Hi All
I need to do something never tried before. I have a drop bottom Gon that I wish to convert (repaint) to Rio Grande blk.
Could some-one who has attacked a Red Caboose model please guide me with products to remove existing paint/markings.
Since I am in Australia some brand names will probably not be available here.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
I know very little about this, but I have read that rubbing alchohol (91%) is a good paint stripper if you let the desired area soak for a few days, then scrub it off with something, like an old toothbrush. Worse case scenario, I have read that you can use a very sharp #11 x-acto blade to carefully scrape off the unwanted paint and decals.
I'm beginning to realize that Windows 10 and sound decoders have a lot in common. There are so many things you have to change in order to get them to work the way you want.
90% isopropyl acohol, in the US, it also comes in a lesser concentration but you want the 90. Some people use denatured alcohol. That has methanol, which is absorbed through the skin, so wear gloves.
Some people use brake fluid. That works really quick, but test it on your plastic first.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
You can remove lettering with a USED #11 X-acto blade by letting the weight of the blade and knife do the work as you hold the blade at a 90 degree angle to the surface of the model, moving the tip of the blade over the lettering. If the lettering extends over detail such as rivets, once all that can be safely removed with the USED #11 blade, a Q-tip and Testors Universal Enamel Thinner can be used on the detailed area, and a pink pencil eraser used on any "ghosts" of the removed lettering. I emphasize the USED #11 blade because a new, sharp blade could very easily gouge the model. I've successfully used this technique to completely remove the Tropicana lettering from Red Caboose white R70-15 mechanical reefers so they could be re-lettered SPFE. In other words, a total relettering. By all mean try this on a throwaway car to develope the right touch. Good luck.
NHTX do you think that would work getting the zero off this N scale locomotive without damaging the seven and making it look worse.
I got these two DMIR SD 9's at a train show. Somebody changed the 117 to a 110 I don't know why.
Thanks
Oops forgot the picture
Track Fiddler it that 0 is a decal, I would try Micro sol. I've read about using micro sol to remove factory lettering, it has never worked for me, so I wouldn't be concerned about harming the 7 underneath.
Yes. The scraping method will remove decals, just make sure you try removing lettering either printed on or decalled from a "practice" piece to acqiure the feel for scraping with a USED # 11 blade. Whoever applied the offending zero either wanted to avoid having two units with the same number or, was replicating a unit he/she was familiar with.
Thanks Henry and NHTX for responding. I took closer with my visor and it appears that the zero over the 7 is paint.
I suppose that opens up a whole different can of worms?
I thought it was a nice symmetrical 0, the PO painted better than I do. The blade method works on paint. I don't think I have a steady enough hand to try it.
My experience with alcohol and a q-tip is that is impossible just to rub the letter, so the surrounding area loses paint too.
BTW the OP wanted to remove paint and lettering