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Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Painting and airbrushing
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Hey guys…

So, I know this issue has been covered many a message, but I’ve got a twist about it.

I need to remove paint from a car body. But, on top of the normal spray primer is … HOUSE PAINT. In attempt to exactly color match the car, the guy I got it from took the color to a hardware store, and got them to match it in interior high gloss water-based house paint.

SO…which method should I use? I don’t wanna turn the model into mush, but I want to get that stuff off there. Its brushed on, and frankly looks pretty bad. I want to try to match the color in “airbrushable” paints.

I doubt that too many of you have actually used any interior house paint on your models…but help me out if you can!!

Thanks!
-jonathan

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Try Castrol Super Clean or Easy-Off oven cleaner.

Mike

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The Castrol Super Clean is really supposed to do the trick - so I’d go with Mike’s advice, first.

Most all “latex” in house paint these days is acrylic, so it’s not something that should be worlds different than the acrylics modellers use. Some R/C airplane guys are actually using house paint very sucessfully as topcoats. Thinned, it airbrushes just fine. Of course, you won’t get the nice metallics, pearls, candies, etc with these paints!