Well, I was painting my brother’s tamiya f1 car (i think i got him hooked on the hobby too) but for some reason, dust always seems to get on the paint, giving it a dirty bumpy look.
I want to literally rinse the painted parts off, so i can start over again, is laquer thinner safe on plastic, to the point of me soaking the parts in it?
also… i probably need a fan to keep the dust and other particles from getting on the paint (or any other method if effective)… anything you guys use that particularly works?
NO!!! Lacquer thinner will turn that nice plastic into mush!!
If you want to strip the paint, try Castrol Super Clean, Easy-Off Oven Cleaner, or Simple Green.
If you’re getting too much dust in the paint, try putting the freshly painted item under a bowl or something so that it dries in peace. You might find that a fan will blow more particles onto the paint, rather than away from it.
Another trick is to just lightly sand the paint in between coats. A very fine grit like 600 or higher would be good to just knock off all of the dust bumps in prep for the next coat.
Once again, Murray hits the nail on the head!
Typical lacquer thinners contain toluene; this is the same stuff that used to go into model glues…it’s designed to melt the plastic–not a good thing for rinsing a kit… BTW, since toluene has suspected reproductive hazards associated with it, it would be wise to protect yourself when using lacquer thinner: gloves, respirator, good ventilation, etc.
Gip Winecoff
yes it is …i think humbrol ones are called celloulose thinners, correct my spelling please if wrong. Also the same with xylene thinners. I destroyed a F-84 with this thing, using alclad in close range in bare plastic i tried to remove the alclad with this stuff and i saw my wing disintegrate. i played it smart guy not to waste paint for priming and here i was…