stripping paint

i was wondering, if i got a paintjob horibly wrong, what "safe" method can i use to remove all the paint from it? (including paint within the crevices)

i know sanding works, but not for crevices, i was thinking some type of fluid, eg: bleach, turps, metho, etc...

can anybody give me advice? thanks a bunch

(also, if u could, advice on how to two tone a car, without losing too much detail, and how to mask properly "guna do an id 86")

CSC, Castrol Super Clean, my freind! u can get it Auto stores almost ne where. Also, brake fulid works. but, i used brake fluid 2 strip an old body, n it now has pits in it, yet on the other hand i have stripped other bodies w/o ne problems, so if ur usin brake fluid, i dunno how "safe" it is 4 plastics. *whatever u use 2 strip ur paint, ALWAYA wear gloves. THICK gloves* rubber kitchen gloves aughta do it.

Welcome to AF David.

Please read the Car Modelling FAQ, paint stripping is one of the subjects covered in the FAQ.

pits in ur body? what is that... and how do i do it? just pour over model, or i gota leave it in the fluid for a week or so?

and can i use that fluid again? to clean other models?

pits in ur body? what is that... and how do i do it? just pour over model, or i gota leave it in the fluid for a week or so?

and can i use that fluid again? to clean other models?

Yes unfortunately different plastics (even from the same kit) react slightly differently with brake fluid. I have had bumpers and spoilers strip fine and the actual body become slightly pitted after being imersed in brake fluid yet on other occassions it is the reverse.

Anyway to answer your other questions, you generally have to leave it imersed in the fluid for a day or two. I usually check it regularly (sometimes hourly) and give it a bit of a stir. At the end you need to do some light scrubbing (usually with an old toothbrush) to get the paint out of all of the cracks and crevices.

Finally you can usually reuse the old fluid a few times. Often the paint will eventually fall to the bottom, however brake fluid is also hydroscopic (it absorbs moisture) which means that it usually loses effectiveness after awhile.

CSC is the best one however though it is hard to get in Australia.

I hope that answers your questions.

yep, that answers them well, thanks a bunch (really helpful forums)

i just hope i don't screw up my paint job, but i most proly will as im a noob :(, oh well, thanks again for the help, appreciate it

(u did say csc won't pit at all right? csc is godlike no errors? and what is pit?)

"pits" r pits, literally. its almost like sum1 went n took a drill or dremel n just randomly drilled shallow pits all over the plastic. also, screwin up ur paint is kinda hard. just read the FAQ, PMan is an AWESOME painter n he did a tutorial on paintin

How do I strip paint off a plastic model? What is "CSC"? (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?postid=579007#post579007)

ahh ic, i just hope i can get a good result like that, tho mine proly wont shine...

I recently used brake fluid to strip a car(had to do it 3 times) and did not have any problems. I only let the brake fluid sit on the paint for about 5-10 minutes before scubbing with a toothbrush. This was the first time I ever tried brake fluid so maybe I got lucky.