tamiya paint

mechnut · Post by **mechnut** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:30 am

ok so ive been hand painting for years now and i have a few models in which i have never been happy with the paint job. apart from sanding the paint of which will be time cnsuming is there some kind of well something which i can strip the paint of down to the bare gundam plastic in which im sure is still down there somewhere. cheers paul

kap108 · Post by **kap108** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:27 am

Here in the US, we have a product called "Castrol Super Clean" which is an automotive cleaner/degreaser, and it can be used to soak plastic model parts in to strip the paint off, not sure if you have anything similar to that in England. If you painted the models with Tamiya acrylic paint, you can try soaking the parts in Isopropyl Alcohol or Tamiya Thinner, I have used the Isopropyl Alcohol with great success in stripping off Tamiya paints.

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 12:42 am

You might Also try spray oven cleaner. I have had great success with this just make sure to do it in a well ventalalted area.

macfrank · Post by **macfrank** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:00 am

trekmodeler wrote:If you painted the models with Tamiya acrylic paint, you can try soaking the parts in Isopropyl Alcohol or Tamiya Thinner, I have used the Isopropyl Alcohol with great success in stripping off Tamiya paints.

Yup. Tamiya acrylics come right off with either, although denatured alcohol will do a slightly better (ie quicker) job. Use an old toothbrush for hard to reach areas or stubborn paint spots.

Post by **TER-OR** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:37 am

If it's just the paint, Windex or other window cleaners with ammonia will do a great job.

Mark Yungblut · Post by **Mark Yungblut** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:28 am

Ter is correct. I often have a jar attachment with a jar of 50/50 Windex to water to use as a periodic cleaner while airbrushing with acrylics. Helps to prevent nasty clogs.