james424 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi all, So, I've ventured in to the world of Alclad... And royally cocked it up! I don't want to sand everything back as I'll lose all the panel lines and rivet details, but don't know how to strip the Alclad away. Anyone got any sneaky tips and tricks??? Cheers, James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi James you could try their airbrush cleaner. It really does a good job of shifting the residue from my airbrush. Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Alclad airbrush cleaner is really strong stuff, it would probably melt right through plastic. Alclad II alone will eat into unprimed plastic. Maybe try oven cleaner, it strips enamels without damaging the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Edge, I think I'll avoid anything that'll eat through plastic, lol Old Thumper, I'll dig out my 'practice kit' and see what happens with someone cleaner Anyone else got any idea's. James R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Not really mate. If alclad is sprayed onto plastic it pretty much becomes one with it. So physical removal ie sanding is probably the only way. Any potion strong enough to remove it will most likely damage the plastic too. Resin and metal could be soaked in cellulose thinners/remover type fluids to remove something like alclad though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Try isopropyl alchohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old thumper Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 If there is a primer between the plastic and alclad then perhaps it would form a barrier and oven cleaner might shift it. I have never tried it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 Old thumper, I sprayed it over Gloss black paint so I might be in look. Airea, I do have a little bit of IPA left so I'll sacrifice it in the name of progress and see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share Posted April 28, 2017 23 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Not really mate. If alclad is sprayed onto plastic it pretty much becomes one with it. So physical removal ie sanding is probably the only way. Any potion strong enough to remove it will most likely damage the plastic too. Resin and metal could be soaked in cellulose thinners/remover type fluids to remove something like alclad though... Tony, just for future reference - How safe is it soaking resin in cellulose thinners? Just asking as I cocked up on some resin parts with the Aclad too but was fortunate that I had a friend will to do some swapping. Would just be good to know the safest way to deal with that evetuallity in the future. Cheers, James R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Depends on the resin mate as there are several A+B types so depends on what the companies used. Some are fine, some can go 'rubbery' which is not good obviously. Best testing on the pouring stubs you cut off 👍🏿 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james424 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Thank Tony. I'll give the IPA a go and if that doesn't work break out the sander. Other than that I'll be ordering a new part. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspy Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Mr Color levelling thinner will take alcad off and it also wont cause any damage to the plastic underneath Gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardie Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 It also depends on which Alclad too. They are not all based on lacquer I believe. The ones that smell like old car spray paint are but others are alcohol based, they smell like IPA and are not nearly so tough. Also was the Gloss black an enamel or acrylic and how long had it been left to dry? Enamel will resist IPA but Acrylic won't. Your best bet may well be to go to the makers website http://www.alclad2-online.co.uk/ They are good guys and if you drop them a line they should get back to you with their expert opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 11 hours ago, raspy said: Mr Color levelling thinner will take alcad off and it also wont cause any damage to the plastic underneath Gary Duly noted 👍🏿 May keep that to try out one day if ever needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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