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• What's your favorite Chrome stripper? *NM*
  • Castrol Super Clean also dissolves the clear undercoat. *NM*
    • x2 *NM*
  • Cheap bleach.......dollar store kind *NM*
    • X2 *NM*
  • I've never had bleach strip the lacquer undercoat--only the thin chrome surface. *NM*
  • I have been using Wesley's Bleche wite concentrate, take off chome in about 5-10 minute, take parts out scrub a little with brush takes off laquer. *NM*
    • Whatever you do, DON'T put resin in Westley's!! Ask me how I know! lol
      • Used to be a '65 GTO?? *NM*
      • I lost a resin hood that way, but that's the worst example I've ever seen! *NM*
      • Looks like it mighta been the MLRC GTO
        • Yes sir! After I discovered what had happened to it I could only laugh because getting angry wouldn't have done me any good. Live and learn! Lol *NM*
          • My last good one got warped in the box - had a whole package of stuff ready to build it - but R2 bailed me out!
            • I ended up attaching the roof to a reissue body and doing a bunch of kitbashing to get more or less what I wanted.
              • Really looks sharp, Bob. Nice job! *NM*
                • Thanks Bob! I hope you've been able to get some modeling done now that you have your shop set up. *NM*
      • The tried and true Modelhaus method is... *PICS*
        • Terry, I gave this recommendation to a very good friend of the board, and it worked wonders *NM*
  • Might be a two step - or three...
    • Edit: Only styrene can soak in 91-99% ISO, never ever ever with resin