Easy 2 Step way to Strip Paint off....

[ShOrtyOC714]

Here is a easy way to strip paint off ur models, i dont know if this was used before but it worked great for me.

Step 1: Get some cotton swabs, and get some Nail Polish Remover
Step 2: Get some Remover on to the cotton, and swirl circles on the paint, and the paint will simply come right off.

Hope this helps some people.

[ChopinPorkChop]

i agree with this method, u no wat your car is looking like as your doing it, as in if u were using brake fluid, u wouldnt know if say the plastic was warping and such..

[ShOrtyOC714]

yeah.

[DSM-Mark]

Note: The key ingredient is most nail polish removers is acetone. All warnings for acetone will apply to this method. Also, acetone can be diluted with preferably distilled water.

[Sidewinder-03]

Yeah, that will work until you "rub" through the paint and melt the plastic underneath it. Most fingernail polishes are laquer based and the remover is formulated to remove those laquer based polishes, and we all know anything laquer based does not get along with styrene plastic. I would *strongly* advise against this technique as I have severely damaged a few really good models, but if you have figured out how to use it without wasting a top project, then more power to ya. I'm just speaking through 17 years of experience.

[freelunch]

Use Easy-Off oven cleaner. It works well if you spray it and let it sit for 3-4 hours before using a toothbrush to get rid of the paint. Also, I've let a Tamiya WRX sit in easy off for over a week with no bad effects.

[ShOrtyOC714]

Well cuz ur using different paint, i guess. But it works very well, the way im using it.

[daggerlee]

Maybe the brand of his nail polish remover is diluted enough as to not harm the plastic...If so, that's cool.

[Integra14]

Beware, it might be fine now, but wait , a nd your plastic will most likely be very weak, and mght break... its what happend with my corvette a while a go

[Sidewinder-03]

It doesn't matter what type of paint it is, that stuff WILL damage the plastic. Trust me on this. But if you're into making your own mistakes then go ahead, consider yourself warned.

[Sidewinder-03]

Here's a tip for ya, pour some of the remover into a container(something disposable), and then put a small piece of plastic from a kit (like the parts tree) in it and let it sit for a few mins.(5-10 should do well) and take it out. Now tell me, do you want that stuff on your models.

[ShOrtyOC714]

Its not like im dumping half of the bottle on to it. I only need a little to take off alot....

[Sidewinder-03]

You have been warned.

[Sidewinder-03]

I didn't either. I used the same tecnique as you, it's just that i did it a couple of years ago.

[DSM-Mark]

Originally posted by Shorty4859
Its not like im dumping half of the bottle on to it. I only need a little to take off alot....

I'm curious now... can you try this for us?

EDIT: Sorry, wrong quote. The part about the sprue in a glass of nail polish remover...