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I have had decent success stripping shells w/ older pad printed lettering (thick) by AHM, Minitrix, & ROCO by soaking my shells (in rubbing alcohol) in a larger size margarine tub from the store. I was told not to use brake fluid by fellow modelers. The alcohol does not hurt the shell obviously, and after scrubbing the shells w/ a toothbrush, dries rather quickly due to evaporation. Your shell is then also clean enough after a final rinse for your paint job. To be fair though, some base paint jobs, like AHM's Lt. Grey and Silver do not come completely off. It takes a lot of effort and many soakings, to get most of it off. I have tried I think Scalecoat's soak & rinse product on loan from a friend. It worked well on the newer paint jobs but not at all on the older paint jobs like decribed earlier. It has been my experience to just try to get a hold of the Black AHM shells so all you have to strip off is the Pad Printed lettering. I hope this helps. Good luck w/ your Wilkes-Barre short line. I used to work up there. I live in Tamaqua. That's just 50 minutes South of there on State Rt.309. Coalkcracker16
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