# Removing paint **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\ **Created:** [December 5, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532 "2010-12-05T15:14:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/1 "2010-12-05T15:14:27Z")
How can I get paint off a fhz ---
**Author:** ![brandoide1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/brandoide1/32/662_2.png) [@brandoide1](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/brandoide1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/2 "2010-12-05T15:17:40Z")
Maybe paint remover. And just a side question, why do you want to take the paint off anyway? ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/3 "2010-12-05T15:31:50Z")
I’m not sure what kind of plastic paint thinner won’t melt, but I wouldn’t use paint thinner, especially on plastic. Unless you can figure out if paint thinner will be safe on the type of plastic the FHZ is made out of, I wouldn’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/4 "2010-12-05T17:00:24Z")
> [@brandoide1](#): > > Maybe paint remover. And just a side question, why do you want to take the paint off anyway? Because it looks ugly and I want a clear fhz ---
**Author:** ![quinton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/quinton/32/376_2.png) [@quinton](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/quinton)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/5 "2010-12-05T17:19:27Z")
> [@yoyo jake](#): > > > [@brandoide1](#): > > > > Maybe paint remover. And just a side question, why do you want to take the paint off anyway? > > Because it looks ugly and I want a clear fhz And how o you think that makes it feel? ---
**Author:** ![yoyojamben](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyojamben/32/289780_2.png) [@yoyojamben](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyojamben)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/6 "2010-12-05T17:21:38Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > [@brandoide1](#): > > > > > > Maybe paint remover. And just a side question, why do you want to take the paint off anyway? > > > > Because it looks ugly and I want a clear fhz > > And how o you think that makes it feel? great about itself. because FHZ’s have minds of their own. ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/7 "2010-12-05T17:39:38Z")
> [@Q](#): > > > [@yoyo jake](#): > > > > > [@brandoide1](#): > > > > > > Maybe paint remover. And just a side question, why do you want to take the paint off anyway? > > > > Because it looks ugly and I want a clear fhz > > And how o you think that makes it feel? It knows I love it ---
**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:** [December 5, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/8 "2010-12-05T18:54:54Z")
It really depends on what it was painted with. Did you do it or someone else? Quite a few people paint w/water based acrylics, in which case soaking in soap and water should work. You can remove the logo from the caps w/brake fluid and a q-tip. Other than that if it’s an enamel or lacquer paint, best to leave it be. Most anything that removes those will affect the plastic. ---
**Author:** ![hubstack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/hubstack/32/7912_2.png) [@hubstack](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hubstack)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/9 "2010-12-05T19:00:25Z")
It was acrylic. I’ll try that but last time didn’t know what kind of paint it and I had to scrub really hard to get it off ---
**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:** [December 5, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/removing-paint/21532/10 "2010-12-05T21:22:02Z")
Use some dish detergent and let it soak over night. And yes, a bit of scrubbing is needed.