Paint stripper

I don't know if this has been posted before, but recently i read that it is hard to get enamel off car bodies unless you use a degreaser like Castrol Super Clean.

Another cleaner, which can be expensive, but totally safe, is "409." Let the car body soak for a few days to a week and the paint will peel off. If you have sanded in between each coat and sanded the body before painting, 409 may not work as well, as I am now experiencing.

Even using CSC can still require some elbow grease. I'm still having trouble getting all the primer back off my S2000.

It's taking forever. Every other day or so, I open the jar and scrub it, and a little more comes off, but it is stuck good!!

On the other hand, I went ahead and stripped the chrome off the wheels from my C/M NSX, so I tossed them in the same jar with the bathing S2000, and the chrome came off in about 4 hours.

409 was taking forever on the Mercedes 500sl and 500sl AMG that i was working on, so i went out and bought oven cleaner, which took the paint right off.

far more toxic to use than 409, but it got the job done quickly, which was nice. I have stripped things with 409 before and never really had a problem, but this time i did. It was even a brand new bottle of 409!

Jay - i read somewhere that primer does not usually come off with these kind of methods especially if its for auto paints. Something to do with 'self-etching', im not entirely sure?? Maybe thats why you struggle to remove it?

For removing enamel paint ive had succes with a stripper (paint that is!!) specifically for models called - thoughtfully enough - 'Modelstrip'. its a thick gooey paste that u slap on and leave over night, then it just rinses off with no effort taking the paint with it.

Ive also had success removing auto paint but only on a model where the paint had been applied a day or so before and had not yet cured. To a similar model where the auto paint had been on for years the paint would not budge but it did cause it to bubble. For this model i removed the offending paint with brake fluid which it did with ease after an overnight submerge in the stuff.

For Modelstrip i got mine from model shops in the UK but it does seem hard to find. As far as i am aware its still produced so have a search on the net for mail order. Alternativly the brake fluid option might be the way to go.

Originally posted by flyonthewall
...ive had succes with a stripper...http://forums.off-topic.net/images/smilies/naughty.gifOriginally posted by flyonthewall
Jay - i read somewhere that primer does not usually come off with these kind of methods especially if its for auto paints. Something to do with 'self-etching', im not entirely sure?? Maybe thats why you struggle to remove it?Sounds like it. But it is coming off slowly, and the plastic underneath is smooth as ever...

Bonediggers Styrene Archaeology (http://www.bonediggers.com)
is an online modelers E-zine and in the archives on the site there is an indepth look at strippers (not the kind with G-Strings)
Mike

Originally posted by modelfan1
Bonediggers Styrene Archaeology (http://www.bonediggers.com)
is an online modelers E-zine and in the archives on the site there is an indepth look at strippers (not the kind with G-Strings)
Mike Thanks; I was just looking for that. :)

And have I told you lately that I love your sig? http://forums.off-topic.net/images/smilies/naughty.gif

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:devil: I do that just for you Jay