Yet another RW car build!

[PR19_Kit]

Thanks, Kit.Now I know whattolook for.
I have a suspicion that the caustic soda is the helpful ingredient in this case, maybe helped by the chloroxilenol.
But I would not like to use a caustic soda solution as di  :osinfectant on my body...

Nor me! 

And I recall the stuff was always around when I was young and my Mum using it for EVERYthing! It may already be too late for me...........

I'll be wearing rubber gloves the next time I have to strip any paint off a model.

[Old Wombat]

Why not caustic soda?

You can use just about any strong acid or alkali as a disinfectant, as long as it's diluted enough not to burn.

Hydrogen peroxide is a great disinfectant, which has the benefit of dissolving dead tissue, too. Just have to remember not to use it on open, bleeding wounds, as it can fizz up your blood & do nasty things if it gets into your blood stream.

[PR19_Kit]

This is all getting a tad medical for me.............

Going back to the Mustang, the re-prime and first colour coat went on a treat, and it looks like the thumbprint has finally gone. 

[NARSES2]

It looks like the main ingredient in Dettol is Chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v and it also contains Pine oil, Isopropyl Alcohol,  Castor Oil, Caustic Soda Solution (), Caramel and water.

Ah good old Isopropyl Alcohol, gets everywhere. It's the Caramel that has my brain thinking ?

I do remember Modelstrip from many years ago which I used to remove some paint from plastic figures as well as a couple of kits. It worked well, but was very messy.

[PR19_Kit]

Hmmmm, well.................

While the re-spayed rear end of the Mustang looks OK in isolation, when it's compared to the rest of the car it's TOO good! 



I've enhanced the contrast on this pic to show what I mean, but you can clearly see the difference between the new paint behind the door shut line and that in front of it.

I'll just have to re-spray the whole thing and then re-do all the interior stuff too. Now I've lost a whole week, damn it.

[Old Wombat]

Can't you just mask the interior stuff when you paint the exterior?

[Rheged]

It looks like the main ingredient in Dettol is Chloroxylenol 4.8% w/v and it also contains Pine oil, Isopropyl Alcohol,  Castor Oil, Caustic Soda Solution (), Caramel and water.

Ah good old Isopropyl Alcohol, gets everywhere. It's the Caramel that has my brain thinking ?

I do remember Modelstrip from many years ago which I used to remove some paint from plastic figures as well as a couple of kits. It worked well, but was very messy.

I think the caramel is burnt sugar colouring.  I concur with your remark about Modelstrip; it works well, makes a considerable mess AND gets you into heavy duty   bother with the domestic authorities.

[PR19_Kit]

Can't you just mask the interior stuff when you paint the exterior?

Not now, there's been some overspray got in there, so I'll give Fred's brush painting a go second time around, it's bound to be faster than all that masking business.

[PR19_Kit]

NOW we're cooking with gas! 

The Mustang looks a lot better with a new, all over couple of coats of black, and she just needs the interior paint re-done, but this time with a brush and minimal masking.

[zenrat]

Caustic Soda solution will also dissolve bone.

That looks good Kit.  Just be carefull handling it now...

[NARSES2]

Caustic Soda solution will also dissolve bone.

For some reason you have twigged memories of my O Level Biology paper ? 

[PR19_Kit]

Mucho internal brush painting, and the addition of some scale carpet as a head lining (it's the same colour as the carpet on the RW car) and the interior of the body shell's done. After a false start using Halfords Clear Lacquer, which looked as if I'd painted the car with 400 grit wet and dry  I re-glossed it with the Kristal Klear Acrylic that I use to varnish my decals.

Now it looks like it's made from black glass and it's the very devil to photograph, but here it is anyway.

[zenrat]

That's black for you.  A bar steward to paint and a bar steward to photograph.

[PR19_Kit]

That's black for you.  A bar steward to paint and a bar steward to photograph.

Very true, it's the first black car kit I've ever done.

I'm almost glad I didn't get really going on my JPS Racing Team build, that would have been 4-500% more black than the Mustang! 

But the bits are still there on the project shelf looming over me..............

[zenrat]

IIRC John Player Special Lights were in a white pack with silver logos.  You could paint it up like that...