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                        Can this paint job be saved?

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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Can this paint job be saved?
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Sunday, July 15, 2007 11:56 AM

                        Hi, folks.  I painted this '66 Galaxy with a spray can of Testor's enamel CheZoom teal pearl.  I was really just looking for teal, and didn't read the label very well, but I was pleasantly surprised with the pearl.  (I know airbrushing is much better, but that's more work than I want to spend on a hobby.)

                        Anyway, as you can see from the pics, the paint pooled a little on low areas (around the FORD letters on the trunk lid and along the chrome side spear.  Anybody got a fix?  Can I thin this area with some rubbing compound without wiping out the raised letters?  Should I use some thinner to remove the excess?  Any other ideas?

                        Appreciate any ideas you may have.

                        Dan H.

                        On the bench: Not much right now, just getting started again.
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                        RadMax8
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:45 PM
                        In my opionion, your best bet would be to strip and repaint. Looks like you layed it on a little thick. When I use spray cans, I always just mist the paint on. I know it's tough to not be overzealous. You're right though that's a real nice color! I'd just recomend like 6 light coats and you should be good to go!
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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:31 PM

                        Sounds like a good option.  What do you use to strip paint from a plastic body without damaging the plastic?

                        Dan H.

                        On the bench: Not much right now, just getting started again.
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                        Striving
                        • Member since
                          August 2006
                        Posted by Striving on Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:51 PM
                         Comanche Test wrote:

                        Sounds like a good option.  What do you use to strip paint from a plastic body without damaging the plastic?

                        Dan H.

                         

                        You can use Pine-Sol. I have used it quite a few times, works like a charm. Just find a container large enough for the body to sit in, and fill it with Pine-sol to cover it all. Takes about 24-48 hours.

                        Bruce 

                         

                         

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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:31 PM

                        Thanks - I'll give it a shot.

                        Dan H.

                        On the bench: Not much right now, just getting started again.
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                        Gordon D. King
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                          May 2015
                        Posted by Gordon D. King on Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:11 PM
                        Oven cleaner will strip paint off quite well. You need a well ventilated place to do it. I use an old plastic dish and let it sit over night. I go outdoors to spray it because of the strong fumes.
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                        RadMax8
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: Cleveland, OH
                        Posted by RadMax8 on Sunday, July 15, 2007 7:40 PM
                        I use Easy Off over cleaner as well. I but what I need to strip in a ziplock freezer bag and spray. Make sure you get a hold of some vinyl gloves, though. That stuff eats skin as well!!!
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                        TheLastPriest
                        • Member since
                          November 2006
                        • From: Castro Valley.CA
                        Posted by TheLastPriest on Friday, July 20, 2007 1:19 AM
                        Also would recommend Castrol Super clean. takes off thick coats of spray paint like a charm

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                        PinkChevelle
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Castro Valley, CA
                        Posted by PinkChevelle on Monday, July 23, 2007 8:08 PM

                         TheLastPriest wrote:
                        Also would recommend Castrol Super clean. takes off thick coats of spray paint like a charm

                         

                         

                        That is what was recommended to me and it works like a charm, just soak it, take an old toothbrush and scrub it off. OH, make sure you rinse it off with water and dry after....

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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Monday, July 23, 2007 11:25 PM

                        I take it Castrol Super Clean is an automotive product, available from a parts store?

                        Thanks for the suggestions, folks.  Very educational!

                        Dan

                        On the bench: Not much right now, just getting started again.
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                        PinkChevelle
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Castro Valley, CA
                        Posted by PinkChevelle on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:27 PM
                         Comanche Test wrote:

                        I take it Castrol Super Clean is an automotive product, available from a parts store?

                        Thanks for the suggestions, folks.  Very educational!

                        Dan

                         

                         

                        yeah you can pick it up at an auto parts store, in a purple spray bottle.  

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                        fantacmet
                        • Member since
                          January 2005
                        • From: Portland, Oregon
                        Posted by fantacmet on Friday, August 10, 2007 12:37 AM

                        I have had this problem with the Boyds paints as well.  Thing to remember is for the pearl to work right the paint has to be thinner then normal.  These paints are EXTREMELY thin.  Which is why they work so well coming out of the can.

                         

                        Michael

                         

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                        ben1227
                        • Member since
                          August 2007
                        Posted by ben1227 on Friday, August 10, 2007 9:54 AM
                        looks like the windows got hit! It's ok...I've ruined many a model that way...
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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Sunday, August 12, 2007 9:53 PM
                        No, that's just masking tape - I masked off the windows so as not to have overspray on the interior.
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                        yardbird78
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway
                        Posted by yardbird78 on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:56 PM

                        I use DOT-3 brake fluid as paint stripper.  Soak it for an hour or two and scrub lightly with a tootbrush.  It is best to wear rubber gloves and use a well ventilated area.  The fumes are barely noticeable, if at all, but that kind of stuff does build up in the system after awhile.

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                        Comanche Test
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        • From: Huntsville AL
                        Posted by Comanche Test on Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:55 PM

                        Well, I tried Easy-Off.  This pic is the result of two 24-hour applications and gentle scrubbing with a toothbrush.  Guess I'll try the brake fluid next (Got lots of that in the garage.  Had a Ford that needed it regularly.)  Not complaining folks, this is a learning process, and I thank you all for the suggestions.  If not for you, I would have thrown the thing away and bought another.  Fixing it is much more fun.

                        Thanks again!

                        Dan H.

                        On the bench: Not much right now, just getting started again.
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                        Custom 56 F-100
                        • Member since
                          October 2007
                        Posted by Custom 56 F-100 on Thursday, October 25, 2007 11:51 PM
                        the castrol super clean works wonders!!!!  I couldn't find one that acutally said castrol on it, but I got a 1 gallon bottle from wal-mart, poured it in a bucket, dunked the model for less then four hours and every bit of paint came right off.  Plus the stuff is safe to dump in the drain!! Worked great, environment friendly, and reusable if you just funnel it back into the container when done!!
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