I bought some old Lone Star passenger cars and it looks like they have been repainted. I would like to strip the new paint off and try and save the original paint. Any professional strippers out there?
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maybe you can find someone that will wear a G string, and do it for a fist full of dollar bills.. lol.. Seriously, it may be pretty difficult to remove the paint with leaving the original paint unscaved at all. I would first try a deluted alcohol mixture and keep strenthining it until you see the new pain softening up... Ginger touch I would imagine, but, might be dooable..
not a professional.... ELO (Easy Lift Off) and a older product, Chameleon would be things to try. use a q-tip and LIGHT pressure!! have some distilled water close by in case things fall off easier than expected!! HTH
Now, you know this ain't that kinda place, fella!!!!! Seriously, besides the ELO (which can be purchased at your local hobby shop), I've had some success with 91% isopropyl alcohol. That stuff is cheap, and can be found at WalMart in the health & beauty aids section. Should be next to the 70% isopropyl (read the labels so you get the right strength).
RK,I would think alcohol in any strength would damage the underlying paint in some way.Anything you try is gonna have some risk.I'm pretty good at stripping,been doing all kinds of stuff for decades,I use a professional medical ultrasound machine.I only use diluted purple cleaner in it.I'd be willing to take a shot at it,but I can't guarantee it positively won't harm the original paint.
i used to see ELO on the paint rack with the (?) badger paints at your local hobby store, but I wanna say it's maybe not made anymore?? chameleon was at walthers years ago, but they now have an online place: http://www.chameleonproductsonline.com/ HTH ed
I've had great success doing what EDNSFAN has done. Sometimes 90% alcohol works. Q-tips and be by the sink with warm soap and water to wash off model and stop the stripping process.
I have to try... Here's one with amost all its clothes off... Have you tried pinesol? I have no idea what that paint is made of, so I dunno how tough it is (or isn't...
ELO is made by polly-S EASY LIFT-OFF PAINT & DECAL REMOVER looks like micro-mark has it, but i had better luck with chameleon FWIW Ed
90% isopropyl alcohol works great. tons cheaper than elo and chameleon and found at walmart. also not nearly as caustic or harmful fume wise either. chameleon is good but have as good a luck with the 90% just takes a little linger than chameleon.
90% alcohol will work perfectly or not at all - and no smelly residue. I suggest you try this first. Let soak for a few days - *if* paint will come off with this, it'll melt away - leaving the plastic unscathed. If not, no foul. I ALWAYS tried 90% first for stripping
