Stripping Paint with Windex (is it possible)

you can strip newly painted items painted in acrylic with windex. for set up acrylic i simple green. Spray on, wait a few min. scrub with toothbrush, rinse  and repeat as necessary. never let it set very long though so i cant reccommend that

I'm a big fan of using window cleaner for stripping acrylic paint too. In fact, I wrote a tutorial on how to do it : 

http://www.ghostofzeon.com/diy/paintstrip/paintstrip.html

Hope you all find this of help!

Spontanious Stripping Tank....err bag!

I needed to strip the paint off a set of wings I had pre paint then changed my mind about the scheme. Dumped a little Windex and some Simple Green into a Ziploc bag...bingo it only took a few minutes. Poured the mix back into the storage jar and I was done.

Grampa wrote:

Does Windex work on enamel?  How about Lacquer? Jerry

Jerry,

For enamels and lacquers use Super Clean or Easy Off oven cleaner (yellow can).

Here is a good read: http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html 

J West wrote:

***Update*** I attempted the windex paint removal this evening. I had only a 1/3 of a spray bottle of windex, so I placed the model in a disposable tupperware type container and started spraying it. After a good coating, I left it for five miniutes while I left the room as I dislike the smell of windex. On returning I sprayed more on it and watched as the paint washed right off. I have never had success like this even with CSC as it always required a soaking, however this had the paint removed down to the primer almost immediately.

That is interesting as Super Clean has worked far better than anything I have ever tried.  

91% Isopropyl Alcohol works great on removing Tamiya paints.  A short soak will loosen it right up.

Mike

Thanks for the info, Ross

Jerry

Does Windex work on enamel?  How about Lacquer?

Jerry

Good news!

I never even attempted to just spray it on.

I use Windex for cleaning my AB and save the residue in a large jar for soaking bad paint jobs in.  

I thought it'd work...

***Update***

I attempted the windex paint removal this evening. I had only a 1/3 of a spray bottle of windex, so I placed the model in a disposable tupperware type container and started spraying it. After a good coating, I left it for five miniutes while I left the room as I dislike the smell of windex. On returning I sprayed more on it and watched as the paint washed right off. I have never had success like this even with CSC as it always required a soaking, however this had the paint removed down to the primer almost immediately.