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Post by csxt8400 on Dec 6, 2017 14:31:09 GMT -8
What is the go-to in stripping a Walthers Proto locomotive? I've stripped KATO, Athearn and some older Atlas units, but never Walthers. Thanks!
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Post by Artur on Dec 6, 2017 16:32:22 GMT -8
I had very good experience using heavy duty oven cleaner. Spray on let it sit for 15min, use a toothbrush on the shell then rinse with warm water and repeat the process if necessary. For me it normally takes 3 to 4 applications, I find this to be the fastest process for stripping paint. I also tried brake fluid, it works well but the shell must be submerged and left sitting overnight.
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Post by oldmuley on Dec 6, 2017 20:31:15 GMT -8
91% isopropyl alcohol works wonders.
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Post by fr8kar on Dec 6, 2017 22:06:31 GMT -8
Castrol Super Clean works for me. I've been using the same 5 gallon jug forever it seems.
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Post by csxt8400 on Dec 7, 2017 0:13:25 GMT -8
Thanks guys. Got it 99% stripped so far. Stay tuned!
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Dec 7, 2017 6:47:55 GMT -8
91% isopropyl alcohol works wonders. Ditto Btw, you say you've stripped Kato, what was used for that? You also say you have it 99% stripped, what are you using?
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Post by riogrande on Dec 7, 2017 6:55:12 GMT -8
I've read that KATO shells were sensitive to some types of stripping fluids, but it's been quite a while since I saw discussion on them.
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Post by roadkill on Dec 7, 2017 7:49:16 GMT -8
91% isopropyl alcohol works wonders. +1. Destroys Walthers paint in no time at all.
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Post by csxt8400 on Dec 7, 2017 9:06:04 GMT -8
Being that its a rather "at your own risk" time to drive up here in the great white north, I just went to my local Walgreens to get some 91%. It did work wonders.
Regarding the KATOs, I always battled them with Scalecoat II Wash Away. They never came out looking like an undecorated, but I was able to break down the paint enough to thin it and get all the lettering/paint lines off.
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Post by craigz on Dec 7, 2017 12:18:02 GMT -8
91% stripped a Walthers/Proto U28B like it was in a gentleman's club but without the $5 bills. I left it to soak for a couple of hours and the paint rinsed off...it was crazy easy. As for Kato...I personally saw the results of brake fluid and it wasn't pretty; the shell was trashed. Chameleon is a little more gentle but it still seems to make the shell more brittle. As thin as Kato paint is, getting the lettering off is usually plenty good.
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Post by Colin 't Hart on Dec 7, 2017 13:15:58 GMT -8
I used Mr Muscle oven cleaner on a Stewart U25B which I thought was originally a Kato-made shell? At least, the paint was very stubborn, but Mr Muscle managed to get most of it off. Alcohol wouldn't touch it.
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Post by Great-Northern-Willmar Div on Dec 7, 2017 20:29:36 GMT -8
For Kato I use the Brian Banna method. Soak the shell in 91% alcohol and then use a Dremel tool with a nylon brush. You must keep the shell wet with alcohol when scrubbing the shell with the Dremel and its nylon brush. This will get the Kato paint off. Kato's paint stains the shells plastic so you don't exactly come out with a nice undecorated gray shell. But all the paint is gone.
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Post by spookyac47 on Dec 7, 2017 21:24:54 GMT -8
For Kato I use the Brian Banna method. Soak the shell in 91% alcohol and then use a Dremel tool with a nylon brush. You must keep the shell wet with alcohol when scrubbing the shell with the Dremel and its nylon brush. This will get the Kato paint off. Kato's paint stains the shells plastic so you don't exactly come out with a nice undecorated gray shell. But all the paint is gone. My only experience stripping a Kato shell was an early SD-40 that was painted for the Pennsylvania Railroad. I would soak the shell in 91% alcohol for 3-4 hours in an ultrasonic cleaner tank. Then I would turn the cleaner on for a few 5 minute cycles Used an acid brush to scrub and work on the paint in between the cleaner cycles. It took about three cycles of the above before the shell was relatively bare. Yes, the paint did stain the shell but it was very faint.
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Post by valenciajim on Dec 7, 2017 23:18:20 GMT -8
I used Pine Sol to strip a Kato locomotive about five years ago. It took several days of soaking, but it worked well. As mentioned earlier, the Kato paint leaves a residual color on the shell so it does not look as pristine as an undecorated shell. I was very happy with the locomotive after I repainted it.
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