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• It's been so long since I needed to strip paint. Will Simple Green strip paint? What else is there? (I won't consider brake fluid) If I remember right, just submerge the part in a tub of the cleaner and let it soak. *NM*
  • Simple Green, Castrol's Super Clean and their ilk are all concentrated soap solutions... Simply submerge the painted body and wait while checking progress every so often. A tip: Drain and strain the stripper after you've finished or the stripper will...
  • This stuff: *NM* *PIC*
    • ELO (Easy Lift Off) is brush on if I recall... I'm told it even works on problematic flat black paint. *NM*
      • Some colors (like flat black) might leave the plastic stained. But the paint will be gone. *NM*
    • Extra tip - have a tub of 91% ready, too
      • I find something like Ajax/Comet cleanser, water, and a soft toothbrush work great after ELO. Never tried the alcohol, but I will next time. *NM*
        • I use Lava soap. *NM*
        • Alk is for soaking, conserves the ELO and is benign to the plastic
  • I use this stuff. *PIC*
    • David, does it strip chrome and the lacquer coat underneath? *NM*
      • Haven't tried it. *NM*
      • OK I just tried it. Took some time to get through the chrome but it also took the lacquer base off. I tried it on a piece from the new '68 Dodge Coronet kit. *NM*
        • Thanks, David. I'll have to try some. *NM*
  • Depends of what you want to strip. My go-to is purple SuperClean. If you're using CitrusStrip, test it on a spare part--I had it melt a Revell-era 58 Thunderbird chassis topside *NM*
  • For some reason, I’ve always had the best results with brake fluid. Anything else just doesn’t remove as much of the paint. *NM*
    • ELO works a lot like brake fluid, but it's faster. *NM*