thinners

[Guest]

i have made a woopsy on my enzo...i wont go into details (sorry i cant update the thread as my paretns are away in Egypt with the camera.)

i know you can remove paint with acrylic thinners, but is there a time limmit after that paint has dried that this works? and how long do you have to leave them in for?

[Guest]

just give it a coat of brake fluid that will sort it no proble paint comes off with ease no mater how old it is

[Guest]

i dont have brake fluid, well not that i know of, and im not going to route through loads of bottles of stuff in the garage not knowing what they are!!!

will the acrylic thinners work?....how long shal i soak them for?

[Guest]

i dont have brake fluid, well not that i know of, and im not going to route through loads of bottles of stuff in the garage not knowing what they are!!!

will the acrylic thinners work?....how long shal i soak them for?

[Guest]

it should do provided the paint hasnt fully cured which is about 48 hrs you need to soak for about 30 mins to 1 hr

[Guest]

yes the paint has fully cured. what could i use other than that or brake fluid?

[Guest]

Caustic soda !

[wonwinglo]

Try soaking in warm water overnight,sometimes works but brake fluid is really best as Nigel has pointed out.

[Guest]

i have found some brake/clutch fluid, will it still do the job? says it damages paint work on cars so i guess it will, since the paint is fully cured, how long do you think it will take?

[Guest]

As with so many of these things I would strongly recommend that you test it first on a surface that will not be seen or prefferably a piece of sprue. Brake fluid is very corrosive and can attack many surfaces and not just the paint itself.

I once soaked a part of a bike model overnight in humbrol thinners to remove some gloss enamel and the plastic went completely soft.

I always test first.

[Guest]

ok, but will it still work on cured paint, it has already been in it for 15 mins and nothing happening so far...do i need to take it out and wash it off after an hour or two? then maybe put it back in if nothing has happened?

if all else fails i am prepaired to get a replacement part.

[Guest]

Brake fluid (or clutch fluid, same stuff) is caustic and will remove hardened paint with time. It will also remove your skin so be carefull.

[Guest]

I would really never advise soaking any plastic in anyform of spirit thinners apart from acrylic as it destroys the plastic as well as the paint! I must be honest though i had some old phoenix missles that were painted about 5 yrs previously and needed to be redone for another model I soaked them overnight in brake fluid and in the morning the paint just fell off leaving a lovely unmarked surface (beware though dont use some of the specialised citroen stuff as that doesnt work at all!)

[Guest]

It was all part of the learning curve!

I actually had to buy another of the same kit so that I could finish the model. I still have an unbuilt Honda Racing bike minus the seat pan in the attic somewhere!

[Guest]

did they not always do replacement sprus then?