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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
striping acrylic ????
dvarettoni
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South Carolina, United States
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012 - 12:42 AM UTC
just a quick question what is the best way to strip tamiya acrylic from a hole kit ???
thanks dave
HeavyArty
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012 - 12:58 AM UTC
Windex, simple green, or any other product with ammonia will usually strip acrylics. Spray the kit down with it then seal it in a zip-loc baggie or a tupperware container and let sit overnight. Take it out and rinse it off, using a toothbrush to scrub off any stubborn paint. That is it; you should be good.
Belt_Fed
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012 - 01:31 AM UTC
Tamiya acrylics come right off under windex. I just submerge the kit in a tupperware container. Let it soak for a few hours and all the paint will be gone- no scrubbing required. Tamiyas ease of stripping is one of its huge advantages
dvarettoni
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Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012 - 02:57 AM UTC
thanks all
dave
Buckeye
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Georgia, United States
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Posted: Friday, June 01, 2012 - 04:34 AM UTC
For the hard to get to areas I always spray straight alcohol through the airbrush @ about 25Psi. Gets the paint out of all the little nooks and crannies.
Scouteyes
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Posted: Saturday, June 02, 2012 - 01:16 PM UTC
I use Super Clean, with the model in a Ziploc bag, as mentioned. Comes out clean as new, with maybe some miniscule residue in deep relief areas, nothing that would affect the new paint application.
rdwing64
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 03:38 PM UTC
Windex I is great! Fill a container deep enough to cover , let set and good buy paint! Keep the windex for next paint removall !
rdwing64
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Posted: Monday, June 04, 2012 - 03:40 PM UTC
Wow my grammer is Bad! Lol
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