Repainting pre-painted kit

[Matt Bacon]

I'm planning to rework a Polar Lights Ford GT kit as an Avro Mirage 720. The GT has a prepainted body. Does anyone have experience of repainting one of these? Do I need to strip it back? Can I just shoot primer over the paint? Even better (the Mirage has black stripes over an orange body) can I use the painted markings as a masking guide and apply new paint over old?

I would prefer to use either Tamiya spray cans or Zero paints if possible.

Any advice would me much appreciated!

Bestest,

M

[Tom Geiger]

Since nobody has answered just yet.... I believe I remember it being said that 90% alcohol would do the trick. Not the typical 70% alcohol you find in Walmart, but look at a drug store for the 90%.

Again, here say, not from my own experience...

[Edsel-Dan]

I buy my 91% at Wally's!!

Just look carefully.

They have 50, 70 & 90/91 %

I traded someone a ProShop/CustomShop Custom 62 Catalina,

and he just painted over the maroon.