Snow_man Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Evening. I have just bought a second hand 92 Squadron from a model shop which the guy was selling off for £30 as the old boy who had it from new decided to varnish it!!.I was going to buy it a new body off Ebay but i do like the green with gold stripes and just wondered if there is any way i can remove the crude brushed on varnish job he did without stripping the paint as well. The varnish has been put on with a brush and some bits are heavy others are light and it currently looks like it has been rained onAny help would be greatly appreciatedKind regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Modelstrip should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_man Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hiya thanks for the reply how much is it and where can i get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poliss Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 It's around £4.50 from all good model shops, and a few bad ones too. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog RJ Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I think modelstrip will remove all of the the paint as well as the varnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightstar Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Snow man,You couild try using 1500 or 2000 grit wet or dry paper (aluminum oxide) to sand down the teardrops in the varnish. Use it wet and be very gentle and use plenty of water, you will need to remove the body shell before you start. This is the type of paper used to remove any blemishes caused when spraying cars.All you will be trying to do is to level off the varnish and get rid of the brush marks. Do not try to remove all the vsrnish, as you will damage the original paint work. You may have to respray with a clear gloss varnish. Try a car lacquer from Halfords or a modelling varnish using an airbrush.By the way make sure the model is completely dry and that there is no residue of wet or dry remaining on the model, rinse it well with water. If you have access to a hair dryer use this to dry the body shell and use a cool air, you will be trying to evaporate any residual water not cook the engine..Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmillan Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Snow man,I think that no matter wat you do you will damage the paint work,have you ever painted a loco before if not why not have ago with this one.After all you car't damage it more than it already is,and you could surprise yourself,just a thought mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I think Modelstrip will only remove the varnish and not the factory finish .wonderland models sell it http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/brands/modelstrip/ and give a good description how it works on there website .is the loco a uk or a china made one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_man Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi its a china built one from c 2000 so one of the first they made i think cheers for the advice guys will give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Snow_man said:Hi its a china built one from c 2000 so one of the first they made i think cheers for the advice guys will give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 china made loco have thinner paint so go easy with the modelstrip snow man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Depending on how bad the brushed varnish is you could try gently polishing it with T-Cut to smooth out the brush marks and respray with a varnish of your choice (matt satin or gloss). I would sugest an enamel varnish as I have found that some acrylics will crackle deending on weather conditions/type of paint they are covering. Note you will need to wash the body well with a light solution of washing up liquid to remove all traces of T-cut before spraying.Finally I have found that modelstrip will fade some factory printed finishes and is difficult to get out of fine detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Sorry forgot to say ...If polishing use a cotton wool budd and take it very gently! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow_man Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 cheers i think i will give the t-cut a go as have a load of that in the garage and sounds like it might do the trickcheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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