What to use to strip paint off an vinyl model?

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scifiguy67

Active Member

• Apr 13, 2018

• #1

Years ago I bought a rare Robocop vinyl model from a Japanese novelty shop...I built & painted it with Tamiya acrylics then gloss coat with Krylon acrylic... when I moved I put it in storage & sealed it in a plastic bag. When I pulled it out of storage the plastic bag had astuck to the clear coat & ruined the paint.. what to use to strip the old paint off that won't damage the vinyl?..so I can repaint..... HELP!!!!!

 

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Sindariel

Active Member

• Apr 13, 2018

• #2

Acrylics can be easily removed with alcohol, e.g. ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. It doesn't hurt plastic and shouldn't attack the vinyl.

 

TazMan2000

Master Member

• Apr 13, 2018

• #3

I don't believe (most) Krylon paint can be removed by isopropyl. Super Clean (purple container) should be safe. Test it on an inconspicuous area first and if there are no problems soak the entire model with it. Depending on the age of the paint and the chemical make up of the vinyl, you may get mixed results? It may not remove all the paint. Anything stronger may eat into the vinyl.

TazMan2000

 

division 6

Master Member

• Apr 13, 2018

• #4

Might find something useful here.

 

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scifiguy67

Active Member

• Apr 15, 2018

• #5

Thanks for the help everyone....I think I will try the super clean degreaser they sale it by the gallons at my local Walmart

 

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mastersetter

New Member

• Apr 16, 2018

• #6

I also have been looking at stripping the paint of an old biliken Batman vinyl figure, superclean isn't avaible for me in the uk, I have heard that dot 4 brake fluid is the way to go perhaps?

 

swgeek

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• Apr 16, 2018

• #7

Easy off oven cleaner is a pretty good paint remover.

 

Too Much Garlic

Master Member

• Apr 18, 2018

• #8

mastersetter said:

I also have been looking at stripping the paint of an old biliken Batman vinyl figure, superclean isn't avaible for me in the uk, I have heard that dot 4 brake fluid is the way to go perhaps?

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Be careful with the brake fluid as it can permanently distort the vinyl, if I remember correctly.

 

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scifiguy67

Active Member

• May 6, 2018

• #9

I wanted to report that the super clean( it's not made by Castro anymore) worked perfectly for vinyl models it stripped all the old paint off my vinyl model clean after letting it soak for 24hrs with NO damage! ... again thanks everyone for the help

 

Last edited: May 6, 2018

Too Much Garlic

Master Member

• May 7, 2018

• #10

Cool. Any chance of seeing the RoboCop kit?

 

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scifiguy67

Active Member

• May 7, 2018

• #11

Yep as soon as I learn how to post pictures!

 

edge10

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• May 7, 2018

• #12

scifiguy67 said:

Yep as soon as I learn how to post pictures! 

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Easy peasy on this site.

Click on the insert picture icon, highlighted in yellow below, and you can upload your pictures from your computer.