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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!

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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.

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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. B)

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. 

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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." 

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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.

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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? B)

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