Paint stripper

[BVC500]

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.

[Jay!]

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.

[BVC500]

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!

[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?

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.

[Jay!]

Originally posted by flyonthewall
...ive had succes with a stripper...

Originally 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...

[modelfan1]

Bonediggers Styrene Archaeology
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

[Jay!]

Originally posted by modelfan1
Bonediggers Styrene Archaeology
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?

[modelfan1]

And have I told you lately that I love your sig?





I do that just for you Jay