View Full Version : whats the best way to strip a body?
maxxmustang
06-08-2007, 04:04 PM
well i painted a body and messed it up and....well lets just say its not pretty. whats the best and easiest way to strip a body? i tried sandpaper, but its too time comsuming and thins ]out the body :confused: :confused:
Farwar
06-08-2007, 05:28 PM
What kind of paint is it? If its waterbased, i have used nail polish remover and it works perfect.
AKASHA
06-08-2007, 05:31 PM
brake fluid, works like a charm and wont eat the plastic
maxxmustang
06-08-2007, 07:35 PM
well brake fluid doesnt seem to be working. should i let it sit for a minute? i used pactra spray paint
AKASHA
06-08-2007, 09:43 PM
brake fluid will work it jsut takes a bit of time, jsut let it sit on there overnight and catch up with it in the morning. I dont think pactra paint has the resiliency as that of automotive paint.
maxxmustang
06-10-2007, 12:48 AM
well, brake fluid doesnt sem to be working. does it matter what type?
Demon-TC3
06-10-2007, 05:41 AM
here you are:
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?t=237549
Hope that helps.
marca
06-10-2007, 08:44 AM
i have a similar question i used tamiya paint. is that water based?
i riped off the label so i cant read lol
rcpuller
06-10-2007, 04:25 PM
the best way i have found is to use EZOFF oven cleaner in the YELLOW can.....place the body in a plastic bag(garbage bag is fine) and spray liberally with the EZoff...Let sit for like 30-45 minutes taje the body out and rinse with water. The paint should just slide off if not start the process over again....
Demon-TC3
06-10-2007, 08:14 PM
i dipped wire whool into a small jar of nitro fuel and whipped it away. worked very well.
davec-nitro-rs4
06-10-2007, 09:08 PM
Dinner and a movie used to work just fine.
:D
maxxmustang
06-10-2007, 10:44 PM
^^^bwahahahaha!!!
AKASHA
06-10-2007, 11:27 PM
Dinner and a movie used to work just fine.
:D
It still does under the right circumstances, or if you just got that kind of game ;)
sorry to hear about the brake fluid not working, I havent tried it on lexan but the way it peels off plastic and metal I wouldnt think anything else of lexan. only other non abrasive method I have heard of is the easy off, which I havent tried cause I have had great sucess with the brake fluid.
NotWalkinBlind
06-12-2007, 02:44 PM
maxxmustang, you misspelled "Charleston."
Get it fixed, dude... I'm in S.C., too... and there's no excuse for that.
:D
Avenger2040
06-12-2007, 11:10 PM
Brakefluid Dot 3 with a piece of cloth, some rubbing and patience will strip all the paint of the body.
ki smoke
06-13-2007, 02:51 AM
brake fluid should work,it out the paint off the rim on my GSXR 750 with very little contact.
NotWalkinBlind
06-13-2007, 12:51 PM
maxxmustang, you misspelled "Charleston."
Being from SC myself, I'd love it if you'd fix that. :D
maxxmustang
06-13-2007, 12:59 PM
oops!!lol! i did didnt i? well i feel stupid. so wht part of sc are you from?
NotWalkinBlind
06-13-2007, 02:20 PM
The middle part. :D
maxxmustang
06-14-2007, 09:08 PM
well this pactra paint is freakin bullet-proof!! i let the oven spray sit on there for 3 hours and the paint is finally starting to give way. its to the point where you can scratch it off with your finger nail but im going to let it soak overnight
bottle of DOT 3 $2
Can of oven cleaner $6
cost of just going to the LHS and getting a NEW body $18.
...and not having to scrub your finger tips off and coming up with a way to get the old paint off for over a week... priceless!
Suck up the loss, throw it away and GET A NEW ONE!
Demon-TC3
06-16-2007, 09:01 AM
why?
whats the point, just a waste of a new body anywho - its not been uses so whats the point in trashing it.
Persides, its good practice for actually painting the shell - two paint jobs out of one shell :P