Need to refurb gauge housing

[Guest]

I need to redo the instrument housing for my 80 GS1000G.

Unfortunately someone who had the bike before me decided it would be a good idea to spray certain parts of the bike with rattle can paint, the instruments being one of them.

70% alcohol and a q-tip is taking the splatter off the dummy light areas, but there is a thick coat of textured paint on the top of the housing and a coat of regular paint on the back chrome panel.

I think I am going to try to get the paint off with brake fluid, and if that doesn't work I will sand and re-paint it.

Any thoughts?

[BluePlateSpecial]

Searched a little more and decided to try Super Clean degreaser first. I am having to soak and scrub it multiple times but the thick, hard paint is coming off and the plastic is in good shape underneath.

There is a special place in hell for the person who rattle canned the perfectly good parts on this bike. I will probably have a good 20+ hours of scrubbing and polishing the paint off when all is said and done, and it would have been more had I not swapped out a few parts from my parts bike.

[chuck hahn]

Brake fluid will work. I "tried" to rattle can a fork trim for my skunk once and it didn't go so well. I used brake fluid and rags. Then a few rounds of Dawn dish soap. Sent it to Larry ( Nvr2old ) since he already had the tank and side covers.