Removing Paint From Kato Locos

[Wutter]

Like what everybody has said already, I use 91% isopropyl to remove paint for all my locomotives. I usually soak overnight then scrub the next day with very good results and no damage. The only paint I have not been able to remove is Broadway Limited paint.

[ns737]

HI i use 91% as well but I learned from a modeler the quick way is to heat the alcohol to a lest 100 deg. I stripped a up sd70ace shell in 15 min. the flags came off like a decal. all the paint just flowed off and not much scubbing was needed. and it looked like i had a undec. shell. the trick was keeping the 91% alcohol hot. the hole process did not hurt the shell at all.

[wcfn100]

HI i use 91% as well but I learned from a modeler the quick way is to heat the alcohol to a lest 100 deg.

I think temperature has always been the link between people's successes and failures when this topic comes up.

If you plan on soaking a shell out in the garage in the middle of winter, yeah, it's probably not going to work.

Jason

[Kisatchie]

If you plan on soaking a shell out in the garage in the middle of winter, yeah, it's probably not going to work.

Hmm... so that's what
Kiz did wrong...