need to get paint off...

[slammd454SS]

i know theres a few easy ways to do this, but can someone tell me how to w/o melting the body? I have the new STS-V model, the doors hood & trunk came out perfectly, unfortunately the body didnt take to the Prismatic color and now its in a Simple Green bath. I been waiting for 2 weeks, this stuff isnt working IMO.

[Zoom Zoom]

What kind of paint is it? Some lacquers come off w/strong (91 or 99%) Isopropyl rubbing alcohol. All paints come off w/Polly S Easy Lift Off paint remover, just wipe it on and put it in a bag. You could try the same w/brake fluid. Don't immerse unless it's the rubbing alcohol. Some paints come off w/Easy Off oven cleaner, but not guaranteed.

[slammd454SS]

its an Alclad II lacquer, prismatic sapphire deep blue to UV over flat black base coat, of course now i see theres a more amazing color than this one on the shelve in Roswell that would look even better on this car with the doors and gadgets that go with it.

[BRE350Z]

Bob is right, I would try those before trying something like Castrol Superclean which is really caustic and dangerous as it is quickly absorbed through your skin and then hits your kidneys. If you've ever gotten this on your fingers and noticed the slippery feeling - it's the fat released by your cells as that stuff eats them up.

Wayne

[jayscoobiedoo]

i was able to strip paint using Simple Green heavy duty cleaner. I purchased that from walmart. i put some of that in a ziploc bag and left the plastics in it for about 1 day.Simplegreen does not harm plastic. After that a little elbow grease and some sandpaper did the trick. Even the primer came off.

[BobC]

I use one or more of Bob's suggerstions until all the paint goes. I save the Eay Lift Off as a last resort because it's so damned expensive. I've also heard that the ELO as been discontinued.

[BobC]

I stripped some Tamiya rattle can "TS" paint from a body with 91% rubbing alcohol (2 days in bath) and noted that it did a fine job of removal over primer but wouldn't budge it from a direct to plastic application.

Moral - always use primer if you suspect that you might ever want to remove the final color unless, of course, you really like sanding. :bigeyes: