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Old 15-12-2018
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another parcel arrived care of my boy mitch needs an xfactor type rebuild but will more likely get bodgit and scarper one 😀😀😀

any advice on removing garish red paint that currently covers everything, thought about acetone or paint stripper, but don't want to melt plastic components
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Hi fidspeed......

I would try Nail Polish remover first on a small part. This does contain acetone but not as strong.

It will also depend on the paint that has been used to spray it red.

Put the Nail Polish remover on a rag and then rub onto red paint, (don't pour the Nail Polish remover directly on). Have a bowl of hot water and a lot of washing up liquid on the ready to wash the part straight away.

I would try it on a small part of the underside of the chassis first to see what reaction you get with the paint, unless you know the paint thats on it.

Hope that helps..............
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What is it?
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good question daz ? I think its mostly procat with touring car bodymounts
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Ah lol looks a bit of a nightmare project then
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it's not actually in bad nick, removing the red paint may prove the most difficult and time consuming

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Speak to Stanton, he had a Losi covered in paint and managed to make it come up like new. Looks a good project car
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I've soaked items in neat Dettol to good effect
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Looks like it might be based on a SWB chassis / top deck?
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Old 25-12-2018
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You could try soaking in brake fluid , that's halmless to plastics and can work .
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Old 25-12-2018
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acetone free nail,polish working well fibreglass chassis still tinged with red though

ally eccentrics fitted as well as alloy centre track rod odd rear wishbones and busted top deck MMS diffs too some good bits some not so good

work in progress 😀😀😀

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It looks like it needs putting out its misery
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well took a box of bits including the red rocket pictured previously on me hols ,while the women go shopping I sat in the conservatory playing
using new procat chassis and top deck and picking parts I knocked this together
needs finishing but should be vintage worksop indoor runner
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Default lipo trays fitted

lipo trays fitted
if I'd brought a spur gear could have had it running round the garden while on holiday
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