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  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: T-34 Hunting
paint stripper?
Posted by TheWildChild on Saturday, December 24, 2011 10:12 PM

anybody know a good brand of paint stripper? i am stripping down a diecast car to be re-decorated and the paint is amazingly resiliant. i tried spaking the model in paint thinner: nothin. sandpaper wont do it either, it just clogs weather its wet ot dry. i tried using a wire wheel on a dremel type tool and this gouges and scratches the metal. it doesent matter how harsh the stuff is, as it will only be exposed to die-cast metal, not plastics or resin. anybody got any ideas?

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, December 24, 2011 11:08 PM
Polly Scale Easy Lift Off (ELO) works great. Follow the directions on the bottle and you will be fine.

 

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  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: T-34 Hunting
Posted by TheWildChild on Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:00 AM

it works even for the factory finish paints? because i've tried everything short of lighting it on fire to get it off. i will give it a try, thanks!

 

1/35 XM77  "Sledgehammer", 1964 Chevy Impala Derby Car

Whats next? Aircraft for Ground Attack Group Build

"I dont just tackle to make a play, I tackle to break your will." -Ray Lewis

"In the end, we're all just chalk lines on the concrete, drawn only to be washed away"- 5 Finger Death Punch

"Ahh, my old enemy.......STAIRS"- Po, Kung Fu Panda

  • Member since
    August 2011
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by GreenThumb on Sunday, December 25, 2011 11:30 AM

How about lacquer thinner?

If you can soak it in lacquer thinner it should take it off.

Mike

 

 

  • Member since
    December 2011
  • From: Surprise, AZ
Posted by happy01 on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:35 PM

Brake Fluid should do it.

 

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