Plastic Prep and Cleaning

[berky]

What do you guys use to prep plastic before painting or using vinyl dye?

I've just been using rubbing alcohol, but was wondering if there was something better?

thanks

 

[deft touch]

degrease, sand with 320, tack cloth dust off

 

[berky]

what do you use to degrease though? i'm going to use vinyl dye, so i won't be sanding it.

 

[deft touch]

I use grease lightening. you can also just use some dish soap and rub it around then rinse it off.

 

[Carpecerevisi]

Simple Green is the stuff I use. Cheap and has a ton of other uses. Plus it doesn't stink

 

[Michael Daly]

Just don't use the version of Simple Green that contains abrasives.

Any soap will degrease. Dish soap will do heavy grease - just put it on without water and rub it in before washing it.

Remember that soap is not the same as detergent. You want soap.