hope i've done the right thing?! it's in it's "brown bath" and looking like a freaky fish specimen from the natural history museum!
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stripping...
i need to strip this back top a clean , bare , shell.
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and after spending about 10 hours stripping a fully enamelled mk1 escort with cellulose thinners, a stanley blade and my heart in my mouth , i fancied doing this one the easy way! acetone free nail polish remover seems to keep coming up as the weapon of choice but after perusing ladies supplies in tescos whilst trying not to look like a 14 year old buying condoms for the first time , it seems to loosen the enamel ok but i was a little "miffed" to find that it seems to soften the plastic more than celly thinners did. any ideas or tips slotters?
and after spending about 10 hours stripping a fully enamelled mk1 escort with cellulose thinners, a stanley blade and my heart in my mouth , i fancied doing this one the easy way! acetone free nail polish remover seems to keep coming up as the weapon of choice but after perusing ladies supplies in tescos whilst trying not to look like a 14 year old buying condoms for the first time , it seems to loosen the enamel ok but i was a little "miffed" to find that it seems to soften the plastic more than celly thinners did. any ideas or tips slotters?
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Ha ha...oops, sorry for laughing Pete, but Wraith asked you what have you put it in?, and Mr Modifier said it looked like Dettol??????, you're reply was... it 'was' Dettol?????......sorry but that ain't Dettol mate because there is NO WAY that stuff will pickle plastic even if you left it in there for a couple of months.....
Besides bud, whatever that 'dodgy' stuff is in your jar (it's probably some kinda paint stripper!!!) it looks nothing like the stuff in my jar, which is Dettol, look back and compare.
Sorry Pete...always read the label.
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regards,
Billy
ps: If anyone is not sure what a Dettol bottle and it's contents look like, please pm me and I'll send you a pic.
Besides bud, whatever that 'dodgy' stuff is in your jar (it's probably some kinda paint stripper!!!) it looks nothing like the stuff in my jar, which is Dettol, look back and compare.
Sorry Pete...always read the label.
regards,
Billy
ps: If anyone is not sure what a Dettol bottle and it's contents look like, please pm me and I'll send you a pic.
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QUOTE (petestrike @ 22 May 2012, 20:34) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>never buy another car that needs stripping , or listen to old wives tales about what to use to strip them......
Pete? It's a shame you revert to negativity for whatever reason that might be.
I only replied to YOUR thread for the sole reason to help you out on what you had no idea of, I was only too happy to pass on some simple advice, in fact I went to a lot of effort in doing so and you end up ridiculing it by tagging it with the above comment, pretty poor and uncalled for tbh.
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You say you'll NEVER buy another car that needs stripping. Well I say next time you make an error in what you buy don't come on this forum and ask for advice to sort it.
Damn poor show Mate.
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Pete? It's a shame you revert to negativity for whatever reason that might be.
I only replied to YOUR thread for the sole reason to help you out on what you had no idea of, I was only too happy to pass on some simple advice, in fact I went to a lot of effort in doing so and you end up ridiculing it by tagging it with the above comment, pretty poor and uncalled for tbh.
You say you'll NEVER buy another car that needs stripping. Well I say next time you make an error in what you buy don't come on this forum and ask for advice to sort it.
Damn poor show Mate.
QUOTE (SL0TCAR @ 14 May 2012, 14:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...I very much doubt it would but you could always give it a go.
There are similar cheaper products of disinfectant out there - don't waste your money - it MUST be Dettol...
They have a few different products under the brand name now-a-days. You are looking for the BROWN COLOURED one that turns a milky colour when mixed with water. Look for original "Dettol Antiseptic" and not one of the new multipurpose cleaners that they do
regards,
Billy
Wish I'd seen this part of the tale earlier . I could only get the green Dettol . I've had a car sat in the stuff for a week and the paint hasn't budged . The car smells great though
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There are similar cheaper products of disinfectant out there - don't waste your money - it MUST be Dettol...
They have a few different products under the brand name now-a-days. You are looking for the BROWN COLOURED one that turns a milky colour when mixed with water. Look for original "Dettol Antiseptic" and not one of the new multipurpose cleaners that they do
regards,
Billy
Wish I'd seen this part of the tale earlier . I could only get the green Dettol . I've had a car sat in the stuff for a week and the paint hasn't budged . The car smells great though
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QUOTE (SL0TCAR @ 17 Jun 2012, 23:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Pete? It's a shame you revert to negativity for whatever reason that might be.
I only replied to YOUR thread for the sole reason to help you out on what you had no idea of, I was only too happy to pass on some simple advice, in fact I went to a lot of effort in doing so and you end up ridiculing it by tagging it with the above comment, pretty poor and uncalled for tbh.
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You say you'll NEVER buy another car that needs stripping. Well I say next time you make an error in what you buy don't come on this forum and ask for advice to sort it.
Damn poor show Mate.
