Thanks Ian.Will get some next time I'm in town.the problem is the Vallejo White primer I used.I've tried sanding the edges but it won't feather and I'm left with a ridge.It will have to be completely stripped.\ said:Once you have gotten the alclad off, how about trying Vallejo air brush cleaner. Thats rather good at removing hard paint...Ian M
I left it a couple of hours.Might as well try again and seal it in a plastic bag overnight.Nothing to loose.The Alclad all came off easily.Its the Vallejo acrylic polyurethane primer that's the problem.I used white spirit to remove the Alclad and most of the black base.Unfortunately it also took off some of the primer.\ said:Alclad resists oven cleaner, we should be painting our cars in the stuff. Hope you can get the Lightning back to the way you want it Dave, it is a good build so far despite the paint issues. Did you leave the beast over night with the oven cleaner on it?
I've just covered the model in oven cleaner and sealed it in a plastic bag overnight.\ said:Oh I see. Try the oven cleaner over night and then use a tooth brush gently and some water and see how that works out. Acetone seems to be a favourite remover of polyurethane, but you risk the plastic being affected. Failing that would heating it carefully with a hair dryer soften the stuff?
That was lucky.\ said:No Alclad airbrush cleaner in town.So that's probably the end of the Lightning build for the foreseeable future.
The White primer is like a skin.Where it's come off the model there is an edge to it.And it won't sand smooth .So will show up big time under a coat of paint.I haven't given up,Ive just decided to leave it for now.\ said:That's a shame Dave. How rough is the surface now then? If you were to abandon Alclad finishes and go with a traditional silver finish would that work?
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