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  • Member since
    August 2003
  • From: Alice Springs Australia
Paint Removal
Posted by tweety1 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 1:48 AM
Hey all!

I recently came across a Fairchild C 119G Testors kit.

My plans are to rebuild and detail the interior, but firstly I need to remove the old enamel paint, silver, white and red.

What is around that will do this WITHOUT harming the styrene, the clear parts are going to be removed so no fear of harming those.

I've heard off using brake fluid, and saw a site that said Castrol degreaser was the shiznit, but before I run out and find these items, I thought I'd post here, and see what folks have to say.

Also on a side note, has anyone seen any decent pics of one of these aircraft??
I've searched the net, and found a bundle of exterior shots, but the interior is somewhat of a mystery, at least in colour images that is.

Thanks in advance!!!
--Sean-- If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn on the headlights, what happens???
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 10:51 AM
Try using aztek airbrush cleaner #65162 (or just Testors #65162), it should strip that Censored [censored] paint right of there. But it is a little expinseve, so you could get it in a littler bottle.
H. Recker

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:04 AM
Hey Tweety,
I've used a product called Simple Green. It's a household spray on degreaser.
You can spray it on and let it soak overnight and brush it off with an old toothbrush.
I've never had any problem with it attacking the styrene. I haven't tried it on clear plastic yet! Good Luck!!!
Mike







  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:44 AM
Here is all the info you need:
http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 11:45 AM
Easy-Off Oven Cleaner will work great, and it's CHEAP!! There's another thread in this forum that I posted the details on using this, but I don't remember the thread subject. Darn It!! Anyway, it goes like this:

1. Plug any openings that you don't want Easy-Off to get in.

2. Get an air-tight container large to hold the model AND still be able to close the air-tight lid (I usually use a Tupper-Ware container). Get some gloves to protect your hands, preferably Playtex Living Gloves.

3. Spray the model with Easy-Off, completely covering it. Then place it in the container, and close the lid. Let it sit for about 24 hours. It probably doesn't take that long, but, better safe than sorry..........

4. Take the model out and rinse it well with LOTS of water. You might have to use an old toothbrush to get some of the old paint off, but that would be minimal. Your model should now be free of old paint!!

Hope this helps you out. Good luck.
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