SfanGoch Posted April 25 Posted April 25 The plating was pretty ratty and I was planning on removing it anyway.
stavanzer Posted April 25 Posted April 25 10 hours ago, SfanGoch said: I was attempting to clean the front bumper/grille from an SMP 1961 Chrysler Imperial using Dawn Platinum Powerwash Spray. Scrubbing with a toothbrush, I discovered that it would completely remove the chrome plating. But Did it remove the Lacquer undercoat?
SfanGoch Posted April 25 Posted April 25 Yes, it did. I just stripped the rear bumper of an AMT '58 Plymouth down to its gray styrene. No lacquer undercoat left. 1
Ulf Posted June 17 Posted June 17 (edited) After the owen cleaner, Tamiya lacquer thinner take the undercoat away over nigth. A Wood toothpick does the last whitout scratching the parts. Edit: I have stripped old Monogram and new Round2 overnight and even a couple of nights without problems but you should probably test with a piece of the sprue to be sure. Happiness is taking parts out of the oven cleaner and see that there was no undercoat.. Edited June 17 by Ulf 1
NOBLNG Posted June 17 Posted June 17 7 minutes ago, Ulf said: After the owen cleaner, Tamiya lacquer thinner take the undercoat away over nigth. A Wood toothpick does the last whitout scratching the parts. Is the “Tamiya” lacquer thinner weak enough that it won’t melt the styrene like generic LT will?
Ulf Posted June 17 Posted June 17 49 minutes ago, NOBLNG said: Is the “Tamiya” lacquer thinner weak enough that it won’t melt the styrene like generic LT will? Se my edit.
Ulf Posted Monday at 11:19 AM Posted Monday at 11:19 AM On 6/17/2025 at 4:52 PM, Ulf said: After the owen cleaner, Tamiya lacquer thinner take the undercoat away over nigth. A Wood toothpick does the last whitout scratching the parts. Edit: I have stripped old Monogram and new Round2 overnight and even a couple of nights without problems but you should probably test with a piece of the sprue to be sure. Happiness is taking parts out of the oven cleaner and see that there was no undercoat.. Update, I put a chromed part from Round2 directly into Tamiya's lacquer thinner and after 18 hours I just had to brush it lightly with a toothbrush and the chrome flakes flew like light snowflakes. Now I will skip the mess with my decanted oven cleaner as long as the Croweparts fit in the thinnerjar. 1
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