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petestrike

Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2012

i need to strip this back top a clean , bare , shell.

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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petestrike

Discussion Starter · #41 · Nov 3, 2012

QUOTE (Graymalkin33 @ 3 Nov 2012, 09:26) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Looks v good so far

cheers.... looking even better now though. this is straight out of the can. having to restrain myself from cutting and polishing it....cant wait to see it reeeealy shine!

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petestrike

Discussion Starter · #42 · Nov 4, 2012

from this......

to this. rather pleased too.

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loosesalute

· #43 · Nov 4, 2012

That`s a lovely paint job Pete!
Cheers
Kev

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petestrike

Discussion Starter · #44 · Nov 4, 2012

cheers kev. i am pretty chuffed with the end result.

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Graymalkin33

· #45 · Nov 4, 2012

It is a great job. Would you be brave enough to do some detailing like the wipers and window surrounds?

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stoner

· #46 · Nov 5, 2012

they do a stripper specifically for enamel and acrylic paint on plastic. i found it in a uk hobby shop. i,ll post details if anyones interested. john

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petestrike

Discussion Starter · #47 · Nov 5, 2012

QUOTE (Graymalkin33 @ 4 Nov 2012, 22:37) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>It is a great job. Would you be brave enough to do some detailing like the wipers and window surrounds?

i certainly will.....sometime! i also would like to get some badge decals for the bonnet and c pillars too , if anyone knows where i can get some? i removed the moulded ones along with the wing repeaters and some other details that looked pretty poor "naked" , let alone painted. the wing badges did survive painting though and should detail up ok.

QUOTE (stoner @ 5 Nov 2012, 09:10) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>they do a stripper specifically for enamel and acrylic paint on plastic. i found it in a uk hobby shop. i,ll post details if anyones interested. john

i certainly would be john , especially after the grief i had with this one! would it work on a resin shell? i have just picked up a resin 2002 bmw thats unbuilt but painted that i want to strip and repaint (i'm a sucker for hard work!) but i have absolutely no experience working with resin shells.

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petestrike

Discussion Starter · #48 · Jan 19, 2013

its been a while .. you know how other projects keep getting in the way... but i finally got around to stripping the bmw today. having looked at a few other threads on stripping resin shells , i was going to have a go with cellulose thinners but out of idle curiosity (and because it was handy) i first tested the acetone free nail polish remover that had been such a disaster on the 260z. i tried a small test inside and.....happy days....the paint came of quicker than an 18 year olds knickers in magaluf! it didnt seem to attack the resin at all but to be on the safe side i only did a small area at a time and then washed off with soapy water to neautralise it. another go tomorrow with some cotton buds to clear out the fine detail lines and it willl be ready for paint prep.

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adman

· #49 · Feb 16, 2018

Hi Everyone

Any new ideas on removing Tampo printing on the latest E Type from Scalex?

Cheers

Mike

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Mr Modifier

· #50 · Feb 16, 2018

Methylated spirit has been known to work well on the tampo on Scalextric cars BUT it will also remove paint - or at least dull it. So use with caution and be prepared to have to polish the paint afterwards.

Gentle rubbing with a cotton bud can work well and offers a degree of control.

I did have one Scalextric car where the various tampo colours came off easily except the black which was stubborn to the point the paint came off before the tampo did!!!

Some tampo printing can be removed by scratching with a wooden cocktail stick. Polishing afterwards will be required in most cases.

No liability accepted for any of the advice offered.....

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