stripping paint from a lexan body

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i am sure you have all seen the youtube vids with the different ways to strip paint from a lexan body so i wont have to delge to far into this LOL. but heres the thing, if the body was painted with laquer based paint (pactra polycarbonate paint) and/or alclad laquer "chrome) then i can say for a fact that DOT 4 (yes dot FOUR) brake fluid DOES work and works quite well and reasonably quick to, the following pics were taken after only 10 minutes of work ;)

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once you get it stripped you may need to go back over areas like windows because if the windows have scratches the dissolved paint will rest in them. basically all you have to do is take paper towels, and DOT 4 brake fluid and keep the inside of teh body moist with brake fluid then from time to time rub the brake fluid into the paint and remember keeping it moist is the key. also you will need to remember eventually your brake fluid will become dirty with paint so you will have to use some more clean brake fluid.

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screen printed graphics on bodies most likely wont come off due to the manner in which they are applied and since i don't uses rtr bodies i cannot test this but if the body doesn't have them and was painted with alclad laquers and pactra polycarbonate paints this is a viable method for repainting your body from scratch ;) and with largescale bodies it could even save you some cash ;)
 
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ok here it is almost finished (just a little more to removed the remnants of the white basecoat.

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also something i noticed while doing this, the pactra flourescent yellow proved troublesome getting off but it did come off so keep in mind that the pactra flourescent paints ( i know at least the flourescent yellow) may require some elbow grease ;)
 
CSR260 said:
Very good raptor but i cant be botherd doing it :lol:
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well you probably have access to largescale bodies without paying 200.00 per body at the cheapest (after exchange rate and shipping), besides the body was stripped in a total of about 30 minutes, it is literally soak paint with brake fluid and wipe it off ;)
 
CSR260 said:
yes i no that raptor but i cant be arsed :lol:
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ok well when you spend 100.00 + on a largescale body because of a paint error or you just decide you don't like the scheme anymore and i spend maybe 12.00 USD don't come back crying because you were to lazy ;) :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
shut up :lol:

But sum guys on *** forum did this with brake stuff and it didnt work??
on there 5t bodies but how come it worked with your body?
 
CSR260 said:
shut up :lol:

But sum guys on *** forum did this with brake stuff and it didnt work??
on there 5t bodies but how come it worked with your body?
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they were probably using the wrong type of brake fluid. dot 3 requires a buttload of elbow grease and dot 5 doesn't seem to work at all. also keep in mind that i paint ALL my bodies with pactra polycarbonate paint thinned with clean strip laquer thinner (except rare occasions when i use actual automotive laquers). anyway here is a pic of what i used to strip this body and what i plan on using to try and strip the body on the bergonzoni i have coming from rc nut ;)

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CSR260 said:
shut up :lol:

But sum guys on *** forum did this with brake stuff and it didnt work??
on there 5t bodies but how come it worked with your body?
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well with the way the admin nazi on that forum operates they probably recieved poor information because the admin likes to ban those that don't fit into his little world because they are smarter than he is ;)
 
CSR260 said:
shut up :lol:

But sum guys on *** forum did this with brake stuff and it didnt work??
on there 5t bodies but how come it worked with your body?
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simple i am smarter than rob and his mindless sheep and know that it is dot 4(not dot 3, not dot 5) brakefluid that works, also i know that you have to keep it moist and let the brake fluid soak into the paint. i haven't tried this with acrylic paints like faskolor (and never will since i don't like them) and for waterbased stuff like faskolor it may require somethign different ;)
 
well im going to give it ago because ive snaped my drive shafts and waiting for payday!
so until then i mite give it ago or just leave it black don't no yet :D
 
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