I've messed up a model I'm working on and need to strip off the paint job, whats the best way to remove Tamiya acrylic paints?

// Henrik

If I remember correctly isopropilyc alcohol removed it quite well

Hope this helps,

Carlos

Hi Henrik,
Oven cleaner works well. Please see the following links.
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Engin

Soak in windex, or highly diluted ammonia.

I take my kits to the sink, spray liberally with windex and rinse off with water. It will come right off. That is why I like using Tamiya paints so much.

Thanks for the responses, I'm in the process of removing the paint now!

Brave man! I always paint over 'cos I'm afraid of messing up the model even more

After having an 8 year break from modelling and building a model with my son at xmas for the first time i got the bug again. So i decided to try the windex method on some old figures i painted about 15 years ago in tamiya acrylics, unfortunately it didnt work so well but after reading about the oven cleaner methodi tried that. Perfect!
Figures cleaned back up just as if tgeyd been freshly glued all those years ago and will now be ready for a revamp!

I usually use a mix of soap and acetoneless polish remover for waterbased acrylics, not sure if the effect will b the same with alcohol paints though.

Same here, usually paint over.

I usually use the brown Dettol antiseptic liquid. It even strips 30 year old Tamiya paint + primer from white metal figures without attacking the metal. I've also used it onboth resin and styrene with good effect. And it smells nice too!