Another Tamiya Leopard A4

[Stormbringer]

Very nice mate

[MrChef]

Ahhhh Mi Duck! Old Poo is lookin spiffy! Great work Ian. The work you've put in really shows

[HERMAN BIX]

One word springs to mind......................

Kelvinator !!

[Meter rat]

One word springs to mind......................

Kelvinator !!

That’s because it is ice kool.
Shows the bloody cock ups, and mess.

[Meter rat]

Definitely not happy with the paint job. Need some ideas on how to get it back to plastic, to start again. It just seems to thick.

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[Stormbringer]

Tamiya do a paint remover thats safe for plastics but it is expensive

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Well, Ian, if you strip it down to the plastic and metal "decorative" components, you can soak it overnight in Super Clean. It has never harmed plastic and seems to work as well (or better) than dedicated paint strippers I have used.

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[Meter rat]

Thank you, HDP. I have been pricing this up £14.99 + £49 delivery from the US, as it appears not to be available in the UK, and it’s in a US gallon? Should be 5Ltr.

This is the issue. The top coat reacted with the undercoat, or some other contamination.

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After a couple of hours, and sore fingers, with emery paper, this is where we are at.

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Further work with ever finer wet and dry (used wet) is required.

[Stormbringer]

looks like you have your work cut out for you good luck mate

[MrChef]

Yeah a paint stripper will help you out a lot with that. I didn't notice the issue in smaller pictures on my phone.

People swear by the Testor's ELO stuff although its a bit pricey-

https://www.hobbylinc.com/testors-easy- ... ver-542143

Now lets try to figure out what happened with your paint so it doesn't happen a second time.

Whatever people say DO NOT try Brake fluid. I did, and it was the wrong thing to do and not worth it as well as cleanup.