Rick, Think I can fix this? Think I can remove the paint on the hood and keep the stripes?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7032568950&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1 (http://www.qksrv.net/click-1606754-5463217?loc=http%3A//cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D7032568950)

Dang, you got that for 10 bucks?!? Wish I found auctions like that... :thumbsup:

Absolutely, for that price I'd drop it in S'n'S and see what happens, and I bet it works...

--rick

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=131070&highlight=remove+paint


check this thread out and look at the results Boss9 had with cleaning up the blue hot rod pictured there.

With the hood on the 'stang you will probably be able to get by with testor's airbrush thinner and rubbing it with a q-tip until the black paint is gone but before you remove any of the factory colors.

I remember seeing that, but I would be worried about the stripes using thinner.

Did you see the results ParkRNDL got with Spic n Span?

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=144630

Scroll down a bit.

Again, I think I learned with the S'n'S that it's better to let it soak longer and scrub less. the SnS won't hurt the stripes, but the bristles of whatever brush you're using eventually will...

--rick

Thanks for that info rick. How long should I let it sit to start with, how long can I let it sit?

I got the white/red Tyco Trans AM on ebay in the plastic diecast section for $.99 plus $4 shipping a few months ago too. The seller didn't even say it was a slot car.

I've started scrubbing after just a few hours of soaking, but then I ended up scrubbing too hard. I've also thrown them in and literally forgotten about them for 3-4 days, and the paint practically just rubbed off when I started scrubbing. The RRR site where I got the info says that they can stay pretty much indefinitely... I'd start with 24 hours and see what happens.

I'd also think about taking the bumpers off, or at least try to keep them out of the soup... I don't think they'll necessarily be damaged, but original chrome plating is pretty fragile, so I wouldn't take chances. On the other hand, I think the glass is fine in SnS. I actually removed paint from the glass on a couple of cars.

--rick

Here's two that came out pretty nice... you can see that the original paint is somewhat worn, but still very much there. Sorry, I didn't think to take Before pix, and I don't even rememebr what was on them, but they were both pretty gunked up.

--rick

Hello Gents—

Here are a couple more that “came back” with my methods-

These were both laying in a can of what looked like house paint, where the oil had separated from the base colour. They were pretty much covered in it.

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Pict0539.JPG

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Pict0540.JPG

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/511/Pict0541.JPG

Once soaked and cleaned, they only needed touch up some of the silver bits.

I’ve also read where brake fluid and “409” will remove paint, and the spray cleaner will also remove just the tint on a Chrome-coloured car leaving the original chrome base (Good to do that Chromey Lambo’ with, Joe).



Cheers..