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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 02:01 AM
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How do you remove stress marks out of blue raptor plastic? I did a search but no real answers, the stress marks are a light blue/white colour. I heard of heat guns or hair dryers doing the trick, anyone know how to get rid of them?Thanks
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 02:06 AM
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The Yam. blue plastics is the world's worst at doing this I think, I think it's a sure marketing technique to sell new fenders, put some white ones on it and it won't show up and probably look better too.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 02:21 AM
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I also heard that hair driers and heat guns work, but I have not tried it.
It is worth a shot.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 02:30 AM
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Hair driers work well.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 03:01 AM
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Any tips for a good resut in removing the marks or any other reccomendations? Has anyone tryed these two methods and actually had the marks gone?[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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I used a torch with a little starter button. Dont leave it on there long about 1 second it takes some of the marks away i will try and use the hair dryer and see how that works.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 12:19 PM
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Put a sticker over it.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 01:11 PM
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I use a torch as well....Just be careful around the tank!!!!
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 01:40 PM
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I used a heat gun on my kids blue blaster trying to get out some of the scratches. What it does is dull the finish after it cools back down. I would say to attack the stress marks with heat but from underneath the fender.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2003 | 05:24 PM
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thats a racing stripe...not a stress mark
 
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