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sorry that you seem to have taken umbridge at a throw away comment on my part. i was fully aware that the car i bought would need a degre of stripping and went into any subsequent method of removal ,wether suggested by yourself or anyone else , with my eyes open to the posiblity of some sort of failure! i meerly wished to pass on to others the fact that what method works on one car may not always work on another!! i would hate to be responsible for an individual wrecking a , potentially valuable , shell. i had better take the bottle marked "DETTOL" back to the chemist that i bought it from as clearly i have been scammed into buying some kind of "devil water". if i could be bothered to go out to the shed and take a picture of the bottle as proof of what i bought i would but......i cant!!!
I only replied to YOUR thread for the sole reason to help you out on what you had no idea of, I was only too happy to pass on some simple advice, in fact I went to a lot of effort in doing so and you end up ridiculing it by tagging it with the above comment, pretty poor and uncalled for tbh.
You say you'll NEVER buy another car that needs stripping. Well I say next time you make an error in what you buy don't come on this forum and ask for advice to sort it.
Damn poor show Mate.
sorry that you seem to have taken umbridge at a throw away comment on my part. i was fully aware that the car i bought would need a degre of stripping and went into any subsequent method of removal ,wether suggested by yourself or anyone else , with my eyes open to the posiblity of some sort of failure! i meerly wished to pass on to others the fact that what method works on one car may not always work on another!! i would hate to be responsible for an individual wrecking a , potentially valuable , shell. i had better take the bottle marked "DETTOL" back to the chemist that i bought it from as clearly i have been scammed into buying some kind of "devil water". if i could be bothered to go out to the shed and take a picture of the bottle as proof of what i bought i would but......i cant!!!
QUOTE (petestrike @ 19 Jun 2012, 20:36) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it was the original "old fashioned" type. the stuff that smells like an old school nurse!! i wish i had taken some pictures of the shell but i was in too much of a hurry to clean the residue off and stabilise the plastic.
....we really can't wait, I suppose(?), would be something else to see those pictures?
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....we really can't wait, I suppose(?), would be something else to see those pictures?
QUOTE (SL0TCAR @ 19 Jun 2012, 22:18) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>....we really can't wait, I suppose(?), would be something else to see those pictures?
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i assume that will be the royal "WE"? as i DID NOT (please note the text YOU highlighted) take any pictures , im not going to "re-dunk" to recreate the problem just so i can take pictures just to satisfy your , seemingly , morbid curiosity. neither am i going to get into a schoolyard slanging match on-line , which you seem to be haggling for , as you seem to disbelieve eveything i am saying! it would seem that dettol really does leave a nasty smell after all!!
i assume that will be the royal "WE"? as i DID NOT (please note the text YOU highlighted) take any pictures , im not going to "re-dunk" to recreate the problem just so i can take pictures just to satisfy your , seemingly , morbid curiosity. neither am i going to get into a schoolyard slanging match on-line , which you seem to be haggling for , as you seem to disbelieve eveything i am saying! it would seem that dettol really does leave a nasty smell after all!!
That's more than a little bit concerning. As it happens I am stripping the paint off some white metal wargames figures at the moment which have a few hard styrene plastic components (bases, shields etc.) and am seeing no problem with them. I did buy the Dettol about a year ago though.
As I need some more Dettol, I'll try and remember to photograph and post the bottle I use (to make sure everyone is on the right page as to what we are talking about) and see if I have some scrap bodyshells to test it out on.
Further to this if you aren't having warping problems and are still OK with Dettol then this is your new best friend.
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Cif Bathroom Mousse. Spray it on the piece straight out of the Dettol, leave for five minutes and you can start stripping with the toothbrush under the tap/faucet without it going black and gunky. Also means your fingers won't stink of Dettol which is a bonus. Apparently cleans bathrooms as well...
Coop
As I need some more Dettol, I'll try and remember to photograph and post the bottle I use (to make sure everyone is on the right page as to what we are talking about) and see if I have some scrap bodyshells to test it out on.
Further to this if you aren't having warping problems and are still OK with Dettol then this is your new best friend.
Cif Bathroom Mousse. Spray it on the piece straight out of the Dettol, leave for five minutes and you can start stripping with the toothbrush under the tap/faucet without it going black and gunky. Also means your fingers won't stink of Dettol which is a bonus. Apparently cleans bathrooms as well...
Coop
i've been off work with a buggered back and even sick of fed up of top gear repeats on dave , i bit the bullet and dug deep into the project box and had another go at stripping the "dreaded zed"!! i set to it with a scalpel and some very fine wet and dry. after finally getting all the old paint off , opening up the shut lines , removing all the nasty bit off the shell (badges , indicator repeaters , roof "nipple" etc etc) and repairing the spoiler i finally ended up with this.
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it looked even better after an initial prime. its since had a light flat back & a second prime. time for top coat tomorrow. happy days.....barring the back!!!
it looked even better after an initial prime. its since had a light flat back & a second prime. time for top coat tomorrow. happy days.....barring the back!!!
photo bucket is realy being an @rse tonight......!!
Looks v good so far
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