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Old 11-21-2010, 12:04 AM
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I need to totally strip my King Hauler, I goofed on the paint job and want to start from scratch, what can I do?


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Old 11-21-2010, 12:44 AM
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What paint did you use.
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Old 11-21-2010, 10:59 AM
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I used Tamiya spray paint, and it came off easily with Orange Glo/Goo Gone. Just takes a little elbow grease and some cotton balls.
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Old 11-22-2010, 12:30 AM
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I have used Tamiya Paint.

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Old 11-23-2010, 12:19 AM
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Ive used Easy Off over cleaner in the yellow can. Spray cab leave it in a bucket or plastic bowl. Brush it off after about a hour. Works great.
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Old 11-24-2010, 12:15 AM
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No problem, good luck on your truck!
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:44 AM
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I thought I would post this, but I had to strip all the paint from a Train. I used Pinesol, I took a window box (for flowers) and filled the thing with pinesol. Put the train in it. came back the next day and just wiped off the paint to the bare plastic. The plastic was not damaged and had not got soft. I still had all the small details too.
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Old 12-14-2010, 11:09 PM
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If you git a large plastic container (rubber maid).Just big enough for cab to fit in. Then git your self like 4 or 5 bottles of 92% rubbing alcohol,Stick cab in container,dump bottles over cab & close cover. Let soak for a couple of hrs.Shake container every 15 minutes or so,might have to use tooth brush for tough areas. This is the cats a$$ for Tamiya paint removal.
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Old 12-15-2010, 08:32 PM
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Fred that works great with rubbing alcohol it takes the paint right off very easy...
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Old 12-18-2010, 09:50 AM
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try using brake fluid to strip paint worked on a friend of mines truck
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Old 12-18-2010, 05:19 PM
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Anyone know if any of these chemicals will also remove body filler and such? I have a body with body filler that needs paint removal

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Old 12-19-2010, 01:26 PM
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No thoughts on this?


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Old 12-19-2010, 01:39 PM
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think the best way to ge rid og body filler is by sanding it down
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Old 01-02-2011, 06:52 PM
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I use Easy Lift Off does not damage plasti You get it from a Model Train Shop.
The only thing to remove body filler is sanding and elbowgrease

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Old 01-18-2011, 08:44 PM
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I had two pieces to take paint off of so I sprayed both with easy off oven cleaner and it took it off one and didn't touch the other piece. So I tried Freddy's method and used the alcohol and it worked great.

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Old 01-19-2011, 09:44 AM
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Where would i get 92% rubbing alcohol as i need to strip the paint on mine and start again because on the side of the cab it has bubbled when i painted it with the tamiya spray paint because it must of been dirty when i painted it. It is a fairly new truck and i dont want to damage the plastic.
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If you are going to use alcohol use denatured alcohol the other has water in it. You can get it at Home Depot, Lowes any home store. Ed

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Old 01-19-2011, 07:01 PM
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Where would i get 92% rubbing alcohol as i need to strip the paint on mine and start again because on the side of the cab it has bubbled when i painted it with the tamiya spray paint because it must of been dirty when i painted it. It is a fairly new truck and i dont want to damage the plastic.
You can go to any drug store to get the alcohol I used 91% since that is all I could find and it worked great. I got mine at CVS.

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Old 01-20-2011, 04:20 AM
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I don't know if you have a Rite aid in your neck of the woods. But they carry it,has a red label on it.Get ready for the looks from the cashier when you come up to the counted w/your arms full of bottles. I always do,probably think I'm cookin drugs or something.
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Old 01-20-2011, 09:19 AM
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Fred if you went to Lowe or Home Depot you could buy denatured alcohol that doesn't have water in it and it would be cheaper. I buy it by the gallon, Ed
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