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  • Member since
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  • From: Tacoma WA
Paint removal catastrophy!
Posted by gjek on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:12 PM
I posted earlier about a "Problem spraying Future" Now is a sad follow up with a need to know what went wrong. The short of it was the final gloss coat on a slot car body turned out like a leather texture and the decals started krinkling. My solution was to put it in break fluid over night to remove the paint to start anew. 24 hours later as I was removing the paint with a paint brush, the body started cracking apart. Two large long cracks appeared across the body and one of the screw mounts broke off. This car had never been run so this was not un seen crash dammage. I was stunned. Grumpy [|(] What happened? They don't sell bodies for Slot it slotcars so you have to buy another car.    Greg
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  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:49 PM

The plastic wasn't resistant to the brake fluid (not all plastics are created equal). It caused the plastic to dry and become very brittle. Sorry to hear of your misfortune, but yet another reason not to use brake fluid as a paint stripper.

Flush it with water in hopes of stopping the reaction. You might be able to salvage most of the body, which would allow you to repair/replace the damaged parts.

Sounds as if the Future reacted with the paint, possibily because the paint hadn't fully cured or the decals either. When you say leather texture do you mean orange peel effect.

You've discovered a niche...making slot car bodies! 

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  • Member since
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  • From: Tacoma WA
Posted by gjek on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:44 PM
 Not really orange peel although it might be classified as so. The first coat of dupilcolor went on perfectly. Mirror smooth. The second coat, again to my surprise is where the the problems with texture and decals occured. The body is toast, to brittle to be of use. The cracks go completely through the body and are 2 inches long. Sigh [sigh]
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  • From: Left forever
Posted by Bgrigg on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:16 PM

I'm wondering if all of the problems you experienced during this build isn't due to a polycarbonate body reacting badly with your styrene paints? As Gerald says, not all plastics are created equal.

I know PC paints will eat "normal" styrene. 

I just had a quick look at the Slot-it website and they had a Audi R8 body (P/N CS01c) for sale. Where there is one, there is usually more. Have you tried contacting them directly?

So long folks!

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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 4:49 PM

This is just one reason why I would never use brake fluid to strip paint!

Not only is it more toxic and harder to dispose of, if you happen to splash it and it gets in your eyes you are blind.

Stay away from it and use Super Clean or Easy-Off, they are far better IMHO.

 

 

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