Originally posted by Mungo Zen
Topic says it all. I want input on a solid plastic and resin safe paint stripper. I use acetone for metals and that works great, but it would melt plastics. Any suggestions you have tried successfully would be appreciated.
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While I am on it, something ok to clean over 2 part epoxy as well, if it is different.
I\'ve used Castrol Super Clean on plastics and resin, and didn\'t notice any ill effects to the plastic. The resin did appear to get a little soft, but hardened up again after a couple of hours. The resin in case, though, was on large lamps, and I don\'t know if it was the same kind of resin used on models.
The good: this stuff strips incredibly well. Soak for a few hours, take it out and run warm water over it and most of it will simply slide off. You can use a toothbrush to scrub lightly, and get everything off the model.
The \"maybe\": Not sure if this will eat 2-part epoxy, since I haven\'t tried it. It
does break down super glue, though, so this can be a good thing if you\'re wanting to reglue, or a bad thing if you don\'t.
The bad: Eats flesh almost as well as paint! Make damn sure you wear some latex gloves when using this stuff full strength.
On top of that, it\'s also biodegradable, so you shouldn\'t have any problems just pouring it down the sink (in fact, one of the listed uses for this stuff is as a drain cleaner--and it works great). Not sure about where you might be able to find it in Canada, but you can get it in the US in just about any car parts store, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc.
