ModelStrip

[smiffy]

Any one tried it before??? Just tried this Paint stripper on my wild willy and couldn`t believe how easy it removes the paint and from all the nuts and crannys , it even took off most of the glue where the stickers have been,, its not cheap but will buy a few more pots of it

steve

[jdmctr98]

Hi,

How much and where can I buy it?.

Thanks.

Li.

[gunpowder17]

Some hobby shops have it and if i remember correctly its about £3 a tub. As mentioned it works very well on certain paints. It works very well on flat enamels, not sure about Tamiya paints. I know it took the chrome off of an old lunchbox bumper i had.

[SGNAS]

Great stuff!

Works well on Humbrol paints.

Reasonable on Auto paints

Used on Lexan paints (may have made the shell a little more brittle, or I may have just treated it very roughly since!)

Paint surface could do with a light sandpaper as it seems to work quicker/better on a matt as oppossed to shiny surface

[smiffy]

I got this from my local hobby shop,,£4.75 a pot not to bad saying i can get a few cars stripped out of it, not had any problem as yet on the paints i have been stripping but have only used it on hard shells.

[jozza]

I tried this on my Monster Beetle shell, but it didn't have any affect. I'm not sure what the 6 different thick layers of paint were though, as it was an Ebay buy, so it's possible that it doesn't work that well on some paints.

Having said that, I have had success with it on other painted parts with enamel paint, and it's good at getting into crevices, it's also a lot less nasty than caustic or brake fluid. It works best if kept damp, I smeared it on the part and left it in a plastic bag for a couple of days before rinsing off.

I bought mine from a model shop in London, can't remember the name of it but it's in Holborn where Beatties once stood...

[Scorchio]

I've used model strip and unfortunately it did'nt even dull the red Tamiya paint on my RR, but on other models with paint I did not put on (so no idea what it was) it worked a treat!

[amigamad]

I have used model strip I think it is great i lightly sand the paint surface before aplying. I also added some water to make it a bit more spreadable still works fine and it covers more bodys, it says to do this on the container if it dries out a bit .I paid £4.99 for it .It never seemed to shift the tamiya paint off a lexan escort shell i have though but i recomend it far easier than having brake fluid stored in a container .[]