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HELP ME !!
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:06 PM
I NEED help, while painting with my brand new airbrush, never having used one before, some of the paint ran through to the other side. Is there any way to strip it off without damaging the model. I am using acrylics.
A brand new modeler in need!
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:32 PM
Try the painting/airbrushing forum. Might have better luck there. Have you tried water, if it hasn't completely cured yet.

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Posted by Swanny on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 4:58 PM
A couple of questions: What kind of airbrush are you using? What brand of paint are you using? What is your air source?
Practice on a piece of cardboard or poster board first. Thin your paint about 20% with 90% isopropyl alcohol set your air pressure at about 15 to 18 psi. Hold the brush around 6 inches from the board and practice drawing circles and lines for a little while. When airbrushing you want to apply several light coats to get color density - don't try to get a heavy coat right away or you'll get runs. It takes a bit of practice to get good - you must put in the time, there is no substitute.
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  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:06 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mccaber

I NEED help, while painting with my brand new airbrush, never having used one before, some of the paint ran through to the other side. Is there any way to strip it off without damaging the model. I am using acrylics.
A brand new modeler in need!
McCaberSad [:(]


The good news is that striping acrylics is the easiest mistake to correct in modelling. Gety some rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol and cotton balls and clean everything off. Spot clean using Q-tips (Ithink they're called cotton buds in Britain). You can also use alcohole swabs, like the nurse uses to prep you for a shot. All this is availiable inthe health and beauty aids department. And none will have an adverse effect on p[lastic or glue bonds.

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Posted by danok2 on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 8:40 AM
I've found (through my own foul-ups) that Windex does a great job of stripping off acrylics. No damage to the plastic either.
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