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How to remove patch of paint for rework?

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    October 2019
How to remove patch of paint for rework?
Posted by starwarsdude on Monday, November 4, 2019 1:54 PM

How to you remove a patch of acrylic paint for re-airbrushing? I use thinner on a qtip and it clears the paint all the way down to bare plastic. Is there a way to do just a layer?

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Monday, November 4, 2019 2:31 PM

Try Windex.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    October 2019
Posted by starwarsdude on Monday, November 4, 2019 2:33 PM

Will do! Thanks

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    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:09 AM

I'd recommend using very fine sanding sticks or pads...like 3600-12000 grit. Lightly and gently sand away the top layers of paint.  Its a bit time consuming but it gives you more control over how much paint gets removed.

Even Windex may remove sereral layers of paint.

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:23 AM

I use 1000 grit.  I have even used 600 grit very lightly.

 

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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