customizing question

captainamerica · Post by **captainamerica** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:12 pm

Does anyone know of an easy way to strip paint off of recent Transformers? I've got a spare Classics Jetfire and Universe Treadbolt that I'd like to repaint in Macross colors , but I'd like to strip them to their base colors first without damaging the plastic.

Oh yeah, my intention is for Treadbolt to become Max's valkyrie. Jetfire might become Miriya's, Rick's Skull Leader , or RoyFokker's Skull Leader.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Post by **Time Traveller** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:30 am

Super Clean (originally castrol super clean), which comes in a big purple bottle and can take 20 year old permanent marker out of rubber pretender monster shells...

Or, depending on the paint, 91% isopropyl rubbing alcohol. available next to the 70% rubbing alcohol in the pharmacy.

Either way, give it a day to soak in the pond, (use a lid so it doesn't all evaporate off), and then scrub it off. if it doesn't come right off, try another day.

Also, save your pond afterward, because (especially super clean) can be reused quite a lot.

captainamerica · Post by **captainamerica** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:34 pm

Thanks trance!

I was thinking 91% alcohol might work, but I wanted some input before I tried it. I keep some on hand to clean a glass item I own >ahem<

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:02 pm

I might need to try that - my first attempt at painting Treadbolt didn't go as planned - I'm gonna strip the paint and spray paint the pieces - it seems to work better then a brush - the paint seemed to jam up the figure and it won't transform as well as it used to.