cruiserguy Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 HI Raven, He tried it; note his post on my comment above. It appears Halfords stuff is tough paint, if Power Spray can't move it, what can? Best Wishes, Will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 FWIW I have now bought some Biostrip and it does indeed remove Halfords primer. I haven't tried it on any other Halfords paint and as I mentioned in my earlier post their website says it's not suitable for bicycle/automotive paint. Perhaps it's stating the obvious to point out that car paint is meant to be tough and withstand things like road salt, fuel spillages, tar spots and other forms of abuse. It's hardly surprising that stuff like Fairy Powerspray has no effect. In fact I'd worry if it was easy to remove - if you accidentally spilled some Fairy Powerspray on your car would you really expect it to take the paint off? A modelling colleague who has been using Halfords paint a lot longer than me is of the view that sanding is the only answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 what gets humbrol acrylics off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 I've found soaking in neat dettol gets most paints off. Usually soak for 24-48 hours, but sometimes takes a big longer. A quick scrub with a toothbrush, to remove stubborn bits in crevices, rinse off and jobs a good 'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I just tested the Revell Paint Remover on some old paints. Also a messed up Silver finish which I suppose was no enamel paint (I guess it was some automotive spray but can be mistaken). The paint was removed easily and quickly. Clear parts are not damaged. So far it looks very good. But I have yet to test it on some proven automotive paint. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 If you use Fairy power spray, I am not sure how you use it, but if you spray the model all over and leave in a sealed bag for 24 hrs it should take the paint off, but you may also need to use an old toothbrush or something similar to scrub the paint off in soapy water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasmahal Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I've heard that IPA works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Due to Health and Safety and EEC ruling, most brake fluids now have had harmful ingredients replaced with more "eco friendlier" ingredient's.......basically they have removed the paint stripper............also; Original Caustic Soda has been removed from Super Market shelves for exactly the same reason and replaced with allegedly more eco friendly products.............its still called Caustic Soda and its still called Brake fluid, but all now lack the potential to strip paint.................HOWEVER, my local hardware store still sells the original and its easily available on ebay.....................make sure you add the crystals to the water first and NOT the other way around and beware of the fumes from the vapour!!! Check out your local hardware store and Ebay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Mr Muscle Oven cleaner has also suffered by being weaker than it was. It used to be great for stripping enamel paints but now seems to take forever!! But it don't do anything to Acrylics! I'm in the process of stripping enamel from my Heller CL-215 built quite a long time ago. But Mr Muscle hardly touched it! Funny thing is the red painted areas has come off and some traces of the yellow paint but I don't recall type of paint but it was well before Acrylics appeared in our hobby! And I don't want to sand it off because I rather like the surface detail and rivets! I have tried nail varnish remover which is Acetone free because acetone will attack plastic with some success but again only on the red paint. I recall the red may have been that Gloy stuff from the 80's and the Yellow good ole' original UK made Humbrol!!! I have got some of that Tesco stuff in the cheap blue striped white bottle. Dunked the engine cowls into the lid and left them for ages... result... zilch...only the red paint shifted! seems nothing will touch the yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hi Riggers as per another post here, Acetone free nail polish remover works a treat even with metallic paints without harming the base plastic, I used cotton wool balls to apply and remove. Have used this on a number of kits I bought already painted, stripped to bare plastic, these include a badly painted vinyl predator figure done in metallic paint, a resin French bathyscaphe and the hull halves of a type VII 1/72 u boat. All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hi all, Thanks so much for all your contributions, some even surprising! Just to let you know, I contacted Revell & told them I was a numpty & screwed up! They very kindly sent a new taxi body with absolutely no charge! If you are from Revell & reading this, can I thank you so much. Also say to other BM'ers, please do talk to manufacturers' Customer Services if you make a balls up...Revell are the top of the tree IMHO. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed in this post.........ATB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Currently messed up a couple of airfix spitfires, first a mk9 that i ruined painting dday stripes on in gloss, then painted camo over, the 2nd a mkv that the canopy didn't fit and messed up painting over badly sanded filler, so what gets xtracrylix off, and in the case of the former Revell aqua gloss off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldbeastoff Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hi, do you try to use - Isopropylic Alchool? or - Gunze Leveling Thinner George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I've used IPA to remove Halfords Primer before but it requires some soaking and scrubbing to get it off - usually with an old toothbrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I'm amazed nobody has said cellulose thinners? I use the Rustins stuff and buy it in huge metal containers for about £13 a pop. It's my most used product to be honest; nothing cleans airbrushes as well as cellulose thinners. I've yet to come across something it can't shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I'm amazed nobody has said cellulose thinners? I use the Rustins stuff and buy it in huge metal containers for about £13 a pop. It's my most used product to be honest; nothing cleans airbrushes as well as cellulose thinners. I've yet to come across something it can't shift. Do you use it to strip paint from plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 If "cellulose thinner" is what we call "lacquer thinner" here in the US, then it will also dissolve plastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Yes, it will melt plastic slightly but not if you're careful - a cotton bud dipped in an the excess dabbed off on kitchen roll and you're fine, just sweep quickly. Alternatively, Mr Color (Levelling) Thiner is also cellulose thinner based and doesn't melt plastic whatsoever. If all else fails, you can use Methyl Ethyl Ketone. Edited January 11, 2015 by Jakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 If you aren't careful with cellulose thinners its not just the paint you remove but most of the plastic as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 tried out mr muscle, soaked overnight and 10 mins of scrubbing took of an tiny patch of green...so thats a no now trying fairy power spray, slow progress but its working, haven't tried soaking overnight yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Semtex or C4......can someone please close this thread?? Mr Muscle? Doesn't work. Fairy Power Spray? Doesn't work LEAVE IT!!!! ATB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 .... Mr Muscle? Doesn't work. Fairy Power Spray? Doesn't work LEAVE IT!!!! ATB ... or start sanding as I suggested a long time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 How about trying paint and varnish stripper? Available in BnQ for about £3/500ml Took off all paint on my model, never damaged plastic. Used only a small amount; so vgfm. Took about 10 -15 minutes to do a 1/72 smallish jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggers Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 ... or start sanding as I suggested a long time ago Or just send an email to the model manufacturer, explaining that you're a numpty & asking very nicely for a replacement part. They did FOC! Then, more importantly, learn from your mistake & NEVER do it again!! ATB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Update fairy power spray most definetly works, put it in a Tupperware bath of it and forgot about it over the weekend, opened it up expecting it to be stripped bare, alas it want but soon as I started scrubbing it all came away easy 10 mins was back to the halfords primer, with some of that stripped off in large areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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