Japanease readers! Please,read here,I need help!

[rod_k2]

Hey pepole!!!
I was looking around,and some doubts came upon me. I live in japan,so i have some little questions (sorry,i'm a gaijin,I dont speak nihongo.)
Do we have styrene in japan? I wanna mod my kits,but i dont know if they have styrene around here! I really need some! Shoud I search it in the hobby shop? Thanks!
And...Castrol Makes CSC around here??? I need CSC to strip some paint....Does anybody know?? Or something cheap that can be used in its place,that is not DOT2? (because DOT2 is expensive where i live.)
Thanks a lot!

[cyberkid]

Okay, I'm not from Japan, but I'm using common sense when answering this.
1st. You should have styrene since Japan is the homeland of many model manifacturers.
So, yes. You should go to your LHS and will most likely find some.
2nd. I'm guessing you mean brake fluid when you say DOT2, then I would suggest alchohol
or oven cleaner (Note: Oven Cleaner doesn't work that well for me.). If you mean DOT2
when ya say it.. then I would suggest you find DOT3 or DOT4.
Under personal preference I would say DOT4. Haven't been able to find CSC here in TW yet.

HTH, Steve

[rod_k2]

alcohol? Yes...But wich kind of alcohol? and,if possible..where can i find it?
Does it strip paint like brake fluid? Thanks alot!

[MPWR]

Medicinal alcohol. Isopropyl is a favorite, but also try denatured. The higher the concentration, the better- use 99% if you can find it. It can frequently be had in grocery stores/drug stores/chemists in the US and Europe- I didn't look for it last time I was in Japan.

It will easily strip laquers and acrylics, and may work on enamels, too. Much safer than brake fluid.

Often, automotive cleaners/degreasers work well (this is what CSC is). Look for biodegradable cleaners. Some other brands it is sold as are Purple Power and Simple green- but I have no idea what it would be sold as in Japan. i suspect that orange smelling household cleaner stuff would work, too, but I haven't tried it.

[nugundam93]

try evergreen styrene. i've been seeing them on japanese model magazines.

[hirofkd]

Originally Posted by rod_k2

alcohol? Yess...But wich kind of alchohol? and,if bossible..where can i find it?

Matsumoto Kiyoshi, maybe? (Now that's hardcore)
But some Japanese motorsports fans might know what I'm talking about.
http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/race/gt_01/s01_gt5_2.html

Or, you can try Mr. Thinner, because it's cheap over there.

As for styrene, Tamiya has been making them for decades, and all major hobby stores should have them. IIRC A4 size white sheet is available in 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.2 mm thick, and clear in 0.3, 0.5 and 1.0 mm. They also have paper thin styrenes, but they aren't so common. Styrene rods come in 2.0, 3.0 and 5.0 mm diameter (or the size of the sides for rectangular rods), and 30 cm long.

Also Evergreen's styrene products have been imported by Kyosho, and again they're not hard to find.

Now that's when you live in urban area. Depending on where you live, you might have to use online stores instead.

[rod_k2]

mmm...MR thinner?? It strips paint????

Automotive cleaner...Biodegradable...Thanks! I will search that...and Styrene too! Thanks alot!
But i will try mr thinner...Should i dip the car in that,just like CSC?

Oh dang...I'm a giant and large NOOB! hehehe,but we have pepole that help the poor ones...lol!

Thanks alot guys!

[cyberkid]

Originally Posted by rod_k2

mmm...MR thinner?? It strips paint????
But i will try mr thinner...Should i dip the car in that,just like CSC?

Erm, I would test a piece of sprue in Mr Thinner if you are going to soak it...I would recomend wiping the paint off with thinner and a rag (keep the thinner on the car for as short a time as possible).Or you can AB the thinner at a high psi, that kinda strips the paint as well (fast too).

Originally Posted by rod_k2

Oh dang...I'm a giant and large NOOB! hehehe,but we have pepole that help the poor ones...lol!

We all were at some time! AF if here to help all us noobs learn