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  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:00 PM

Pawel

Hello!

If it's only the paint you need to get rid of, you can use brake fluid - put the part in, wait half an hour or so, then rinse with water and scrub with a plastic brush. Most kinds of paint go off with no problems. Just be careful with the brake fluid, on the bottle it says it's toxic.

The glue is your real problem - it can really mess up plastic parts, because it doesn't stay on the surface, but penetrates deeper. You can try to polish it out - first sand the surface with finer and finer grades of sanding paper, then use a polishing compound or something like that. For the final touch you can dip the clear part in future or something like that.

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

 
Pawel makes an execellent point, and I second it.  If it's a glue stain, the glue has reacted with the plastic to result in the fogging.  You need to remove that material by fine sanding and polishing, and then a dip in a clear acrylic.
 
You might just need to trash the piece and get a replacement, like a vacuform, too.  I would balance the "cost" of the time and effort necessary to repair the original, against the price of a replacement.
 
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Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:56 AM

Hmmm...billy goat?Smile


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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Thursday, October 29, 2015 11:53 AM

TomcatGuy

You can also charge your iphone in the microwave I hear.

 

 

Troll....

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Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:41 AM

And dry your cat too!  Big Smile


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Posted by TomcatGuy on Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:18 AM

You can also charge your iphone in the microwave I hear.

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Posted by Texgunner on Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:15 AM

TomcatGuy

Lacquer thinner works wonders

 

Well, lacquer thinner on clear plastic will result in a completely "clouded", etched mess.  That will ruin your part.  I've never seen it not do that.  ymmv (but I doubt it Wink)

Good luck!  Gary


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Posted by TomcatGuy on Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:06 AM

Lacquer thinner works wonders

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  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Thursday, October 29, 2015 1:59 AM

Hello!

If it's only the paint you need to get rid of, you can use brake fluid - put the part in, wait half an hour or so, then rinse with water and scrub with a plastic brush. Most kinds of paint go off with no problems. Just be careful with the brake fluid, on the bottle it says it's toxic.

The glue is your real problem - it can really mess up plastic parts, because it doesn't stay on the surface, but penetrates deeper. You can try to polish it out - first sand the surface with finer and finer grades of sanding paper, then use a polishing compound or something like that. For the final touch you can dip the clear part in future or something like that.

Hope it helps - good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 10:13 PM
I've never used it but I thought I'd read that Testors clear parts cement is a type of white glue. If so, it should loosen up with water. You can also try cleaning the clear parts with regular paste-type (not gel) tooth paste. Apply it with a cotton swab or cotton ball, or even an old t-shirt; then rub it and polish it thoroughly. Hope something works for you. I hate when clear parts get messed up.

 

 

 

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 5:35 PM

Windex. Ammonia is a pretty good solvent for that kind of paint. The glue? I dont know for sure.

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Cleaning transparent parts?
Posted by Dolphin24 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 5:28 PM

hey guys,

I am needing to clean off some windows on my meng mrap, what needs to be cleaned off is some testers clear parts cement and a bit if acrylic paint. I have 100% acetone nail polish remiver I use for glue but that sort of fogged up the window. What would you use instead? Dried acrylic paint and testers clear parts cement are the culprits.

Thanks in advance!

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