# Can I soak plastic in hydrogen Peroxide? **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [March 10, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627 "2013-03-10T20:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/1 "2013-03-10T20:30:35Z")
Well, I found out the Hydrogen Peroxide works to remove paint. Does it affect plastic? (Grind Machine?) EDIT\*\* Can I soak plastic in HP? ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/2 "2013-03-10T20:32:22Z")
No, you should be good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/3 "2013-03-10T20:33:30Z")
> [@jhb8426](#): > > No, you should be good to go. Great! I got some off by hand but I can’t get in the crevasses and inside. And I tried rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, and the HP worked best and actually removed some paint! ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/4 "2013-03-10T20:39:10Z")
Wait, can I soak it in HP? ---
**Author:** ![Squaktopus13](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/squaktopus13/32/1325_2.png) [@Squaktopus13](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Squaktopus13)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/5 "2013-03-12T03:11:12Z")
With some intervals you should be fine but don’t get any on your hands it hurts like a ,well I don’t know maybe like dry ice. My pops got some one his foot and he said it burned. But yea it also works well with metal I used it to remove some paint from my longboard’s trucks. ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/6 "2013-03-12T03:51:19Z")
It (HP) really only burns on open cuts. It’s basically a disinfectant. ---
**Author:** ![kyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kyo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/7 "2013-03-12T16:41:32Z")
Hydrogen Peroxide does not burn you… it might sting a little bit on an open cut, but that’s about it. It is a disinfectant and has long been used even as mouthwash. (note: I don’t suggest it, it tastes horrible and needs to be mixed with water). The stuff you buy in stores is 3% I believe, which is totally harmless and in fact does work exceptionally well as a disinfectant on smaller cuts/scratches/etc. Current studies have suggested it’s actually a little too good at its job and kills off good bacteria as well, so it’s no longer the ‘recommended’ method, but it works. Now, if by chance you have 93% hydrogen peroxide, you might want to be a little more careful as it’s used as rocket fuel. I’m guessing you probably didn’t buy that at the local pharmacy though 🙂 (oh, and yea, it won’t hurt the plastic) Kyle ---
**Author:** ![Bcmaddog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bcmaddog/32/1170_2.png) [@Bcmaddog](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Bcmaddog)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/can-i-soak-plastic-in-hydrogen-peroxide/50627/8 "2013-03-13T00:11:16Z")
Okay thanks Eva One!