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Any liquid will work well on raw styrene, but if you are trying to assemble a decorated kit the paint seriously interferes with the process. You could scrape the paint off the joint but this can become very impractical on small parts. I have found than MEK (methy-ethyl-ketone), available in serious paint stores as a solvent/stripper, to be really good at making a joint through paint. It has a breathtaking odor and can be harmful longterm, so use small open quantities and ventilate the room. If ignited, it gets harmful shortterm <br />so exercise normal precautions as you would with any flamable. I use a glass medicine bottle anchored to make it tip-resistant, and apply with a paint brush. Get in the habit of <br />setting the cap back on the bottle between applications to minimize evaporation. <br /> I think the Establishment considers MEK to be too dangerous for us to use so there is little about it in the modelling press; it's just another solvent with the potential for harm if improperly used. If you respect the power of Darwin's natural selection you won't have any problems. It solved a major problem for me with painted kits. <br /> Thanks for listening.
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