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Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:03 am
by kenneth
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:23 am
by wixwacing
Well done Jordan, I've got a couple of `stubborn' models to approach yet!! Thanks for the tip
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:09 am
by Cyph
Wonderful advice.
I'm going to start repainting a few of my cars :D
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 1:49 pm
by denny
Im just useing easy off oven cleaner on my SCX cars,not nice to use make sure you have gloves,face mask and goggles,just spray it and put it in a zip lock bag for a few days.Then I use a green brillo pad and a toothbrush for tricky places,repeat till its done.Had no luck with metho at all.
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:51 pm
by SpeedyNH
what's metho? methyl alcohol?
speedy
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:30 am
by sunbeammadd
It's called methylated spirits in Australia, but no doubt has other names around the globe.
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 12:02 am
by SpeedyNH
maybe it's "mineral spirits", which we mostly use here for cleaning oil-based house paint. i'll have to look at a can.
gee, i didn't realize that this forum was based in the land of OZ! nice to meet you guys! we hear good things about you.
thanks for answering what must have seemed like a dumb question.
regards,
speedy
Merrimack, NH, USA
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:19 am
by sunbeammadd
Looks as though it may be called denatured alcohol in the US:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denatured_alcohol
Glad to be of help!
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:35 pm
by dangermouse
Don't use mineral spirits for this - especially if it is what we call turps - or mineral turpentine - it is good for cleaning oli paint but pretty nasty on a lot of things slot related.
DM
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:34 am
by SpeedyNH
ok
but i always thought mineral spirits was pretty mild stuff.
anyway i think i 've figured out that metho is methyl alcohol.
Re: Metho - a great paint stripper
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:18 am
by denny
DETTOL ,Ok I read about this stuff online .I looked for months then I discovered they meant just old fashion DETTOL antiseptic .I couldn't believe it .50/50 with water it works fantastic .I just put the mixture in a plastic Chinese meal container and leave it over night. I slowly worked up to this with every new brand just incase ,some take longer to strip than others .But it starts to work in under an Hour.I use a hard tooth brush to get into the grooves and panel lines.
So far ive stripped factory paint off Avant, Slot it. Fly, Ninco. still doing an old scaley Mini might need some caustic to finish .Some get a little gummy ,I stripped that of by rinsing them in caustic soda.Ive stripped Tamiya paint and Testors paint of as well .It doesn't do well with Tamiya Polycarb though. works great on Old plastic models too.
I have 1 old AMT kit melt slightly but I remember using a Turps mix on it so I could just be that.
Coles sell a large 750 mil bottle for under $10 , DETTOL (Antiseptic Disinfectant Household grade ) with the cleaning products .don't look in the medical cost you that much for a little bottle.
