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Post by 79malibu on Jun 18, 2012 5:08:45 GMT -7
what is a good product to use
to strip paint from resin bodies?
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Post by nosubfor3 on Jun 18, 2012 9:41:10 GMT -7
what is a good product to use to strip paint from resin bodies? What type of paint is on it now? Lacquer, enamel, acrylic.? Usually soaking the body in a solvent such as Simply Green for days will soften the paint enough to remove most of it. Then use a cotton swab dipped in lacquer thinner or enamel reducer depending on the paint type used, to clean up the hard to reach nooks and cranny's. I just got done stripping a paint job that went horrible wrong. It was enamel based paint that never dried. I soaked it in a warm water bath in the sun for 6 hours then used a brass bristle brush to scrap most of the paint off. Then cleaned the hard to reach spots with the cotton swap dipped in enamel reducer. Came out fine. Re primed and ready for another attempt. |
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Post by dragfool on Jun 18, 2012 15:08:13 GMT -7
Oven Cleaner, spray it on and let it sit for 15 to 20 minutes then wash off with warm water. Reapply if needed.
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Post by hilltopspeedway on Jun 18, 2012 15:47:27 GMT -7
A lot of resins tend to soften up when stripping...I'd keep a close watch on it, rinse as soon as possible. You may need to let the body sit for a couple of days, should harden back up if it does soften. Never tried the oven cleaner on a resin, will have to try that...RM
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Post by Bananasmoothie1975 on Jun 18, 2012 23:58:47 GMT -7
I've had the enamel me-no-dry problem on a resin before, I just wiped it off with turps on a rag.
No damage to the resin at all,
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Post by hairycanary on Jun 19, 2012 6:15:40 GMT -7
I use lacquer thinner a medium paint brush and a rag in small amounts so it evaporates fast. Haven't had any problems yet. You have to be careful if you have any body filler. I stripped the AW bodies this way. The Aces Wild Willys I stripped twice in the same day before I got it right.
Rick
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