Anyone here know how to safely remove acrylic(?) paint that appears to be somewhat firmly adhered to plastic?
Paint removal from plastic.
Anyone here know how to safely remove acrylic(?) paint that appears to be somewhat firmly adhered to plastic?
Last edited by CrossLOPER; 03-18-2008 at 15:16.
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Re: Paint removal from plastic.
What kind of plastic?
If it's acrylic paint, you might try rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol. I used to use it (with a toothbrush) to remove paint on models.
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Re: Paint removal from plastic.
What are Transformers, Beast Wars, etc made of? I have a bunch that I need to bring to display quality. Some of them have paint that was *not* there when they came out of the package. Unfortunately, some of the paint is on the sensitive original paint that the figures had. I intend to keep them on those parts.Originally Posted by drone
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Re: Paint removal from plastic.
Isopropyl alcohol shouldn't harm those, but I don't know what it will do to the original factory paint. Acetone will strip acrylic paint, but I wouldn't trust it on plastic and it would probably strip everything. Acetone will melt polystyrene parts.
If you have a damaged figure that you aren't too attached to, I would suggest experimenting on it first.
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Re: Paint removal from plastic.
Hmmm, that's quite an ask to remove one kind of paint, but keep another.
I would experiment first, but Fairey Power Spray is the D's B's when it comes to stripping paint off plastic. See this thread for more details on paint stripping.
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Re: Paint removal from plastic.
That stuff looks amazing, I wish I had that when I was still serious about model painting. Completely stripped those planes. Looks like it's UK only (made by Proctor and Gamble UK), I wonder if there is a US equivalent.
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