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**Guest** · 14 September 2005, 21:34

Hi vinnie welcome,

i have stripped a part ply and plnk hull which is a few years old, so it`s delicate , however browsing through B&Q i found a paint stripper designed for antique furniture, thisis a spray on type and is supposed to be very delicate on various woods.

unfortunately i cannot remember the name of the product , but a browse through b&q should do the trick, it stripped various layers of paint of and most of the base primer after the first couple of coats of the hull, with no untoward effects obvious.

i think if i remember rightly that you wipe it down with white spirit after cleaning up.

it`s one to have a look at anyway

cheers the now

Adz..

**Guest** · 15 September 2005, 18:21

Many Thanks for that Chris, I am off to have a look and if I find the name I'll post it to see if it jogs your Memory!

If any one else has any tips of any use please let us know! I cant be the first person that faces this dilema ( unless 99% of the Modellers out there got it right first time - if so, what's the secret?! )And before any one mentions it, I spent a month of Sundays on preperation! Just ask the Wifey who just lurved Balsa Dust!

I have a feeling the reaction was to do with incompatability of primers i.e; plastic primer and normal primer plus a bit of filler primer thrown in for good measure, followed by Enamel Matt spray!!!! Hence why I would love to start again!

Vinnie

P.s. NICE SUB Chris! All your own work?

**Guest** · 15 September 2005, 19:57

no probs vinnie, i may still have the tin about , but it is designed for antique furnture as i said. so keep that in mind. What i do when painting with various types of paints is test on a scrap peice , but i only thought of this AFTER going through teh same results as you .

and yes the sub was a project from the start of this year and seems to be sailing without any problems.

let me know how you get on

Chris

**Guest** · 21 September 2005, 20:35

Hi Chris

First of all I would like to appolagize for asking for info. through this thread! Guess I should have read the Cat. Heading better!!

Thought I'd let you know Chris that thanks to your advice I have managed to get my "clean canvas". I found it in B&Q as you said ( though it may not be the same as you had) and it it was Nitromors Master Craftsman Paint and Varnish remover! Many thanks mate, it worked a treat!

Regards Vinnie

**Guest** · 21 September 2005, 20:57

no probs vinnie, glad i could be of asistance

**Guest** · 24 June 2006, 21:55

has anyone found one that will remove gloss enamel of plastic?

**Guest** · 24 June 2006, 22:20

It depends very much on the type of plastic. Hard enamel is actually very difficult to remove without resorting to very aggressive strippers which can easily damage most plastics.

Definately try a small sample area first. You may have to go about it the hard way though and use some sort of abrasive such as Wet & Dry. If you go through the grades logically though you would be surprised at how effective it can be.

**Guest** · 24 June 2006, 22:24

if all else fails...brake/clutch fluid!!! leave in a day or two for fully cured paint, for not fully cured a matter of hours. wash off well. carefull this stuff is carsenagenic! sand down any remainder with w&d paper.

tried and tested may i add!

i had a jar of this stuff in my room and it got nocked over and i didnt realise. It was gradually seeping out onto my laminate flooring and i now have a nice black mark and it has eaten away into a nice dip in the flooring!

so be warned!!

**Guest** · 10 January 2007, 15:40

Building the Red Baron

:emo10: I paid over a $1,000 Australian for that piece of moderated now it sits in the corner of my den looking like it was shot down by a 10 yr old using moderated chewing gum, I've never been so disappointed in a 1/18th scale plane as I have been in this thing I'll never buy another moderated magazine build a model again from now on it's strictly plastic & paper kits or diecast cars & trucks from a real model shop. :emo10:

Russell, whereas I can understand your dissapointment with such an issue we would appreciate it if you could remember that this forum is visited by many younger members and guests and as such the language used and the tone was inappropriate.

**Guest** · 10 January 2007, 17:23

Hey folks. On a (partially) related subject, can anyone tell me where I can get hold of "strip-a-kit" in the UK. Tried the sources on google and they all seem to be american and for legislative reasons cannot ship such a product off the continent.

Thanks dudes and dudesses!

Stuart

**Guest** · 12 February 2008, 00:19

I have only just recovered from the "poor" experience with ModelMasters enamal spray (in the tins, not airbrushed) which I had to strip from a Revell 1/72 F6F Hellcat. Even though the paint had thoroughly dried, I found that enamel thinners did the trick and took the paint (and primer!) back to the plastic in no time.

**Guest** · 12 February 2008, 07:29

If the paint you want to remove is ENAMEL, then why pay through the nose for paint stripper? Some brands/types of this stuff can harm the plastic.

The old favorite of using CAUSTIC SODA is very cheap, reliable and very easy to get your hands on. You mix it with water, now what can water do to a plastic model?

It's as safe as the person using it and it does the job, without harming the plastic AT ALL.

It will not remove ACRYLIC paint, if this is the type of paint you have used, then oven cleaner is the way for you to go.

If you have never used any of this stuff before, then give it a go, if you want any further info, just ask.

regards radish

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