need a lil help removing paint after 3 things didnt do it

[chato de shamrock]

Here's what happened so far:

I pulled the chassis part of the model out of the alcohol and started scrubbing with a hard bristled brush (seen behind the model.) It sort of worked but as I scrubbed I noticed the putty was peeling off. Some of it did come out, some peeled off and remained loose, and some stayed onto the model. Im not sure if it was the brush or me leaving the model soaking in the alcohol for too long a time. The red circled areas were where the putty either came off or got loose. Im going to have to do it over again. What the h*ll, I dont care anymore. I just want to get back to painting this model as soon as possible. Here's a picture of the chassis painted and after I scrubbed on it with the brush.




I ended up rubbing this piece of metal against the chassis and a lot of the paint came off without damaging the plastic one bit. Im going to keep using it.

The color is nice but this was what I was actually going for:


Pardon the poor quality of the pictures. They were taken with the only camera I own, my cellphone.

[cyberkid]

If its the big brush behind your model in the second pic, I was say the bristles are too stiff. Another possibility is that you are scrubbing too hard. I noticed that in the same pic, the putty is falling off on the corners. This could be due to 3 factors: 1. The putty's hold was desolved by the alcohol. 2.The putty didn't bite into the styrene enough. 3.You were using too stiff a brush or you were scrubbing too hard.

Could you post a pic showing the peice of metal?

[chato de shamrock]

I think it's your first and third theory's cyberkid. I left the model in the alcohol for almost 2 days straight, and the trunk and hood are still in the alcohol right this moment. Then the stiff bristles pulled the putty off.