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I have used the brake fluid method for the past ten years and I have been pretty happy with it, but just recently I gave something else a shot. It's made by Scalecoat and it's a paint stripper for plastic models. It is not only more effective than brake fluid, it works in a matter of minutes instead of hours. It's easier to clean up and it doesn't smell nearly as bad as brake fluid (work with brake fluid for a few years and you'll understand how irritating the smell is). Not only that, I've found that some paint is impervious to brake fluid (such as the paint used on the Atlas wide vision caboose) but the same paint can't stand up to the Scalecoat stuff. <br />For metal (such as stripping that thick detail obscuring paint Athearn applies to their frames), I tried the Scalecoat metal stripper to no avail. Not even a dent in the paint. I tried straight lacquer thinner. Nothing. Then I tried a product I picked up at Wal-Mart for $3.77 called "Klean-Strip Brand Premium Stripper." This stuff works on metal like you wouldn't believe. The paint peeled like a redhead at the Gulf of Mexico. <br />Although I can't promise you any results with acrylic paints, Floquil, Scalecoat, and the paints used by Athearn, Atlas, Bachmann, Life-Like, and MDCRoundhouse will all fall victim to the two products I mentioned. Good luck.
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