Topic: Stripping the paint from a Victoria hull (Read 2749 times)

Netleyned · « **on:** December 17, 2010, 03:45:15 pm »

I've got hold of a wreck of a Victoria with the idea of making it better than new.
The hull has been painted a couple of times very badly.
I need to strip the hull and deck back to the original plastic.
Modelstrip sounds good but having to fit the pasted hull into a bag overnight is a bit awkward.
Do any of the other suggestions i.e. Dot3 brake fluid / Oven Cleaners work on the Vic hull?
Any ideas Mayhemers?

Ned

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:00:53 pm »

Is the hull plastic or GRP?

Bob

Netleyned · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:19:38 pm »

Bob
It's Plastic

Ned

Shipmate60 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2010, 04:37:47 pm »

Ned,
If it is plastic then the paint can only lay on top of the plastic so something like Mr Muscle should be able to soften/remove the paint without damaging or being absorbed into the hull.

Bob

Netleyned · « **Reply #4 on:** December 17, 2010, 05:28:26 pm »

Should have qualified plastic as ABS plastic
Electronics, Timber,West and SPS epoxy systems
No probs but 'plastic' toys Help!

Ned

chingdevil · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2010, 05:28:36 pm »

Fairy Power Spray is fairly good for that.

Brian

triumphjon · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2010, 09:34:11 pm »

go for the fairy power spray , its not cheap but ive also tried some and can agree that it works very well ! jon

Netleyned · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2010, 07:41:56 am »

Fairy Power Spray it is then.
Not Cheap?
I'll just drop it in the trolley next time SWIMBO shops

Thanks for the replies everyone

YoursAye

Ned

HS93 (RIP) · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2010, 07:54:37 am »

I had some metal parts that had been painted with humbrol and some had been sprayed primed first then good gloss I was de greasing them before I set about attacking them with a 3m mop left them a couple of hours came back turned hot tap on to wash it off and the paint came off like a skin, I had spent two weeks doing a chassis that was a pig to get at some parts and this way it just fell off . if it is metal quickly burnish surface and get a quick coat of etch primer on or it will rust , etch primer is not good on plastic by the way.

peter

Netleyned · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2011, 10:01:38 am »

I can endorse Brian & Jon
Fairy Power Spray does the job.
Plus on roll back at Asda £2
Tesco £3.50
No prizes for guessing where I bought mine

Yours aye

Ned

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