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Removing Tamiya acrylics
Kahuna
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 09:40 AM UTC
Cheers all!

Is there a quick and effective way to remove Tamiya Acrylic paints without damaging the plastic?

Thanks a lot.

Ori
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 09:57 AM UTC
Yep, I've just done a Famo this week. Cover with Oven cleaner (Mr Muscle etc. ) and place in a sealed plastic bag in some kind of drip tray. Leave overnight and rinse off. Second treatment might be necessary but not always.

Vinnie
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 10:56 AM UTC

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Yep, I've just done a Famo this week. Cover with Oven cleaner (Mr Muscle etc. ) and place in a sealed plastic bag in some kind of drip tray. Leave overnight and rinse off. Second treatment might be necessary but not always.

Vinnie



Cool, I gotta try this. I've used Paint stripper before but it melted plastic a bit if I did not remove it quickly with the acrylic.
BuckGully
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 12:55 PM UTC
Simple Green takes off Tamiya acyrlics very quickly and easily, and it's not anywhere as toxic as oven cleaner. It's much more pleasant to work with.

Oven cleaner works, but it's pretty harsh stuff.
Chief
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 01:10 PM UTC
I use Window cleaner (windex or Wal-Mart Brand) I took the Tamiya paint off of a set of tracks in about 3 minutes. HTH, Chief
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 01:31 PM UTC
unfortunatly for me, i found out the hard way that future floor wax gets rid of tamiya acrylics withotu damaging the plastic after droping a figure in it and deciding to let it settle there and get it out hte next morning ( it was about 2am..) came back and htere was no paint on hte figure...

Frank
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Posted: Monday, May 23, 2005 - 09:42 PM UTC
Thanks a lot!
I will try to do it with thw window cleaner and if it wont work, with the ove cleaner.

thanks a gain!

Ori
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