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Try this paint question on for size...
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 10:19 AM
Hey guys...

So, I know this issue has been covered many a message, but I've got a twist about it.

I need to remove paint from a car body. But, on top of the normal spray primer is ... HOUSE PAINT. In attempt to exactly color match the car, the guy I got it from took the color to a hardware store, and got them to match it in interior high gloss water-based house paint.

SO...which method should I use? I don't wanna turn the model into mush, but I want to get that stuff off there. Its brushed on, and frankly looks pretty bad. I want to try to match the color in "airbrushable" paints.

I doubt that too many of you have actually used any interior house paint on your models...but help me out if you can!!

Thanks!
-jonathan
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  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, March 19, 2004 4:01 PM
Try Simple Green. I've never attempted to remove latex, but it should work. It removes enamel, laquer and chrome too.
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Posted by Enzo_Man on Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:05 AM
Castrol Super Clean should be alright. It stripped artist acryilics like Liquitex. Worked fine with no harm to the part. But like midnightprowler said, I've never tried latex. But I don't foresee any chemial reacion that causes bad things to happen.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 21, 2004 4:51 AM
Confused [%-)]Confused [%-)]WOW, never heard of anyone using Behr before!!! LOL Good luck getting the paint off, I would try everything mentioned above, as those methods seem to work well with other paint. I'd be pressed to try the paint stripper sold at home depot for that stuff, would probably just melt the model all together.
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  • From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich
Posted by dkmacin on Monday, March 22, 2004 5:24 AM
You know I have told guys like that, use a roller not a brush!!

Don
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