Re: Stripping paint and prototype Deltic colour...

Try "Mr Muscle" Oven cleaner !!!

All the best Steve

Thanks for the brake fluid tip....

The kit is in very pale grey, so can't be affecting the colour, especially since the paint was a little too thick (and very well mixed). Also, the colour is very even which pretty much rules out the plastic colour and poorly mixed paint.

Out of interest, did you hand paint the white lining or use the Fox transfers? I tried masking the lines and painting that way, but the tape pulled off the blue base - the main reason I want to strip it and start again. Actually, since the kit was only £8 or something, I'm tempted just to buy another!

Adrian,

I think also that the lining is a cream colour, not white.

Another alternative for stripping the paint is 'Superstrip' made by Phoenix Precision. Unlike 'Modelstrip', it isn't caustic so Phoenix can supply it by post.

Best regards

Stuart

Thanks for the tips... I bought the Dapol Deltic as a way of making my mistakes cheaply... I have a DC Kits Cravens 105 kit waiting to be built, but it looks a little scarey... The instructions are basic at best.

There has been a great deal of on-line discussion over here in the colonies about stripping paint from plastic models. The kind of plastic from which the paint is to be stripped is a key to success or failure. I've used brake fluid with great success on some models and with disaster on others. Brake fluid will soften or even melt some kinds of plastic. The same is true of oven cleaners and similar products. The consensus here seems to be that 91% alcohol is the safest, with results that vary in terms of time needed, scrubbing effort, etc. I've used 70% alcohol for years to remove lettering without also removing the paint beneath. For that, I use a Q-tip (Cotton swab) and rub gently. If at all possible, test whatever paint stripping method you use on an area that won't matter too much if something goes wrong. Good Luck. Bear In Texas

"HBrown5216" wrote

Following an article in the Railway Modeller a fair number of years ago I attempted to remove the paint from a Mainline *Jubilee* using brake fluid and ended up with a much melted moulding. Be warned!

John.