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Post by stitchdup on Sept 4, 2019 4:00:05 GMT -7
The paint on the cab still isn't off on one side. dettol hasn't touched it, oven cleaner just made it shint so my last resort is brake fluid. I'd hate to try and strip this if it had been keyed ofr the paint, its stuck like s*** to a shovel. I dont think it will leave me enough time to build it though so I'm going to withdraw. When it eventually does get stripped it will be built to the plan
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Post by DeeCee on Sept 4, 2019 20:50:15 GMT -7
I use caustic soda... works every time mate.
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Post by Deano on Sept 6, 2019 13:05:22 GMT -7
This is a shame but hopefully it will get done 1 day, awesome potential with this!
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Post by leon on Sept 6, 2019 13:14:01 GMT -7
Bad news on the paint Les!
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Post by sharp on Sept 6, 2019 17:45:36 GMT -7
Sorry to hear this Les. I had a problem also with my truck build.When i clear coated the cab an old piece of paint spit out of the airbrush.All the parts came out nice except for the cab.so I needed to strip that.I tried oven cleaner,that didn't work.Then I tried brake fluid and that took the paint and primer right off with no damage to the plastic.It took about 3 to 4 hours to work but I would check it every hour and scrub it off with an old tooth brush.When you get all the paint off make sure that you wash it real good with dish washing soap.From now on brake fluid is gonna be my go to stripper,nothing works faster or better for me.
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Post by Deano on Sept 7, 2019 14:27:50 GMT -7
Sorry to hear this Les. I had a problem also with my truck build.When i clear coated the cab an old piece of paint spit out of the airbrush.All the parts came out nice except for the cab.so I needed to strip that.I tried oven cleaner,that didn't work.Then I tried brake fluid and that took the paint and primer right off with no damage to the plastic.It took about 3 to 4 hours to work but I would check it every hour and scrub it off with an old tooth brush.When you get all the paint off make sure that you wash it real good with dish washing soap.From now on brake fluid is gonna be my go to stripper,nothing works faster or better for me. Am I correct in thinking that there are 2 kinds of brake fluid, mineral and synthetic? If so which one do you use? Showing the depth of my mechanical ineptitude here! |
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Post by sharp on Sept 8, 2019 7:11:23 GMT -7
Deano,this is the brake fluid that I used and it is a synthetic.  |
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Post by Deano on Sept 9, 2019 0:57:34 GMT -7
Cheers, a little more information to tuck away two-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon
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Post by bearycrafty on Sept 14, 2019 2:20:39 GMT -7
Sorry to hear that it hasn't gone your way. I'm sure we all feel your pain but hopefully you will be able to start again and get the result you were after.
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 15, 2019 13:18:15 GMT -7
Sorry to hear that the paint gave you some trouble on this one Les. Watching your recovery.
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 15, 2019 13:22:53 GMT -7
Sorry to hear that the paint gave you some trouble on this one Les. Watching your recovery. The paints still not off mate, I'm on my work week just no but I'll put some pics up of the problem once I get back home. It looks like something in the plastic might be the problem as some of it has gone green and brown. The paint I was removing is white as is the plastic so I'm really not sure whats going on with it |
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 15, 2019 13:25:35 GMT -7
Have you switched paint stripping methods to try and get it off?
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 15, 2019 13:47:10 GMT -7
Have you switched paint stripping methods to try and get it off? yup, dettol for 4 weeks, oven cleaner for 3 days and its been in brake fluid since then. Now I think about it though I'm sure I read somewhere about some trumpeter kits having very poor plastic sometimes |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 15, 2019 19:16:35 GMT -7
That sucks. Hopefully it can be saved.
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Post by sharp on Sept 16, 2019 16:01:17 GMT -7
That sucks Les!! the brake fluid didn't work? what type of paint did you use?
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Post by stitchdup on Sept 17, 2019 0:48:00 GMT -7
That sucks Les!! the brake fluid didn't work? what type of paint did you use? Its a second hand kit Mike, only the cab was painted when i got it so i have no idea what kind of paint it is. I suspect it is baufix (lidl supermarket cheap stuff) brand though as I've had trouble with it before. The only reason it went in the stripper is cos I wanted to paint it black to make all the chrome pop more and the doors needed scribbing as they only had a front edge. There's still a chance the brake fluid will work, its still sat soaking in it. |
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