I just finished a three color scheme camo and its not quite right.
There is some nice parts, the wheels, oddly enough, the sides but the turret and the top of the tank is butchered.
I was thinking of going Nato black on the whole thing and starting again but there are some puddles. Maybe flatten them out? Would that idea make for a heavy coat? I would think so.
can you strip paint. I went acrylic with the base coat, enamel with disruptive pattern and acrylic with 2nd disruptive pattern. Any thoughts?

Hi mate,

You can remove the paint by spraying Muscle Oven Cleaner (or Oven Four as it's called here in Holland) on your model.

Cheers

Hi

To expand on Martin's answer:
Spray the oven cleaner on the model (wear gloves), put it in a sealed container and leave overnight (the fumes also work to remove the paint). Rinse off the ovencleaner, while lightly scrubbing the remaining paint with a toothbrush. Repeat the whole thing if necessary to remove that last stubborn paint.
The oven cleaner shouldn't affect any glued joints, tho I have seen it oxidise PE (not serious) - just be careful when using the paintbrush.

Cheers
Ed

Members of a local model club here swear by Castrol Super clean........... soak overnight and wash off the paint with a toothbrush........

ooooo! Sounds like an easy fix. Thank goodness! I would think soap and water after soaking model on Castrol or oven cleaner?
Thanks for the replies, guys!

If you want quick results, I know a guy that does it with paint-stripper, but he says it takes a lot of training and skills not to destroy the model.
Never tried it myself, seems too barbaric.

Polly Scale ELO (Easy Lift Off) is a apint stripper. Most hobby shops should carry it. Comes in 3 different size bottles. Just brush it on heavy and wait about 20 minutes and use an old toothbrush to brush off the peeling paint.
Its another alternitive if you dont want to go the toxic way of oven cleaner or leaving it over night in Castrol.

I have an old six pack cooler full of Castrol Super Clean in the basement to repair the (rare :-) ) paint mistakes. Soak the model in it over night. The stuff is designed to clean oil stains off of your driveway and is pretty harsh. Don't play in it bare handed like I did.
Works like a charm. IIRC it is about $5.00 a gallon at Wally World.

Shaun

Pinesol is sold in every grocery store. Soak model in a container overnight and brush the paint off.

I went with the PinSol because it is easily accessible. Now do you water that stuff down because the paint is very soft already(soaked for no more than 2 hrs.) and it is reeking to the high heavens.

I've used Westley's Bleech White (for white walls and white letter tires). It works pretty good too. Just submerge the parts and leave it overnight. You then just brush the paint off with a toothbrush.

You can see her
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/TnT_Archives/Striping_Paint.htm

The Pine Sol worked a charm! I soaked it, undiluted, for 4hrs and checked it before I went to bed. The paint was falling off then so I stripped it and let it dry overnight.
It's sitting on my shelf all weathered and muddied but with a PinSol freshness about it
Kidding. But I did leave some baking soda in the hull to soak up the smell. After the first coat of paint the smell was gone.

Do these methods take off acrylics and oils?
_NERVRECK-

I had to strip acrylic and enamels. Worked a charm. Does wonders for your confidence with an airbrush!

Would Simple Green also work for this?
-NERVRECK-

Ive tried using the Pinesol method it works, but not like a charm. Does it work on acrylics? Im stripping the paint of an old kit I built and wish to make it better. Does the Muscle oven cleaner work on acrylics? And exactly how toxic is it do you recommend that I keep it outside over night?
Thanks
-NERVRECK-

I use the oven cleaner and it does work on acrylics as well. As to toxic... I spray the stuff on outside because of the fumes but leave it inside overnight just sitting on my kitchen bench top so it is not all that bad.

cheers
Cliff