clumpyedge Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 hiya, i have a few parts that now i have my UKARA i can strip down and get some painting going... (after one crappy attempt i think i have the hang of it now) can anyone suggest a good/safe way to strip the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted November 25, 2013 Supporters Share Posted November 25, 2013 Apparently Fairy Power Spray does the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinityadam Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 as above, works a treat used many a time on my warhammer models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki7491 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nitro Mors It is like a paint stripping wallpaper paste. It will take cars back to bare metal. If you use it, make sure you clean it all off before painting otherwise it will work from the inside out! Available in Homebase / B&Q / Wickes etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumpyedge Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 as above, works a treat used many a time on my warhammer models Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_zero Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 got a real bargin on a two tone, scraped it carefully with a screwdriver.. looks very worn, for the better or worse.. and still tiny fragments of green, but nothing one can see unless inspecting it closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumpyedge Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 think ill try the fair power spray to start dont really fancy taking a screwdriver to anything other than screws would it be worth priming the parts before spraying? im going to use krylon spray paints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumpyedge Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 just a quick update.... i used the power spray and both guns now look like they are brand new guns!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunstar Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 What's wrong with sand paper ? ... I Use a drimmel sander all the time to strip paint from guns, and it const a fraction of paint stripper .... It's just a gun.. it takes like ½ hour to strip with a good machine .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted December 9, 2013 Supporters Share Posted December 9, 2013 What's wrong with sand paper ? ... I Use a drimmel sander all the time to strip paint from guns, and it const a fraction of paint stripper .... It's just a gun.. it takes like ½ hour to strip with a good machine .... If you try and strip paint off a plastic part with a dremel you won't have much part left afterwards. Depends if you're trying to remove Krylon that's been ham-fistedly sprayed on by an amateur or the factory paint down to bare metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSwoop Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Stripping with a machine or sand paper will damage the surface and on a component with any raised parts will damage them as well. Paint in small recesses can't be removed . Stripping with a chemical that doesn't attack the part will remove the paint with no damage at all even in recesses and around small details. Foaming oven cleaner is the best stuff to use. Put the parts in a carrier bag, squirt in the cleaner making sure there is a good coverage then after 19 mins give it a scrub with an old toothbrush and a good rinse. As always test on a small area first in case it does attack the plastic. I have used it for years on plastic and resin model kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunstar Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you try and strip paint off a plastic part with a dremel you won't have much part left afterwards. Ahh okay ... I see the point :-) Damaging plastic with a machine is not sonethig you want .... I Gues I'm just to used to full metal guns that i forgot that some still use plastic .... :-) But hey I'm no painter I'm only a tech guy (dooing some minor sprays onece in a while when someone asks me ...) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSwoop Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Even metal will be marked or damaged by a dremel, remember the body of an Iarsoft gun is a zink/ aluminium alloy. you can melt it with the heat from a dremel tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunstar Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Even metal will be marked or damaged by a dremel I think that may depent on what grinding tool you attach at the end of the dremel ... I havent had any damages yet (used this method on 4 guns to date, with a soft sand paper attachment ) ... Maby I have microscopic surface damages that are just hidden with the paint (how knows) but for simple grind off and respray mat black all the guns i have made has made my freinds happy so .... I thing i will go home and one of the next days take my dremel with the sand paper attachement and just hold it steady in the same position for 2-3 minuts (way more than you need to strip paint) and se what kind of "dremel destruction damage / zombie paint armagedon" I can get out of it :-) Kind of the "Hell no... The profecionals must be wrong. I can do much better than them.." approch :-) I will post some pictures on the dremel destruction when I'm done ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeRymo Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Will I need to take my gun apart if I use the 'fairy power spray' after I get my UKARA? I was thinking it may mess up my internals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSwoop Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, you will need to take it apart so you are just working with the components you want to strip. You will need to do that to paint it properly anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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