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    March 2014
Painting mess up!
Posted by Piper_HM on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:13 PM
I'm working on a Nieuport 17 1/32 (Hobbycraft) kit and was painting the upper wing. I don't have an airbrush, but instead used a spray can of Tamiya aluminum, which worked well. However, after realizing the old decals were unusable, I tried to hand paint the RAF roundels on the wings. Didn't work out well, tried to sand it off the blue paint, along 2 layers of aluminum. I put a few bumps in the wing sanding and the paint is still clumping. Any way to remove all the paint, smooth it properly again and repaint?
  • Member since
    November 2008
  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:58 AM

I've heard of guys using stuff like Simple Green, Easy Off oven cleaner and brake fluid. I would try Simple Green first cause it has no fumes and is kinder to the plastic. let it soak overnight then use an old toothbrush and see if it works.

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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:44 AM

Yep, those are the three biggies for removing paint.

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  • Member since
    March 2014
Posted by Mountaineer2012 on Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:31 AM

I've used Castrol Super Clean degreaser on plastic parts, and it works really well. It's pretty cheap ($5.00 for a gallon at Wal Mart) and easy to use. All you need to do is soak the part for a few hours and scrub off with an old toothbrush. Just make sure to wear protective gloves when working with it.

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  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Utah County, Utah
Posted by mgh on Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:31 PM

Let us know how it goes.  I have used Simple Green, and some purple de-greaser stuff that worked pretty well also, but have yet to try it on an Tamiya paints.  Are the spray cans acrylic like their bottled paints are?

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    December 2011
Posted by Chrisk-k on Sunday, March 30, 2014 3:32 PM

I've used both Simple Green and Purple Power.

Purple Power is 1,000 times more effective in removing Tamiya paint than Simple Green.  Believe me.

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