Help - How do I remove tamiya TS-x spray paint once applied?
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I've completely buggered up a spray paint job on my latest RC211V build. It's gone so badly it's not funny. Don't ask me how I managed it.....
I'm sure I've read somewhere that it is possible to remove the paint without damaging the plastic parts using oven cleaner or something similar. The paint is tamiya ts-xx spray paint onto a tamiya plastic kit.
Has anybody had any success removing paint using a similar method or am I going to have to buy the same kit again to get the bodywork sorted?
I'm sure I've read somewhere that it is possible to remove the paint without damaging the plastic parts using oven cleaner or something similar. The paint is tamiya ts-xx spray paint onto a tamiya plastic kit.
Has anybody had any success removing paint using a similar method or am I going to have to buy the same kit again to get the bodywork sorted?
chrisga said:
Brilliant, thanks compositeguru. I'll pick some up on my way home and let you know how I get on. Guessing I just make sure I wash the panels with water and leave to dry before attempting to spray again?
Yeah, all traces have got to be removed. Use a small toothbrush or something to remove paint from panel lines too. Good luck. I've always used brake fluid - immerse it in some cheap stuff overnight and the paint just falls off, then rinse with warm water/detergent.
I guess there are so many brands/types of oven cleaner/floor cleaner that there is a chance you might get one that damages the plastic? I've been told Mr.Muscle aerosol oven cleaner is the way to go, but never got around to testing it.
I guess there are so many brands/types of oven cleaner/floor cleaner that there is a chance you might get one that damages the plastic? I've been told Mr.Muscle aerosol oven cleaner is the way to go, but never got around to testing it.
I use two of the above methods, as per DR with brake fluid on stuborn stuff, using the tubs from take always as a bath, they are good as they have a lid, are disposable and free. Then on acrylics I use oven cleaner, neither will hurt the plastic but you must remove every last trace before starting over.
72twink said:
I use two of the above methods, as per DR with brake fluid on stuborn stuff, using the tubs from take always as a bath, they are good as they have a lid, are disposable and free. Then on acrylics I use oven cleaner, neither will hurt the plastic but you must remove every last trace before starting over.
Talking of stubborn stuff - I'm trying to strip some 30 year old Airfix or Revell enamel off some old Star Wars models, and even after a week immersed in brake fluid, it's still on there! Might just give in and buy some ModelStrip and have done with it.Mr Muscle oven cleaner is my de-facto go to stripper for plastic models as a first port of call. Slightly nicer to use than brake fluid. Pop the model into a zip bag, spray in the Mr Muscle and just wait. Try a cool mix of caustic soda, dr_gn. Tub of boiling water, CAREFULLY add some caustic soda, allow to cool a bit so it doesn't distort the plastic and pop the model in. I use that technique for diecast models just without the allowing to cool bit. Once it is cool I pop the glazing units in to give them a clean.
I've recently been stripping some Spark resin models (why oh why won't they just sell them as kits rather than the heavily painted versions they sell?) and the only thing that touches that without damaging the resin is immersion in nail varnish remover. Mr Muscle, thinners, caustic soda didn't have any effect at all. Normal paint stripper would work a treat, but only is you didn't really want a model left to repaint.
I've recently been stripping some Spark resin models (why oh why won't they just sell them as kits rather than the heavily painted versions they sell?) and the only thing that touches that without damaging the resin is immersion in nail varnish remover. Mr Muscle, thinners, caustic soda didn't have any effect at all. Normal paint stripper would work a treat, but only is you didn't really want a model left to repaint.
My current can of oven cleaner is just boggo stuff from the corner shop - "Big D" apparently but I did test it first. As for Modelstrip I had very good results on a very old (and very early use of the material) Tamiya RC Renault 5 Turbo Lexan shell, working on small areas and bagging to stop the stuff drying out it eventually took all the old paint off which was a mix of enamel and Smoothrite, but it did take a while!
So I located some Mr.Muscle oven cleaner and sprayed the snowspeeders etc with it and put in a plastic bag. 6 hours later there's no paint left and the plastic is indeed fine. More than can be said of my fingers, which now seem to be shedding flakes of dead skin. Having read the safety notes after using it, it appears to be death in a can. I'll definitely be using it again, although brake fluid would appear to be the safer option.
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