How to remove paint from my yak? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

sdfishbagger · 04-14-2012, 10:24 PM

Today my roommate was painting his car models near my yak. You can imagine what happened next. Well, he dropped some bright yellow model paint all over the front hatch of my hobie revo... Then i noticed some over spray from him spray painting...

I have forgave him as long as he promises to help me clean it up...

So what is the best way to remove it without damaging the plastic kayak? What solutions work without melting or turning the plastic into goop? Thanks

JeffB · 04-14-2012, 10:28 PM

I was repainting some of my jig heads with my wife's finger nail polish one time and got blue and black paint all over my kayak and use nail polish remover and scrapped it off. It did not hurt the plastic, just a couple scratch marks that I was fine with

ODOGFISH · 04-15-2012, 01:43 PM

you can also try WD-40 and a scouring sponge ... the soft kind

maui jim · 04-15-2012, 01:50 PM

Cover it with somefish blood

sdfishbagger · 04-15-2012, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by maui jim

Cover it with somefish blood

went out to La Jolla today to try that idea out....unfortunately there was no fish that wanted to donate blood for this =P

Halol · 04-15-2012, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffB

I was repainting some of my jig heads with my wife's finger nail polish one time and got blue and black paint all over my kayak and use nail polish remover and scrapped it off. It did not hurt the plastic, just a couple scratch marks that I was fine with

Are you telling me i bought a yak that had nail polish dripped on it? LOL How goes it Jeff?

Iceman · 04-15-2012, 10:02 PM

acetone

04-14-2012, 10:24 PM	#1
sdfishbagger Junior Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 23	How to remove paint from my yak? Today my roommate was painting his car models near my yak. You can imagine what happened next. Well, he dropped some bright yellow model paint all over the front hatch of my hobie revo... Then i noticed some over spray from him spray painting... I have forgave him as long as he promises to help me clean it up... So what is the best way to remove it without damaging the plastic kayak? What solutions work without melting or turning the plastic into goop? Thanks

04-14-2012, 10:28 PM	#2
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	I was repainting some of my jig heads with my wife's finger nail polish one time and got blue and black paint all over my kayak and use nail polish remover and scrapped it off. It did not hurt the plastic, just a couple scratch marks that I was fine with __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

04-15-2012, 01:43 PM	#3
ODOGFISH Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: HAVANA , CUBA Posts: 64	you can also try WD-40 and a scouring sponge ... the soft kind __________________ Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it Oscar

04-15-2012, 01:50 PM	#4
maui jim Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 789	Cover it with somefish blood __________________

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