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Should paint be stripped?


DalekCheese

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I am trying to repaint a plastic (I think PVC) model. Should I strip the paint off before repainting? If so, how? Would a bath of stripper (ooer, missus) work?

Thanks in advance,

DalekCheese

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Hi, DalekCheese (LOVE your avatar name BTW). 

 

It would be helpful to know a few more details. If your model is made of PVC and then factory-painted, I would recommend you simply spray it with car-primer (Halfords or similar) and then add your own colour-scheme. Stripping the original paint seems like a faff too far to me. To a large degree, this will all depend on exactly what you want the finished product to look like.

 

Hope this helps. 

 

Chris (currently on a peddalo in the middle of Elstree Reservoir, looking for the German bomber that's supposed to be laying on the bottom).   

 

 

Edited by spruecutter96
Correcting a typo.
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