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Post by Grandpabeast on Aug 18, 2013 14:16:44 GMT -7
With the unfortunate melt down of Paperbackmans merc body I felt we needed to talk about "Strippers" not the pole kind the paint kind !!!
He had submerged it in paint thinner and it destroyed the body. Well i have used everything from brake fluid to easy off oven cleaner. I am here to tell you get rid of them all!!!
I have found something that is safe, cheap and easily accessible. It is called " LA's Totally Awesome" it is an all purpose concentrated cleaner/degreaser/spot remover. I was using it to get oil and grease out of my work cloths. I buy it at the "Dollar Store" a 20oz bottle is .99 cents and I use it for everything.
When it comes to models I use it at full strength, straight from the bottle. I have a tupperware box that is about 4 x 7 x 4 with a seal tight lid. I fill it with LAs and use it as a dip tank. I have a small mesh basket that I put small parts in and just dunk them. keep the lid sealed and it will last a long time. I have stripped several heavily painted models in the same tank of LAs. And its fast two hours maybe.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 18:58:50 GMT -7
 Example haha...so much work for nothing -_- |
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Post by Grandpabeast on Aug 18, 2013 20:06:01 GMT -7
Wow...looks like a traffic accident ! Do you know what kit the bodies from, I may have just a body !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 20:09:35 GMT -7
Honestly I have so many merc parts but no body's any 48-49 merc will work but the kit I can't remember off the top of my head.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 20:11:22 GMT -7
I remember this one. It's the amt 49 Merc
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2013 20:12:12 GMT -7
Ya that's it! Thanks.
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Post by Grandpabeast on Aug 19, 2013 12:37:22 GMT -7
Well I will look and see what i have
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Post by CustomMuscle on Aug 19, 2013 12:41:51 GMT -7
Ouch maybe could use as a wrecked dio build, but THANKS BEAST FOR GREAAT TIP
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Post by Grandpabeast on Aug 19, 2013 13:51:32 GMT -7
Ok Paperbackman , i have a 49 Merc body, hood, trunk lid and new glass. If it will help you its yours. PM me your address and I will send it to you to get you back on the road !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 13:45:38 GMT -7
"Grandpabeast".......NOT meaning to hijack your thread, but wanted to add something here. I have had REALLY good luck with "Castrol Super Clean". I was ( & am ) really surprised at all the people who have not heard of or used this stuff. Available at the local auto parts store, in what I call a "People Eater" purple jug. A quart is about $7, a gallon about $12. (can be strained and re-used several times). Soak parts for 1 to 2 days, more for stubborn paint, won't harm MOST plastics.....I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RESIN!! It is a strong degreaser, so use gloves!!! It will suck the oil from your skin in NO time flat. Removes chrome too!!  Wash parts with warm water, dish-soap & toothbrush after soaking & rinsing. As with any chemical, USE CAUTION!!! The good part of this stuff is when it's been "used up", pour it down the drain (it'll degrease them too!) |
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Aug 25, 2013 17:34:01 GMT -7
As Olfogey does, I use the purple degreaser also, as I always have 2.5 or 5 gallons of it in the shop all the time anyway. Works very well with paint and chrome.
Haven't tried it on resin parts, but I doubt there would be an issue. On everything I have ever used it on, I have never seen it harm anything other than paint and grease.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 18:12:14 GMT -7
Test on each resin piece you get. Many people use cheap resin and will melt if the right cleaner isn't used. Trust me. It happened to me...errr a friend I mean. |
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Post by Grandpabeast on Aug 26, 2013 13:08:25 GMT -7
This is what I had hoped for when we started this site!!! Modelers helping modelers ! Way to share info and help each other out! This hobby is a brotherhood and if the older or younger more experienced dont share their knowledge then the hobby dies ! Great job guys and all great Ideas ( mine was the best - LOL !! )
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2013 10:44:02 GMT -7
Amen brother, preach it! I've found so much info here and on one other site that I've got a headache from planning upgrades to all the kits I've got stored up and in the queue to build. I may not be fast at putting out projects (still technically on my 1st "real serious" build), but I'm gaining confidence each one will be more involved. Not just for the sake of compliments, but for my own enjoyment.
Oh, staying on subject. I've used the "Purple Pond" with moderate success, but nothing as good as the dollar store remedy mentioned above. It took me about 5 days to remove Tamiya primer, a cheap gold laquer and then a Boyd's Enamel. And it did soften the body a bit, causing the courtesy window piller on the driver's side to break loose. Luckily, I had another body which had suffered paint damage also (still learning), so I did a little chopping mall and fixed it.
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Post by wheaton79chris on Sept 5, 2013 8:31:41 GMT -7
What I've heard with resin is Wesley's bleach white. All the other sites I've seen have swore by it. Even art aka "Goodguyinarkansas" when I talked to him said it was the safest on any resin
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Post by Grandpabeast on Sept 7, 2013 11:05:44 GMT -7
Here Mr O
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2013 11:35:35 GMT -7
Thank you much Grandpabeast! The good thing is that there are many dollar stores to choose from so I'm sure I'll find the stuff. I tried the oven cleaner (coughed up a lung from the fumes) and the brake fluid (didn't work as great).
