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Removing Kato Decals
Removing Kato Decals
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Don Gibson
Member since
June 2004
From: Pacific Northwest
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Posted by
Don Gibson
on Monday, May 30, 2005 1:22 PM
Better to contact KATO USA.
A'Silk Screen' process is NOT a decal, and Acetone may - I said "may" - dissolve the plastic, and then you're up the proverbial 'creek.' with a gooey mess.
You might be better off leaving it, or painting over it and decalling. Look before you Leap.
Don Gibson .............. ________ _______ I I__()____||__| ||||| I / I ((|__|----------| | |||||||||| I ______ I // o--O O O O-----o o OO-------OO ###########################
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Catt
Member since
July 2003
From: Sliver City,Mich.
708 posts
Posted by
Catt
on Monday, May 30, 2005 12:55 PM
Is there a size difference?If not ,why not just decal right over the KATO beaver?
If that isn't an option you can use acetone (fingernail polish remover)to remove the KATO artwork.I have been told that 91% alcohol will also work,but have not tried THAT.
[edit] You can buy acetone at your locol hardware store.(WARNING on newer KATO shells the acetone if left too long will remove the paint.)
Johnathan(Catt) Edwards 100 % Michigan Made
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Anonymous
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April 2003
305,205 posts
Removing Kato Decals
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, May 30, 2005 11:38 AM
I have a dilemma. The silkscreened beaver shield that Kato put on their CP SD90MAC locomotives is incorrect. Why can't they get their paint colors and decals correct? (Case in point: they used the wrong color paint on their Via P42 Genesis.) Anyway, I am looking for a way to remove the decal so that I can replace it with the correct one (the one they use on their AC4400CW). Kato doesn't recommend removing the decal because some of the paint may come off. (Well, maybe they should put the right decal on to begin with.)
Has anyone had success removing the silkscreening off of Kato locos without removing or damaging the paint?
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