Lesson Learnt....

[pirata12]

Automotive Paint stripper is not a short cut. Unless you are part of a modelling crime family and want your kit (in this case the Eunos Roadster) to disappear.
I thought I'd be clever and speed things up by dunking the model in the stripper overnight.
Its vanished!!

[wouter1981]

Next time, perhaps you can try to use one of those;

http://www.wagnerspraytech.com/porta...43297,747.html

[pirata12]

Looks good! Thanks! I may consider that when I get a bigger place.
I'll probably do the brake fluid next time. I was just too lazy to do it.

[wouter1981]

I always use 95% Isopropanol. Every drugstore has it. And it removes almost any type of paint without damaging or softening the plastic. I've soaked the wheels of my caterham in it for over a year and there"s absolutly no damage.

[lotus123]

Originally Posted by wouter1981

I've soaked the wheels of my caterham in it for over a year and there"s absolutly no damage.

Sounds like it doesn't work too well - sure it's not water? LOL

Graham

[wouter1981]

Originally Posted by lotus123

Sounds like it doesn't work too well - sure it's not water? LOL

Graham

haha, no it's not water, but the paint is off ;-)

[Adam Baker]

Brake Fluid & Castrol Super Clean work very good for stripping paint. However, brake fluid, if left in it long enough, will cause the plastic to go soft & distort. I lost a race car body to that once. But it had been in for probably 2 month.

[janositamas]

Yes, brake fluid works very well but be careful with it: it makes the plastic soften after a longer time, I lost the roof of a Gallardo once, but worse happened to my Lexus LS600hL kit: front of the car broke into 1 cm pieces (but the paint came off ), so watch out for how long you dip your kit into brake fluid!

[Didymus]

Originally Posted by janositamas

Yes, brake fluid works very well but be careful with it: it makes the plastic soften after a longer time, I lost the roof of a Gallardo once, but worse happened to my Lexus LS600hL kit: front of the car broke into 1 cm pieces (but the paint came off ), so watch out for how long you dip your kit into brake fluid!

It will do the same to resin. And it will do the same to you if you dip your "kit" into it!

Ddms