic model forum and was looking around on there. There are guys who actually take apart and restore old models that are not available anymore. I read many suggestions for paint removal. They use everything from brake fluid to oven cleaner to a mixture of caustic soda and water. One guy posted pics of a model soaked in a caustic soda bath and the plastic looked perfect. I guess plastic models are made of styrene. The brake fluid sounds plausible too considering its stored in a plastic bottle and most brake reservoirs are plastic. I havnt a clue what kind of plastic though.

Mods, didn't know if I should post this here being its a Cyclops question or in the restoration area.