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 11, 2015 16:21:18 GMT -7
I'm having trouble with enamel paint just now, we don't have the same brands this side of the pond but will any heavy duty degreaser work? What ingredients should I look out for and are there any ingredients to be avoided. My usual oven cleaner just wont touch this paint(plast-kote fast dry enamel) and I tried nail varnish remover but it just softened it without actually removing any other than staining my hand green
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Post by nyratrod on Mar 11, 2015 18:14:10 GMT -7
Thanks for the tip GB. My wife has some of it that she used for pet stains on our rug and it works. I'll have to try it!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2015 1:31:13 GMT -7
-I myself, use a "stripper" named Cherokee.....She's hot and rips the paint right off yer body LOL
All joking aside.....
I use something from Testors, (used to be Polly Scale) called "ELO" Easy Lift Off, this stuff, removes LAYERS of paint, even decals within minutes and I myself have yet to find a model it would harm in any way, IT WILL however loosen glue....
I've used Brake Fluid, I even have used REAL "Pine Sol" as well, BUT it takes forever and a day with some of those.....
I've recently used oven cleaner for chrome from the Dollar Tree stores, thats a buck a can, and its seems to do very well. I have yet to try any of the others mentioned here.....
IF you get ANY "ELO" it lasts awhile, and doesn't have a real bad smell, BUT I can tell ya, wear Nitrile gloves, or Latex gloves (if you can) this stuff leaves a weird feeling on your hands as far as "grip" goes.....WHEN paint is removed, WASH with kitchen dish soap, it neutralizes it and removes ALL the residue left by it.
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 16, 2015 17:19:19 GMT -7
Hemi, when you used the brake fluid how did you use it? the body of my 32 is holding me back with my being unable to strip the paint. If it wasn't for the louvres I would sand it but I want to try and keep them as I've planned some of my build to include them
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Post by Gothicz House Of Kustomz on Mar 21, 2015 11:47:18 GMT -7
Responded to your PM Stitchdup, sorry for the delay, oh and for La Awesome, used it too, didn't do carp, sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2015 13:13:54 GMT -7
Hemi, when you used the brake fluid how did you use it? the body of my 32 is holding me back with my being unable to strip the paint. If it wasn't for the louvres I would sand it but I want to try and keep them as I've planned some of my build to include them I just soaked it in the brake fluid, (Sorry for the delay) I missed the posting..... Use an old tooth brush to brush it into the paint, brush till the paint is gone, I would NOT leave it "soak" as the brake fluid may melt (attack) the plastic! I haven't used brake fluid tho in a VERY long time so..... NOT sure how the newer plastics may react to it..... I've resigned to ELO only when needed for stripping paint these days works MUCH faster and even tho a chemical much safer to handle! |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 24, 2015 15:06:37 GMT -7
Hemi, when you used the brake fluid how did you use it? the body of my 32 is holding me back with my being unable to strip the paint. If it wasn't for the louvres I would sand it but I want to try and keep them as I've planned some of my build to include them I just soaked it in the brake fluid, (Sorry for the delay) I missed the posting..... Use an old tooth brush to brush it into the paint, brush till the paint is gone, I would NOT leave it "soak" as the brake fluid may melt (attack) the plastic! I haven't used brake fluid tho in a VERY long time so..... NOT sure how the newer plastics may react to it..... I've resigned to ELO only when needed for stripping paint these days works MUCH faster and even tho a chemical much safer to handle! This paint was nasty, I ended up soaking it overnight then washed it off with nail varnish remover, followed by a soak in warm soapy water, then a scrub with fresh soapy water and it seems ok now. Hopefully wont have to use brake fluid again but somehow the green paint stained the plastic blue. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 1:49:02 GMT -7
-now thats odd... stained plastic blue from green paint! Some odd reaction I bet from the pigments in the paint!
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 25, 2015 2:35:35 GMT -7
It was plasti-kote one coat enamel. Horrible stuff, I used to use it years ago but now the whole range is trash. Not had any luck with any of it since I started building again
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 2:50:18 GMT -7
I reckon so John, i stripped a car painted red over a white plastic, it ended up stained pink, where it leeched into the plastic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 9:46:00 GMT -7
It was plasti-kote one coat enamel. Horrible stuff, I used to use it years ago but now the whole range is trash. Not had any luck with any of it since I started building again Spray or brush on paint from Plasti-Kote? I've got the brush on stuff and I've found you MUST thin or "cut" it with Mineral Spirits, nothing ELSE or it ruins the paint! BUT if "brushing" only it, it is a bit thick, for find detail painting! Spraying, whole different story! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2015 9:47:21 GMT -7
I reckon so John, i stripped a car painted red over a white plastic, it ended up stained pink, where it leeched into the plastic. Well Dale, that makes a bunch more sense to stain the plastic "pink" from red paint..... I've had that happen red leeched paint will also turn white paint sprayed over it, pink too! |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 25, 2015 11:27:11 GMT -7
It was plasti-kote one coat enamel. Horrible stuff, I used to use it years ago but now the whole range is trash. Not had any luck with any of it since I started building again Spray or brush on paint from Plasti-Kote? I've got the brush on stuff and I've found you MUST thin or "cut" it with Mineral Spirits, nothing ELSE or it ruins the paint! BUT if "brushing" only it, it is a bit thick, for find detail painting! Spraying, whole different story! it was spray on mate, should have learnt from the primer cos it was awful too |
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