bike paint removal

[yarpap]

Ive an old honda 750 which i picked up,its been standing for ages and the paintwork on the tank and side panells is shall we say poor!! whats the best way of removing the paint (and decals) i thought nitromorse type gunk but the side panels are plastic
cheers
Dave

 

[pedrobedro]

Decals come off with warm air, hairdryer is hot enough and on the plastic just rub it down and paint over it.

 

[mike os]

decals may be paint at that age.. still sand off & paint...

 

[Chipper]

Could be decals but may be lacquered over, or stickers. Did a similar job on a couple of Fat Wings, just sanded them off, seemed to be decals not vinyl on those. Didn't try taking all the old paint off the plastic as it was a decent enough base, just blocked and epoxied over the top.

 

[yarpap]

I tried the warm air but it wont touch the decals,theres old lacquer slightly peeling on all of the paint,guess i will just sand it all back with wet and dry