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Yes the details will stay on, but it's actually gonna depend on the road that you want to model. If you're gonna have to strip it I would recommend removing the grab irons, then they aren't in the way when you remove the paint. But if you're model is gonna be a dark color like black you might be able to get away without stripping it. I did that with a KCS SD60, I painted it black and then decaled it for a D&RGW SD50. With the black paint and the large logo on the side it covered up the large KCS logo perfectly. <br /> <br />It is actually pretty easy to remove and also reinstall the grab irons on the P2K SD60's. I've found that a "long nose" tweezers works great. The longer nose lets you slide it under on of the "bolts" on the grab iron and the angel of the handle lets you use it like a lever and fulcrum. Pull the tweezer down toward the model and the grab iron will slide right out, and then you can do the other side of the grab iron. It's easier if you do each side of a grab iron seperately. <br /> <br />Now of course putting them back is just as easy, you just reverse the process. Unless your paint job is abit too thick. Then you'll have to take a small drill bit and open up the holes alittle bit. (don't use too big of a bit though, they look alot better when they're friction fit in place.
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