Will ammonia damage decals?

[atomicholiday]

I'm thinking about stripping the Future off my '69 Mach I build. I was thinking about using Windex, but will the ammonia in it hurt or remove the decals that are under the Future? I'm not worried about the paint because it's enamel and it's been on there for a long time (several years). Looked around here and elsewhere, but I couldn't find an answer.

Thanks!

[jbwelda]

probably not, at least not in my experience. might want to test of course but if you need the future off youre not going to have many other choices

jb

[Snake45]

I THINK you'll be okay. I'd put the ammonia on one section at a time and then flush it off under running water immediately. No need to let it soak, ammonia removes Future like RIGHT NOW.

[atomicholiday]

... but if you need the future off youre not going to have many other choices

jb

Point taken. I stripped the hood just now. All I can say is Future is awesome stuff! Came right off, left no trace it had ever been there, and the decals look great. I kept rinsing it off just to be sure, but I didn't see any issues at all. I'm gonna strip the body this weekend.

This sort of makes me want to really dial in my technique with the stuff. If you screw up, there's no trip to the purple pond. Just clean it off and try again.

Thanks for your input gentlemen!

Edited January 30, 2015 by atomicholiday

[Miatatom]

Point taken. I stripped the hood just now. All I can say is Future is awesome stuff! Came right off, left no trace it had ever been there, and the decals look great. I kept rinsing it off just to be sure, but I didn't see any issues at all. I'm gonna strip the body this weekend.

This sort of makes me want to really dial in my technique with the stuff. If you screw up, there's no trip to the purple pond. Just clean it off and try again.

Thanks for your input gentlemen!

That's why I'm trying to master acrylics and Future. Very easy to remove and start over, which I have to do a lot.