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Removing Mr. Surfacer

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  • Member since
    May 2012
  • From: Pennsylvania
Posted by pilotjohn on Monday, November 11, 2013 7:39 PM

All;

Thanks for the advice.  I used the alcohol and it worked great.  

John

  • Member since
    March 2010
  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Monday, November 11, 2013 10:48 AM

Don't use generic Lacquer thinner. It is too strong for plastic.

 

 

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    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Sunday, November 10, 2013 4:01 PM

Alcohol on a Q-tip works great

  • Member since
    December 2006
  • From: Phoenix, AZ
Posted by Fly-n-hi on Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:06 AM

Phil_H

I haven't done it myself but people seem to be able to smooth Mr Surfacer with Isopropyl alcohol. If regular lacquer thinner is too harsh on the plastic, you can use Gunze's Mr Color thinner or Tamiya lacquer thinner. Both of these are "cooler" and are styrene friendly.

I do this all the time.  Heck, I just did it a few hours ago.  Just use 91% Iso Alcohol and a cotton swab.

  • Member since
    August 2005
  • From: Sydney, Australia
Posted by Phil_H on Saturday, November 9, 2013 9:40 PM

I haven't done it myself but people seem to be able to smooth Mr Surfacer with Isopropyl alcohol. If regular lacquer thinner is too harsh on the plastic, you can use Gunze's Mr Color thinner or Tamiya lacquer thinner. Both of these are "cooler" and are styrene friendly.

  • Member since
    April 2009
  • From: Longmont, Colorado
Posted by Cadet Chuck on Saturday, November 9, 2013 9:02 PM

Sanding with increasingly finer grades of sanding cloths should do the trick.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

  • Member since
    May 2012
  • From: Pennsylvania
Removing Mr. Surfacer
Posted by pilotjohn on Saturday, November 9, 2013 7:50 PM

Hi All;

I had seen somewhere that you can remove the "excess" Mr. Surfacer with lacquer thinner.  I used some and it worked great, but it seemed to eat into and dull the plastic also.

Anyone have any thoughts in the best way to remove the Mr. Surfacer after I have brushed it on the fill in the cracks?  Thanks.

John

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