I have an old, unbuilt large kit, Monogram B-24D in 1/48th, that I had painted prior to assembly when I was a teenager, using Testor's enamals and a brush. I've kept this kit all these years, and would like to strip the paint off and start over. Almost the entire kit has been painted, OD on the outside fuselage and wings and Zinc Chromate on the inner fuselage parts.

What is a good, economical paint stripper that I can use on the kit parts that will not harm the plastic (hopefully).

Thanks!

David,
I have had good luck stripping old (10+ years old) enamels with Castrol Super Clean. This may not be available any more as the three autoparts stores I went looking for it in last week did not have it. I instead came home with "Greased Lightning". This performed well for me so far (Only to remove chrome for my Gentlemen: Start Your Engines entry).

Oh yeah, it was only about $7.00 /gallon.

Hope this helps,
Dave S.

Even the cheap version "Purple power" and others like it work. like the kind you'd find at the dollar store

The all purpose cleaner Formula 409 works pretty good. I've stripped paints that have been on for more than six years. Toss the item in a tub full of 409 for a few days and then scrub a little with an old tooth brush. Comes right off.

I've used Easy -Off oven cleaner in the yellow can and a product called Bleachwhite to remove old paint . Both work equaly well.
Jerry

I have also had good results with Castrol Super Clean, Brake fluid is also another choice. It will remove all paint without harming plastic.

Mike

Thanks for the tips! I already have 'Greased Lightning' and 'BleachWhite' at home, so I'll give them a whirl first. If I run into problems, I'll then go to Easy-Off and brake fluid.

Cheers

I always used dot 3 brake fluid...let the model sit for afew days to a week and an old toothbrush should easily take the paint off. Rinse the model off with water and it'll be fine. The brake fluid can be reused for another model so long as it doesn't absorb too much humidity from the air. Don't put it in a cars master cylinder after you've stripped a model though.