Strip paint off of tracks?

[tao]

Anybody strip the black paint off of tracks..curious as to best method. Paint stripper, burned off with a torch?

[blimp]

The 'paint' is actually a low temperature powder coating - very tough, ordinary paint strippers are useless . There are products available that will do it but many are hazardous / caustic / acidic and can dissolve the metal too ! Burning it off will probably damage them as well . You can search the web & You tube for ' stripping powder coat ' Good luck ! B.

[Max-U52]

A lot of it will wear off with use. Why don't you like the black? I've had good luck spraying them with flat black for sets that i thought were too glossy.

[tao]

Just like the raw metal..then patina it ...but I think I will use Ammo Mig track wash to give it a weathered brown look.

[971wright]

Hi Save your money ,just find a big muddy puddle and drive it though it instant weathering just let it dry and keep doing it till they are to your liking , had some of my tracks on for years never clean them ,the longer you do it the better they look.

regards pete

[Jake79]

Hey tao

What about this stuff
http://www.choppersurplus.com/global/ar ... ating.html






Jake

[Max-U52]

That's a good tip, Jake. I'll remember that one. I wonder if it would take the paint off a stock painted tank commander? You know, Ol' Googly Eyes.

[tao]

That product got me to check out this stuff..
may try it on some tracks someday..seems
much less nasty then much of the stuff out there to use.


http://www.removepowdercoatpaint.com/#!products/c161y