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| Subject: | Re: When the strip paint? |  |
| Date: | Aug 14, 2002 |
| From: | Steve Frost | |
A lot depends on how long the paint's been curing and what medium the
paint is (acrylic, oil, etc.) In the U.S. an adhesive removal liquid
sold as "Goo Gone" Works well for me to remove acrylic paint on plastic
if it's only been an hour or two. Haven't used it on resin or PE. If
it's been an hour or two, things like window cleaner work for me as
well. The longer the paint cures though, the harder it becomes to clean
off. Oven Cleaner called Easy-Off here in the U.S. works great, but I've
heard it eats up PE. I don't use much PE or resin yet, so the Oven
Cleaner works best for older paint removal for me. YMMV, though...
HTH,
Steve
Peter Ong wrote:
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> I painted a resin and plastic model the wrong shade.
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> Now I'm wondering if I should respray over the paint with an airbrush or
> strip it clean.
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> I used Testor's Flat Black as a primer and then sprayed the wrong color
> which landed in a rough "orange peel" texture.
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> Other modelers say use Castrol Super Clean for the plastic and Westley's
> Tire Cleaner for the resin. However, I have a resin piece that has diecast
> metal, plastic, and resin. Would any of these solutions eat my materials?
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> I even read that vegetable oil works well as a stripper.
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> Any advice appreciated.
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> Thanks,
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> Peter |
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