I have some 40 year old covering to remove. Any suggestions on how?
Craig
I guess it depends on the covering.
what kind is it? how was it adhered to the model?
My first thought is heat gun, but only if its a monokote type covering.
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:02:24 -0700From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [RCSE] Removing
old coveringTo: soaring@airage.com
I have some 40
It's hard to tell what type of covering it is... It's over 40 years old so it
can't be any type of iron on, Its not silk, but does apear to be
dope based
Craig
Craig,
If it is dope based, then acetone will work fine. However, any color in
the dope will probably remain in the wood or seep into the wood. I
might try nail polish remover, as it has some MEK, which like acetone,
works but is less volatile and may contain some nitromethane. You might
try
I think Kurt Z. figired it out It's silkspan and its painted with
Hobby-Poxy. That's why lacquer thinner removes a little of the paint but does
nothing to soften it. Although it does come off the bamboo rather
nicely
So I guess I'm going to have to use the two 20 year old cuties
At 9:26 AM -0700 8/18/08, Craig Allen wrote:
I think Kurt Z. figired it out It's silkspan and its painted
with Hobby-Poxy. That's why lacquer thinner removes a little of the
paint but does nothing to soften it. Although it does come off
the bamboo rather nicely
So I guess I'm
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At 09:49 AM 8/18/2008, you wrote:
It's hard to tell what type of covering it is... It's over 40 years
old so it can't be any type of iron on, Its not silk, but does apear to be
dope based
Craig
Skyloft was a popular covering material from the late 60s. Skyloft
was a nylon mat material
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Craig,
If it is dope based, then acetone will work fine. However, any color in
the dope will probably remain in the wood or seep into the wood. I
might try nail polish remover, as it has some MEK, which like acetone,
works but is less volatile and may contain some
Hold on there!
Carcinogenic, mutanogenic, poisonous!
So, should I be worrying about the times (as a kid) that I used acetone as a
hand cleaner to remove things like grease and fiberglass resin? Concerned
modelers want to know. Well this one at least.
Bill Swingle
Janesville, CA
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That's the least of my problems... Didn't you clean old quarters with mercury?
used Acetone, Naphtha, jet fuel, and anything else we could find to clean our
hands...
and the worst of all... Film cleaner (triclorethane 1,1,1) in a ultrasonic
tank.
Our old house would probably be put on the
Bill Swingle wrote:
Hold on there!
Carcinogenic, mutanogenic, poisonous!
So, should I be worrying about the times (as a kid) that I used acetone
as a hand cleaner to remove things like grease and fiberglass resin?
Concerned modelers want to know. Well this one at least.
Sheiiish, here we
What worked for me was a combination of sanding/buffing discs on a Dremel
tool. Friction did cause some monokote color to meld into the surface of the
wood, but I was using opaque for the refinish, so it didn't matter in my case.
Instead of caustic chems, I have a theory: consider a
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