enamel thinner vs lacquer finish

Well, I'm not sure if I should address you as Goat, or Mr. Monkey...

A coat of future allowed to dry for 24 to 48 hours should withstand the enamel thinner... or almost anythging for that matter! (you can use it to prime before using Alclad lacquer so it withstands lacquer as well)

ironically (and an unpleasant surprise) was that future does not stand up to acrylic thinner, specifically tamiya's. i found that out hte hard way after nearly ruining the paintjob on a tank i was cleaning the wash on.

oh, and "goat" will be fine

Enamels an Lacquers belong to basically the same class of compounds that I normally call "solvent paints". They mix together and disolve each other very readily. Although the composition of each is a little different, they both contain lots of stuff that ends in ___ane and ___ene (basically flamable carbon compounds). When comparing the ingredients of Lacquers and enamels you will really be hard pressed to say they are different at all.

hey ppls
ive got a question 4 ibeam (or anyone else who can answer it!), and i dun think it warrants a new thread so i though id ask here, and its kinda got to do wit the topic..... dont mean to hijack ur post mate!!
anyways, i beam, im sure that in one of ur previous post u mentioned that u use lacquer thinner to cut ur enamels and acryls. well, have u ever had to strip one of those paint jobs? and if so, what did u use and how did u go about it? i ask coz the laquer thinner would cause the paint to bond really well with the plastic, and im under the impression that easy off oven cleaner wont lift the paint
thanks in advance!!

Tominator, I have used all the household strippers like brake fluid, easy off etc. but now I use poly scale ELO (easy lift off) for everything. It's more expensive but it just works in one try every time. Even on store bought die-cast stuff like hot wheels. If you ever tried to strip those you know what I'm talking about. Ok commercial over ...

On thinning/stripping with lacquer thinned paint. Your specific question I think was have I ever stripped lacquer thinned acrylic paint? Yes a couple times but only on small stuff and vinyl tracks (with ELO) worked fine. Stripping should normally be followed by a light sanding anyway so it should be fine on big stuff too. Need to keep in mind that even with an airbrush lacquers and enamels "etch" or "soften" the plastic very slightly so stripping it only gets the topmost coats. To our eyes this is most of it but there is still always tiny bit left.

sorry for so many words

thanks mate!!