lesthegringo Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Gents, I tried to use some black Revell aqua color diluted in alcohol as a wash on my ill fated F-15 project. It didn't work as a wash, and worse still there are spots of the black that seemed to have congealed on the model. I have tried window cleaner and even a fairly strong solution of ammonia, but it is stuck fast. I'm loathe to use lacquer thinner because I don't want to strip the paint off (having had to do it once already...) Can anyone suggest an enamel paint friendy way of getting this aqua color off? Edited March 23, 2013 by lesthegringo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caiotfjr Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Gents, I tried to use some black Revell aqua color diluted in alcohol as a wash on my ill fated F-15 project. It didn't work as a wash, and worse still there are spots of the black that seemed to have congealed on the model. I have tried window cleaner and even a fairly strong solution of ammonia, but it is stuck fast. I'm loathe to use lacquer thinner because I don't want to strip the paint off (having had to do it once already...) Can anyone suggest an enamel paint friendy way of getting this aqua color off? Whatever you do, don't use lacquer thinner, as it WILL melt the plastic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks - the lacquer thinner I was referring to is the Tamiya thinners, which isn't so aggressive to plastic - I should have made that clear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Triarius Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Try Simple Green, diluted or straight. If the enamel is well cured SG will affect it very slowly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lesthegringo Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Sorry to say the paint is fresh, and I had to use simple green to strip it a week ago, but thanks for the input! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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