I am looking for any tips on stripping paint from micro armor. I have obtained some second hand armour but would like to repaint. I believe it is acrylic paint based on some testing but would like to strip in bulk! Any information would be appreciated.
Clint
Stripping Old Paint
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I also endorse the Simple Green approach.
I soak the tanks in it for an hour or two. The paint will soak it up and come off start to lift off in a "mush". Just go over them gently with an old toothbrush to remove the mush ... no real scrubbing or scouring needed.
In my experience it has removed acrylic paint, enamel paint, overcoat and primer (up to 4 or 5 layers thick) with no problems. The fumes are not very noxious, and when you're done all your kit (tweezers, old toothbrush, even fingers) are cleaner than when you started.
Best approach I've found so far.
I soak the tanks in it for an hour or two. The paint will soak it up and come off start to lift off in a "mush". Just go over them gently with an old toothbrush to remove the mush ... no real scrubbing or scouring needed.
In my experience it has removed acrylic paint, enamel paint, overcoat and primer (up to 4 or 5 layers thick) with no problems. The fumes are not very noxious, and when you're done all your kit (tweezers, old toothbrush, even fingers) are cleaner than when you started.
Best approach I've found so far.
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My experience with simply green has been pretty good. It worked really good on airbrushed and hand painted enamels. I tried to strip off some Mr. color (Mr hobby) and the wheels came off the cart. Either I had too much paint in the fine detail or its the type of paint, but I have had trouble removing small little bits here and there. even after soaking for 5+days. I have not been able to figure out what type of paint Mr. Color is. It might be a lacquer/acrylic. Power smelling stuff. Also, I have notice a slight chemical reaction take place after sitting too long in simply green. The bottoms of two vehicles I tried to strip started to turn black after about five days in simply green. Not sure why but it happen.
As for removing the rest, maybe I could try some acetone now on what simply green could not remove. What brand of acetone do you recommend?
As for removing the rest, maybe I could try some acetone now on what simply green could not remove. What brand of acetone do you recommend?
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Citristrip
I use Citristrip. It can be found in Walmart or Home Depot.
It has an orange color and smells kind of orangie.
I use a nylon toothbrush to scrape the stuff off the model but hold the model under water when you are scraping.
I have models from the 1980's that I repainted 3x because I did not know how to paint. My techniques are better now after reading the comments on this website.
It has an orange color and smells kind of orangie.
I use a nylon toothbrush to scrape the stuff off the model but hold the model under water when you are scraping.
I have models from the 1980's that I repainted 3x because I did not know how to paint. My techniques are better now after reading the comments on this website.