06-07-2003, 08:40 PM
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Paint Removal
What's the best way to remove large amounts of paint from a car body. Let's say I painted the whole car, which I did, and it didn't come out the way I wanted to. How would I remove all of that paint (I don't care if I remove the original paint of the car while I'm doing this, I'm gonna repaint it.)?
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06-07-2003, 08:42 PM
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blah zip,blah dallors
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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paint thinner just dont mess up the plastic
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06-07-2003, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Tennesee
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Well RCmod.com suggest soaking in PineSol over night but it says it damages some bodies so I'm not sure if its okay on Zip bodies.
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06-07-2003, 09:02 PM
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I have tried the Pine Sol soaking on my Zip bodies. It will take the paint off easily, but it leaves a goo like substance all over the body. It didn't appear to be any of the plastic though, more like some kind of reaction with the paint.
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06-07-2003, 10:15 PM
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Acura RSX
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Ellicott City, Maryland
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ive used goo gone it only takes off the paint you apply...also nail polish remobver is good but it takes off the original coat
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06-08-2003, 11:20 AM
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Modder-Eater
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well, i have goo gone and nail polish remover already lying around so i'll try those. do I completely submerge the car in it or just like spray some on and let it soak or what?
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06-08-2003, 11:34 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: NY
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Well, there is one method I use on 1:10 scale R/C vehicle hard plastic bodies and will never go back to using strippers agian. The product is called Castrol Super Clean Degreaser, yes, a degreaser, not a stripper. It is strong enough to remove paint from bodies, but not strong enough to harm or fog the plastic. I have used this several times with great success. You can buy it at Walmart or possibly any automotive store where they sell degreasers. I paid about $6 for a gallon of the stuff and that's enough to strip thousands of Zip and Microsizer bodies. The best part about it is that it is not biodegradable, and it's 100% reusable!
Heres a link to more information on this, scroll down to the very bottom. He refers to the stuff as CSC (Castrol Super Clean)
http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html
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06-08-2003, 08:19 PM
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Acura RSX
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what i do is just dab a cloth with goo gone or nail polish remover and start rubbing away....but be careful if you dont want to take off the orginal coat if you use nail polish
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06-08-2003, 10:18 PM
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I've used Easy Off Oven Cleaner (tm) and an Oral-B (tm) toothbrush 
works good, won't ruin the body either
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06-10-2003, 07:45 PM
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nail polish is god like. i scrubbed for like an hour with goo gone and like .2 oz of paint came off. i was about ready to give up, dipped the brush in remover and it started melting away!
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06-10-2003, 09:13 PM
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Acura RSX
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told you so
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