its basically a very fine surface primer doesnt need rubbing down as i mega smooth comes in white grey black mahogany
Very puzzled and annoyed
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Use an old tooth brush to scrub in nooks and crannys and wash under water REALLY well to neutralise it
I have a Tupperware type box that's just the right size for a car body shell, use a funnel with kitchen paper as a filter to put it back in the bottle.... If your careful you can get quite a lot of body shells stripped before it loses its power but then it's cheap enough anyway
I’ve used it a lot over the years and never had an issue with it. It’s basically a lacquer primer. Back in the day I used to use Halfords cellulose grey and decant it for airbrush. Can’t be the primer anyway Kaci, as you said the issue never happened until you tried to strip primer and top coat…..
The active ingredient in detail that strips the paint is probably the terpinolene component. Apparently the lads over the pond use pine sol (which has the same ingredient) for stripping.
As an alternative, Windex window cleaner works well as a paint stripper as well, especially on acrylics.
The active ingredient in detail that strips the paint is probably the terpinolene component. Apparently the lads over the pond use pine sol (which has the same ingredient) for stripping.
As an alternative, Windex window cleaner works well as a paint stripper as well, especially on acrylics.
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thanks all will give the brake fluid etc a go next time
That would be good for a rusty barn find diorama.
I had a similar occurrence with a Revell helicopter a few years ago. I put various small parts in Dettol overnight and some of them just disappeared!
Pete
I had a similar occurrence with a Revell helicopter a few years ago. I put various small parts in Dettol overnight and some of them just disappeared!
Pete
Just been reading a bit more…..apparently terpinolene can dissolve styrene plastics. Wondering if the body shell was injection moulded at a lower than usual pressure, so making it not as resistant as the bumper to attack? Just my musing, we’ll probably never know. Still weird though.
sounds reasonable as the bumper is fine
Never had a problem with surfacer. Painting bare body doesn't work it peels and orange peels tried it once and half the paint came away after masking other parts off. I'm wondering it it's also a fault with the top coat as that's what caused the original bother. Was a new can so that may be a thing
What was the can?
tamiya gloss black
Might be the thinner attacking the body if it went on a bit too wet then. That stuff is pretty much lacquer based.
was my usual light coats same as the mitsubishi evo i just completed as said probably never find out
That's a weird reaction Kaci. If you have some other paint or chrome remover like brake fluid, you may as well try it on this to see if there's a further reaction, which will confirm it's the plastic/styrene.
well body now a twisted mess so in the bin now rest of the kit back in the stash im gonna get some dot3 and keep it handy
I hope you get the replacement parts you need
person i spoke to said may end in in a refund so may just buy another kit probably not this one again
The copter kit that I had a problem with had several short-shot sprues so was moulded at too low pressure or too cold.
This is making sense. All the other sprues Inc front bumper were a darker colour and thicker plastic than the main body. The body seemed very thin
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