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Post by goofy62 on Mar 12, 2019 14:14:48 GMT -5
Here is an update for anyone wondering about the effectiveness of Super Clean on lacquer paint.
This '65 Fury has been painted with multiple coat lacquer paint jobs twice and this will be the second time it will be stripped.
So first of all, you can be confident that it will not damage the plastic after long soaking.
The paint on this Plymouth consisted both times of a coat of Testors primer, 4-5 coats of Duplicolor primer/sealer, 3-4 coats of MCW lacquer color, and 5 coats of Duplicolor clear lacquer.
After soaking for about 5 days, the primer has begun to dissolve and the lacquer layers will peel off in large sheets, very easily, under warm running water.
After removing the paint, the body goes back into the pond for a short time, (about another 1/2 hour or so) to remove the remaining primer.
Remember that keeping your "bathing vessel" in a warm place will absolutely facilitate the speed at which the solution works.
NO!!! you will not obtain these results with the cheap knock-offs! (ie. Purple Power or Simple Green)
Get the good stuff, or don't bother!
Steve
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 12, 2019 15:51:28 GMT -5
Save that paint job...ya might glue it to something else!! HAHAHA
My two Datsun hoods were cleaned in about two hours. Funny thing is, after the silver went away, that hood sank to the bottom of the container, where the other one started out.
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Post by tubbs on Mar 15, 2019 12:27:03 GMT -5
I cant remember what I have at home now, but you are saying that super clean is better than purple power, correct?
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Post by tubbs on Mar 15, 2019 12:27:30 GMT -5
this means I have purple power at home. I just know it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 14:03:10 GMT -5
Yes, that's what he's saying. Purple Power is not as good as Super Clean.
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Post by tubbs on Mar 15, 2019 14:05:01 GMT -5
rats....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 14:12:17 GMT -5
One of the very few things I've actually learned and been able to do successfully is remove paint with Super Clean. I've had maybe a half dozen kits come to me with at least a few parts painted. Super Clean has yet to fail. I made sure to get that info from Steve and a couple of other guys early on. I figured there was no sense in struggling to remove paint if there was a way to do it easily.
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Post by Mr. E on Mar 15, 2019 14:39:02 GMT -5
I know that Super Clean removes chrome and the lacquer base, along with pretty much anything else on plastic without damaging the plastic. What my concern is how to clean the mold release off of resin parts without turning them purple! For now, I'm diluting the Super Clean and not leaving the resin parts in it for more than a couple of hours.
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Post by goofy62 on Mar 17, 2019 18:50:00 GMT -5
I know that Super Clean removes chrome and the lacquer base, along with pretty much anything else on plastic without damaging the plastic. What my concern is how to clean the mold release off of resin parts without turning them purple! For now, I'm diluting the Super Clean and not leaving the resin parts in it for more than a couple of hours. I have soaked resin parts and bodies from Modelhaus, when they were in operation, without any issues.
As a matter of fact, they recommended Super Clean for removing mold release agents on their parts.
Granted, I have never soaked them for very long as "E Modeler" has stated, but there were never any issues.
Just keep in mind that not all resins are created equal, and I have no idea of how printed parts will react to it.
Don't be too discouraged tubbs, Purple Power will still work for some light jobs, it's just not as powerful for the tough ones.
Steve
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 17, 2019 19:14:25 GMT -5
 After a few days in Super Clean. I had to scrub them pretty good to get the flat black off. |
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Post by goofy62 on Mar 18, 2019 0:11:31 GMT -5
After a few days in Super Clean. I had to scrub them pretty good to get the flat black off. Flat black is one color that I have always had problems stripping, regardless of the chemical I tried.
Alcohol may be the best choice in this case.
Steve
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Post by Mr. E on Mar 19, 2019 1:16:56 GMT -5
So I was Super Cleaning some parts for another project when I discovered these in my tub of the diluted stuff...  They've been in there for at least a week probably two. The worst part is that they're from Shape Ways so they probably didn't need the bath anyway. They don't really seem to be harmed other than the color change. |
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Post by BUCKY on Mar 19, 2019 2:07:30 GMT -5
Did you try to get the purple off of those parts? I wonder how that would react to a coat of primer?
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Post by Mr. E on Mar 19, 2019 3:33:35 GMT -5
That is my one single concern about the purple. I may need to put a coat of sealer down first.
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