topher5150 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 With my Bel Air build I had to strip some parts using brake fluid, and it worked pretty good. Well now I'm trying to strip the paint off of another car, and I've had it in the fluid for about three days now, and really the only thing it's done is turn the fluid pinkish.Does the fluid loose it's potency after a couple of usesDid putting to much clear coat over the paint have any effect on it?
angelo7 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 I'm there myself now. I think the fluid looses its potency after a few uses. I'm using a toothbrush to help loosen the paint and it's working. The more coats of paint the harder it'll be. Mine had like six coats.
Tom Geiger Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 How old is the brake fluid? Did you leave it in a pan with no lid? It could have absorbed moisture.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 I don't use brake fluid, I use Super Clean, but I'm sure that both will lose their potency over time.Clear coats will make a difference as well.I've had bodies that I've stripped that have sat for several days with little affect.Scratching through the clear coat in a few areas here & there to allow the stripping solution to get under the paint will help speed things up. Steve
Longbox55 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 What kind of paint did you use? Different paints work better with different stripping agents.
Jhedir6 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 I've never used brake fluid myself but for years I've used SuperClean with great results. Sometimes it takes hours sometimes days, depends on the paint. Recently I tried isopropyl alcohol with really good results. You need 91% or so, gotten mine at Target and Sam's in the States when across the border shopping. IPA works fast, especially on paint, I find on certain primers it doesn't work as well as SuperClean. So I'll put a body in IPA to remove the paint, usually less than an hour, then rinse it off and drop it in SC to remove the primer in a couple more hours and its clean enough to work with. Make sure you keep the containers closed as the vapours aren't very nice. I strip the parts in my hobby room and leave the fan to my spraybooth on to evacuate the fumes. I've had no adverse effects on plastic or on resin parts with SC but I don't recommend using IPA on resin, I stripped a HRM body with IPA and it softened the resin some. I was lucky as I was watching the process but had I left it over night it would of probably eaten the body completely.Hope this info helps some.David
topher5150 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 What kind of paint did you use? Different paints work better with different stripping agents.I think it was just regular testros paint and some clear coat
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 I think it was just regular testros paint and some clear coat"Regular Testors" lacquer, or "regular Testors" enamel? The enamel strips easily, but the lacquer can be tough.It makes a big difference what paint you use...exactly...to determine what stripper to use.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 "Regular Testors" lacquer, or "regular Testors" enamel? The enamel strips easily, but the lacquer can be tough.It makes a big difference what paint you use...exactly...to determine what stripper to use.Absolutely!Testors enamels will strip in Super Clean in an hour or 2.Lacquer could take several days or longer to come completely clean. Steve
topher5150 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Posted January 31, 2016 It's been so many years I can't even remember what type of paint it was other than it was one of those paint markers
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