an addition/revision to the VMX article on plastic tank resto

[LWC82PE]

im starting to tackle one of my PE tanks and i can tell you that original stickers on this T model tank were still intact on the tank and bloody damn hard to remove so the PE stickers must of been good. they had a couple bubbles but certainly they have never just fallen off like some stickers do. since the stickers have been on all these years there is the original yellow underneath and staining around the outside. the thing is with this PE tank its is so thin and i cant scrape heaps off so im gonna still have the satining. i plan to put the same T model stickers back on in the same position so then you dont see the differenence in colours. This was the tank that had a dent in the top that i got out. This is not a fun job and its tiring restoring a plastic tank but i have about 8 tanks to get to some time. oh what joy not!

[DJRacing]

I have often wondered if the original stickers on a tank arent more like transfers than stickers?? a bit like tranfers on plastic models that have to be soaked in water and then put on the tank. That could be why the original stickers last the longest, the glue used on them could be more water based than solvent.

[Oldrodder]

I have recently tried a product they call "PLASTIC RENEW" I purchased it from http://www.atcheaven.com/index.htm
I have been using it on my son's XR that he bought, by first scraping off all the old dried plastic, then sanding all the way down to 1200 grit wet and dry and then applying this product the plastics come up looking great.
Very happy with the results.
I should have taken some before and afters but didn't.