Removing Paint

[fitzguttentite]

Hi lads

any ideal on removing original paint from a shell ?

whats the best way to go about it ?

any advice greatly appreciated

thanks

fitz

[Warbonnet]

I use halfords brake fluid myself. Put it in a bath of it for 24 hours or so, then scrub off with an old toothbrush.

[Robert Davies]

As Fran says, brake fluid, ordinary DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid - Don't use any of the fancy Citroen stuff!

 

Usual disclaimer - your experience may differ from mine etc etc... Try a bit on an unseen part of the shell first....

 

I've not had any disasters yet

 

-Rob

[fitzguttentite]

Thanks lads

off to halfords in the morning

[Sentinel281]

Hello,

 

brake fluid indeed works quite well, but be cautious: Don't put it in too long; a friend of mine put some cases in for a week or so, after that they litteraly fell apart.

 

Cheers

 

Gerhard.

[Portoman]

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Edited December 10, 2012 by Portoman

[Portoman]

Would paint stripper be too severe or less ,rather than use brake fluid?

[Warbonnet]

Would paint stripper be too severe or less ' date='rather than use brake fluid?[/quote']

 

I've used Phoenix precision superstrip and it melted an Athearn cab and nose on me, literally turned them into mush. It has also scarred plastic that I've seen before. I get better results with brake fluid, but that's just me. Usual disclaimer etc. I wouldn't leave it longer than 24 hours though.

[fitzguttentite]

earlier comment noted trust is a good thing i trust in brake fluid

can get cheap brake fluid off yer man down the road i trust him too:banana:

Edited December 10, 2012 by fitzguttentite

[David]

i've used dettol mixed 50/50 with water. It worked well and i left a model in it for a few days and it was fine.

[Barl]

I would recommend brake fluid also. I tried it out on an Airfix/Dapol MK2d coach which had 3 coats of automotive spray paint on it (primer, orange and lacquer) and I left it soaking for over a week. After this the paint literally just slid off in one piece with no damage to the plastic. From reading online about it it seems DOT3 has been replaced by DOT4 but I assume they do the same job?

 

As regards paint stripper, stay away from Nitromors, it melts plastic straight away as I found out

[fitzguttentite]

Brake fluid does the job just fine but i heard a whisper that oven cleaner is also excellent ?

[Robert Davies]

A few trials and tribulations here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/33168-paint-stripping-a-plastic-body/

 

But the short answer still seems to be the brake fluid.

 

-Rob

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

I've tried everything and the only one that removes everything safely is the brake fluid.

[Turkey]

I have had some very good results with Fairy power spray, seems less harmful then brake fluid...

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

seems less harmful then brake fluid...

 

 

Brake fluid does no harm to the model probably more chemicals in your spray