paint remover

[ikabod]

yup it's an acrylic water based paint rin. . . still not chipping of, later i'll try to scrub it off.

[christine_03]

hmmm. maybe you added something extra into the mix... well if that does not work try alcohol... also works..

ikabod said:

yup it's an acrylic water based paint rin. . . still not chipping of, later i'll try to scrub it off.

[ikabod]

nope, didn't add anything, thinned it with water only. . .

[christine_03]

just let it stay there for a few more days. keep on brushing the kit na lang. sooner or later the paint would give in. hehe... did you use a primer or something. cause i didnt. maybe the priming had an effect.

[delta408]

try pinesol or Simple green.

[christine_03]

@ delta408 - how much are those? any local market would have that? thanks

[delta408]

you can buy it in Whitegold House. i forgot the price but i find them really effective.

[christine_03]

update. im done with my enamel to zonrox. after 3 days most of the paint were gone. except
on minor areas the hard to reach areas. paint on the panel lines were mostly gone too. some became lighter in color. tip. use sponge with warm water to clean it. and soap the plastic after washing with water. or you will die with its smell. also the plastic will not be as shinny as it was before you painted it.

[delta408]

@ snap_0714: that is a point of concern with me. does the lightening of the plastic mean it gets more fragile?

[ikabod]

@snap
no primer. they still in tact.

[christine_03]

@ delta- i dont know if it makes the parts brittle but i dont think they do. just dont build, unbuild and build and unbuild the kit. thats why some of my parts got broken. if you are doing this be patient. takes time... long time...

@ ikabod- did the color shading start to fade? like red turns to orange or something like that? cause mine did. and thats the only time i saw some improvements. after that wiping them off was easy. 3-4 days inside the container. the smell of the zonrox was even fading..

[Daycot]

Zonrox doesnt make the plastic brittle but it does take away the shine of the plastic. Zonrox also smells bad too!

I use brake fluid for stripping paints though its a very dangerous process. Makes sure you use dot 3 brake fluid. It strips paints faster and it can strip acrylic paints in an hour or 2. Just make sure you clean the parts well with detergent since brake fluid sticks to the plastic and later tortures your paint. (Personal experience.) ;D

[delta408]

I also tried brake fluid and it really can strip paint off. I just noticed though that it makes the plastic a bit soft after a while. Maybe i didn't use dot 3 brake fluid?

[carlopogi]

daycotyledon said:

Zonrox doesnt make the plastic brittle but it does take away the shine of the plastic. Zonrox also smells bad too!

I use brake fluid for stripping paints though its a very dangerous process. Makes sure you use dot 3 brake fluid. It strips paints faster and it can strip acrylic paints in an hour or 2. Just make sure you clean the parts well with detergent since brake fluid sticks to the plastic and later tortures your paint. (Personal experience.) ;D

@ daycot -

sir, question po , when you said 'it takes away the shine', is it the shine of the plastic the first time you saw it out of the box? if thats the only side effect then brake fluid (dot3) is very effective ;D did you dilute it with any thing?

how much is the brake fluid (dot3) by the way?


@ delta408 -

sir, what do you mean 'it makes the plastic a bit soft after a while' ?
was it soft while its in the solution? did it go back to its original state
(hard and still in proportion to its original state?) after awhile?

[delta408]

@ carlo pogi: when the plastic is in the brake fluid, it softens. after i cleaned it, it became hard but not as hard as it was originally.