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10-24-2016, 06:59 PM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ontario
Posts: 116
|  Removing paint from hardbody
Whats the best way to take the old paint off my TF2 body? I want to strip it down and repaint it this winter.
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10-25-2016, 08:45 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
Posts: 5,818
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
Acetone with 25% water......you need the water to prevent melting. Quick and easy Hang up and Drive |
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10-25-2016, 12:39 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 959
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
I've used Castrol Super Clean in the past for static models with no ill effects to the plastic. I've read others have used brake fluid, but it's messy. I might have to try that acetone method...I like the "quick" methods. I have no patience...  |
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10-25-2016, 01:16 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 797
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
A light sanding and then more paint... Why remove anything?
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10-25-2016, 01:47 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Deep in the Everglades
Posts: 5,818
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
Acetone and water is an old styrene builders trick. We would drop spare sprue into to make sure no damage was done. Hang up and Drive |
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10-25-2016, 02:46 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: New Brunswick,Canada
Posts: 1,425
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
You could try easy-off oven cleaner or brake fluid....
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10-25-2016, 03:55 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: alberta
Posts: 445
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
I tried easy off on my tf2 it did start to soften the plastic i just sanded mine down and repainted
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10-25-2016, 08:15 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ontario
Posts: 116
| Re: Removing paint from hardbody
Thanks for the tips guys!! Not sure which method I'll use yet, I'm going to wait until the snow flies anyways.
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