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How to strip Acrylic paint

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How to strip Acrylic paint
Posted by tlivancso on Friday, October 22, 2004 12:30 PM
Hello All,

What is the best way to strip acrylic paint from a model?

Cheers
Thom

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 12:42 PM
I use Simple Green. Drop the parts in a tub big enough to fill with water and Simple Green until they're covered. Then either go full-strength with the stuff or dilute it 1:1 with water. A toothbrush can be used to get the paint out of the nooks and crannies.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 22, 2004 8:47 PM
hey... i use amonia to strip acryls... just soak it over nite, and a\give it a light scrub if it needs it and ur good to go..... and amonia is pretty cheap and easy to find... i just keep a container full of amonia, and just keep reuseing it.... the only prob is the nasty smell...
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Posted by Winnie on Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:47 AM
I found this out by accident, Windex removes acrylic paint too! Very well i might add!

It took the black of the horizontal stab of my F-104 that I tried to remove future from!Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:49 AM
Acrylics are strange. Sometimes what works great on one brand of acrylic won't touch another brand. I've used Windex, Simple Green, and Forumla 409 with some success, but it seems to vary from one brand of paint to another. Castrol Super Clean is a very good way for stripping enamel or acrylic. Haven't tried it on normal laquers yet, but it does work fine on MM metalizers.
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Posted by MikeV on Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:20 AM
I agree with Scott.
Castrol Super Clean is the fastest stripper I have ever used for removing paint, enamels included. My second choice is Easy-Off oven cleaner in the yellow can.
Simple Green does work well also but takes longer to work than the others in my experience.

Mike

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Posted by clfesmire on Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:52 AM
I gotta go with the Castrol super clean crowd on this one too. Be careful, using it with bare hands unless you actually want to lose those fingerprints. (this should go under tips and tricks for burglars)
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2004 2:55 PM
Castrol rocks. Just make sure you don't get the wheel cleaner
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Posted by tlivancso on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:07 PM
Thanks to all the suggestions.
I am going to try the Castrol Super Clean stuff first and see what happens.

Cheers
Thom Smile [:)]

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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:29 PM
Thom,

They carry it at Kragen Auto Supply in case you can't find it at Wal-Mart or anywhere else.
It comes in a purple jug.

Mike

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Posted by tlivancso on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:30 PM
Mike,

Thanks that is exactly where I bought it from. Smile [:)]

Now that I have got my Castrol, do I need to dilute it at all or use it straight?

btw.. Do you belong to any of the local modeler clubs in the area?


Cheers
Thom

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Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:58 PM
Thom,

Use the Castrol Super Clean straight from the bottle.
Make sure you wear surgical gloves when you handle it because it can remove skin if left on too long. If it is a small part then soak it in the CSC, but if it is larger then you will need to pour it on a spot, let it sit for a few minutes and then scrub it with an old toothbrush or something. It is pretty potent stuff for being biodegradable.

In regards to modeling clubs, no I do not belong to any.

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by tlivancso on Monday, November 1, 2004 10:26 PM
MikeV,

Thanks for all the info the Catrol worked great cleaned all the paint off. Well time to try and get it right..

Cheers
Thom

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