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Don't know if this has been addressed before but wondering if bodywork ( putty ) will hold up when stripping a poor paint job ? Tamiya is the putty in question. Thanks.

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Ray... I have no idea about the Tamiya filler but others I have used goes bad in the brake fluid or Purple pond plus it seems to absorb the strippers some.  I spent 2 weeks doing bodywork on a wagon conversion just to have to strip the paint....and start all over again...:wacko:

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.........usually does, Ray....Tamiya, Squadron, most.....its the only drawback to big time putty work, if you have to strip it.........better quality automotive putty filler, I have found,  even on very old vintage kit bodies will sometimes survive the dip,,,,but later on, when time to start over clean,,,,will start to chip and crack off..:blink:......hope this can be solved for you....I know you are working on a major build right now......the Ace....:mellow:

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I've found the same .. strippers ruin body putty. I haven't tested extensively as I don't enjoy redoing bodywork, as much as I like that part of modeling. I always just sand down paint when bodywork/stripping is required.

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Confiming what the others said, I've had my stripper of choice--Easy Off oven cleaner--eat out filler putty (doesn't affect CA glue or epoxy, though). But I've also stripped Testor/MM lacquer with rubbing alcohol and the putty was okay.

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