Carmak Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Has anyone painted over a Polar Lights Pre-painted body? I have a YELLOW 64 GTO convertible that I would like to paint any other color. I did a quick test shot on the bottom of the hood (which is pre-painted) using a typically good performing paint and acted like there was wax on it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Strip the paint, prime and repaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Always wash the body with soap and water also to remove any residue from the moulding process. I use comet and a toothbrush, I like the mild abrasiveness. Rinse well! edit: oops, pre-painted? I haven’t seen one of those. Edited March 24, 2020 by NOBLNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Stripping is no doubt the best way but once when lazy I scuffed up the body then primed and painted and it worked pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 91% rubbing alcohol will have that paint off in seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark said: 91% rubbing alcohol will have that paint off in seconds. That what I had used in the past and it worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Mark said: 91% rubbing alcohol will have that paint off in seconds. I don't think it will do it in seconds, but I suspect that it will do it. I recently built a Polar Lights '65 Dodge that was prepainted. I wanted to remove some of the sloppy tampo silver overages, and tried doing so very carefully with alcohol on a paper napkin. This didn't take the silver off, but it told me that if I worked it too hard, it WOULD take the red off, so I backed off and fixed the problem another way. I think an overnight soak in 91% would take the paint right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I've done a couple of them, it is literally seconds. Same goes for the AMT prepaints. Nothing else seems to get through, but the 91% is the Kryptonite for that paint, whatever it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Testors Easy Lift Off. It'll even remove lacquer sprayed on unprimed styrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmak Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 Thanks everyone. Now to see if the hoarders have left any 91% rubbing alcohol at the stores around me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Nemanic Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 I have gotten 91% alcohol at Target in the pharmacy. Also, home improvement stores have it in the paint dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Get the ELO. It strips every paint known to man, you don't need to submerge the parts for hours, days or weeks and it isn't being hoarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 4:59 PM, SfanGoch said: Testors Easy Lift Off. It'll even remove lacquer sprayed on unprimed styrene. 91% will do that--at least the hobby lacquers of AMT and Testors. Also the Walmart and Krylon "quick dry enamels." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Yeah, well the way things are presently, finding 91IPA, or even 70, is hit or miss in a lot of places. Nobody's stocking up on ELO as a disinfectant. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I've been mulling over the comments about using IPA for stripping paint. Let me remind you guys that IPA is in dangerously short supply, or non-existent, in many locations. I can't get IPA within 100 miles of me in NYC. Like me, there are numerous people who have a legitimate medical need for IPA, but, due to inconsiderate panic buyers and profiteers hoarding all existing stocks, there is none to be found. Consider this: that last bottle of IPA you snagged at the pharmacy to strip your model could have better served a person who really needed it. You just might save somebody's life by not using IPA for what qualifies as, at this particular time, an extremely frivolous and wasteful purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 I bought 2 bottles at Walmart about 3 weeks ago, when they still had plenty, though were asking people to buy no more than 2. The next week, The Lovely Mrs. Snake was scheduled for a week of jury duty, and there was NO hand sanitizer or clean-wipes of any kind available anywhere. I was planning to home-make some wipes by putting the IPA on some paper towels and put them in a sealable plastic bag for her to take with her. Fortunately they cancelled her jury duty ("You will be rescheduled at a later date.") I'm holding onto to the stuff for future possible NEED use, not using it to strip paint at the moment. That good with you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Everybody needs to do their part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hey, I got two kids who each have a 2YO grandkid. You never know who's gonna need what. Or maybe I could swap one bottle for toilet paper..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 My landlord, who is a contractor, was gouged $31 for a pint of 91IPA courtesy of ebay. He reported the seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: My landlord, who is a contractor, was gouged $31 for a pint of 91IPA courtesy of ebay. He reported the seller. That's a worse reaming than I just took on Amazon toilet paper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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