Polishing compound to repaint

[Chuckyg1]

I'm currently working on Revell's 83 442, (almost done). It wasn't until was polishing the hood that I noticed I had burned through a section of the hood while wet sanding. What would I use to remove the polish to repaint? If I have to strip it, no problem. Just wondering if I can remove it somehow. Thanks for any tips.

[StevenGuthmiller]

What polish were you using?

 

 

Steve

[Chuckyg1]

Novus fine scratch remover, then tamiya fine/finish polishing compounds.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Should be able to scrub it off with some Dawn liquid and hot water.

Don’t know for sure about the formulation of the Tamiya polish, but it’s worth a try.

If it doesn’t work, go to plan B and strip it.

 

 

Steve

[Dave G.]

Scuff the finish with 1500 grit micro pad. I remove polishes and wax with odorless mineral spirits. As long as it's not freshly sprayed enamel paint, it should work fine. Or diluted IPA. The sanding will break down the polish anyway, you just want to get all that dust off containing the polish..

[peteski]

If the polish is silicone-based, even traces of it left on the surface (after sanding) will likely cause fisheyes in the next coat of paint.  But solvents mentioned earlier should be able to remove any traces. If it was not silicone-based then no worries.  I believe that Novus is silicone-free.

[Chuckyg1]

This is all good information, I'll check the tamiya formula first and go from there. Thanks guys.