Tamiya's Acrylic Thinner On Clear Plastic - Aircraft of World War II

Catch22 · 06-06-2009, 03:53 PM

So I was painting my Avenger's canopy today (no pics yet, needs another coat!), and there's the usual odd goof up. I had used the Tamiya thinner on normal plastic to get stuff off before and it worked without damaging the plastic at all, so I thought, why not try it on this? The Avenger comes with two types of pilots control panel, and they are both clear for some reason, so I tried dipping a cotton swab (Q-tip for me) in some of the Tamiya thinner, and just rubbed it on a flat part of the panel. To my surprise and delight it didn't harm the plastic at all! It looks just like it did before I put the thinner on. So I then tried it on my canopy, despite the paint I was using being enamel, and just rubbed with a fair amount of pressure on the problem areas, and once again, didn't harm the plastic, AND it took off the paint, just like I wanted! So guys, this stuff is safe to use on clear pieces with both acrylic and enamel paints! Some of you may have known this, but I thought I'd post it up.

Wurger · 06-06-2009, 03:56 PM

A good info here.THX for sharing.

Catch22 · 06-06-2009, 04:04 PM

No problem!

vikingBerserker · 06-06-2009, 09:01 PM

Ok, that's a REALLY good tip. THANK!

Catch22 · 06-06-2009, 09:55 PM

No problem!

compyelc4 · 09-19-2009, 10:44 PM

Testor's Paint Thinner on my acrylic Academy F-86f-30 canopy worked flawlessly too!

B-17engineer · 09-19-2009, 10:50 PM

Yep! Testors thinner works too!

06-06-2009, 03:53 PM	#1
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	Tamiya's Acrylic Thinner On Clear Plastic So I was painting my Avenger's canopy today (no pics yet, needs another coat!), and there's the usual odd goof up. I had used the Tamiya thinner on normal plastic to get stuff off before and it worked without damaging the plastic at all, so I thought, why not try it on this? The Avenger comes with two types of pilots control panel, and they are both clear for some reason, so I tried dipping a cotton swab (Q-tip for me) in some of the Tamiya thinner, and just rubbed it on a flat part of the panel. To my surprise and delight it didn't harm the plastic at all! It looks just like it did before I put the thinner on. So I then tried it on my canopy, despite the paint I was using being enamel, and just rubbed with a fair amount of pressure on the problem areas, and once again, didn't harm the plastic, AND it took off the paint, just like I wanted! So guys, this stuff is safe to use on clear pieces with both acrylic and enamel paints! Some of you may have known this, but I thought I'd post it up. __________________

06-06-2009, 03:56 PM	#2
Wurger Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 13,974	A good info here.THX for sharing. __________________

06-06-2009, 04:04 PM	#3
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	No problem! __________________

06-06-2009, 09:01 PM	#4
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	Ok, that's a REALLY good tip. THANK! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

06-06-2009, 09:55 PM	#5
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	No problem! __________________

09-19-2009, 10:44 PM	#6
compyelc4 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 17	Testor's Paint Thinner on my acrylic Academy F-86f-30 canopy worked flawlessly too! __________________ Ted

09-19-2009, 10:50 PM	#7
B-17engineer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,689	Yep! Testors thinner works too! __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe36UMRkRbk

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