best paint stripper? - maybe i found it.....

[foxbat426]

for me anyway! I'm sure this has been discussed here before, but here it goes.

Alcohol 91% works very good IMO. Brake fluid and oven cleaner in my experience are poor at stripping paint. I have not tried Castrol Super Clean yet, but have heard good things. One problem with alcohol is it seems to work to a certain point then stops.

So far the best thing i have found and as far as i can tell does not damage the plastic is Citristrip. I had a bottle in the garage and for the hell of it gave it a whirl on a 66 fairlane i'm stripping and wow! Has anyone else tried this??

It's a natural based stripper that smells like oranges. It softens up the paint (in this case enamel) fast and i found slowly "pealing" with an old stiff credit card works really well. The paint rolls right off. i don't keep it on long 3 or 4 minutes max. and then start scraping with the card, rinsing under water every now and then until the paint for the most part is gone.

So far so good on 1 AMT model. I don't know how other manufacturers plastics or resins would react so i would try it on some scrap first. Use at your own risk, but this is the best and quickest way i have found.

I would sure be interested in hearing what others are using for strippers. I know the best way is to avoid stripping altogether, but when you're a novice.... well you get the picture. great weekend!

FWIW, john

[ARTEMIS1759]

Perfect I'll give her a shot on my Dad's Model Semi's I am Restoring. Most need new paint or paint period and I am updating to Kustom paint schemes on them.