Da R/Cer

Whats the best way to strip lexan paint from bodyies , i get people telling me Methylated Spirits
,Turps,Brake fluid, Nitro What else!! Im really confused.PLease help.

Da R/Cer

SO nobody knows how to strip paint?

Nitro_Keebler

I used nail polish, but it takes a lot of rubbing to get the stuff off...But it does work.

I bought some laquer thinner and Im gonna try that next.

TikiKustoms

dont use the laquer thinner. it will cloud up the clear surface.
drew

Da R/Cer

Cloud Up? what does that mean?

TikiKustoms

make it not clear. do you know what sand blasted glass looks like? it looks like that. laquer eats away at the lexan making it loose it transparency. hope that makes sense.
drew

crazhorse

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what I have used ........altho on my heli canopies is CA debonder..... not a cheap solution but it cuts through paint quick and doesnt cloud the plastic

thehazmatguy

I used Castrol Degreaser. Like this:

http://www.castrolauto.com/products/...ategory=6#uses

I bought one spray bottle, and then put the body and all of the degreaser in a big Ziplock bag. (If you don't do that, you won't have enought to cover the entire body.) Even though this stuff is biodegradable, be carefull. It is strong stuff. Only let the body sit in that stuff for 12 hours, tops. I would use a toothbrush and scrub on the paint a little every couple of hours or so.

Something to think about: The cleaner alone is $5, and a whole new body is $15 - $20. Factor in all the hassle and clean-up, just spend the $$ and get a new body.

scale only 4 me

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I tried it once with thinner, not worth the time
eaiser to just buy a new one

Da R/Cer

Yeah i know but all i wanted to do was to strip the paint of this WRX body that i got when i
bought my Tamiya QD.Well not the whole body but just the windows because they were
painted too.

switchlead

I didn't even know you could strip the paint. I just threw it away..

Da R/Cer

Of course you can strip paint ,it's just you have to know how too.

I saw somewhere on the net that you can use brake fluid as a paint stripper.
Is it true?

-=DFOX=-

Brake fluid will take off paint, and it shouldnt hurt the lexan either, notice I said "Should'nt"

magicfrost

power washer. ive only used it on low pressure to clean the dirt inside the body but it seems to take te backer off. i am sure with stronger pressure the paint could come off again i havent had the chance to try since im not in any hurry to paint a new body.

Da R/Cer

Sorry but whats 'power washer'.

Has any one tried brake flui before though?

budweiser505

one of them jet water washers (normally used for cleaning driveways etc)

ranger1

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do you want to strip the entire body or some parts of it ?

Mike_H

My bodies always get to banged up and nasty to even think about repainting.

EdsWords

DFOX is right! Brake fluid will remove lexan paint.

The trick is that you need to keep applying the brake fluid with a brush and keep the paint 'wet' with brake fluid until it starts to wrinkle. Take a stiff nylon brush and remove the wrinkled paint. If some paint refuses to come off, just re-apply brake fluid and keep applying it until it gets wrinkled.

It will take maybe an hour or two and it's a pain to do.

Don't ask me how I know this.

RCbandit

nail polish REMOVER can be used to remove paint

budweiser505

i started to remove it but it took too long, so lazy me, i went out and bought the same shell and i am doing a two tone yellow and green shell

ill post a pic when finished lol

1flyinhawaiian

I used easy off oven cleaner on one of my bodies. the paint came off, butif there's a little left you gotta do it again, but dont leave it on too long it'll melt the body.

Da R/Cer

ThANKS guys. well i just wanted to strip the paint of the windows.