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I did make a lexan test strip, you can see it in the second pic above, on the driver side by the hood, but I have no backing paints yet ...

... this conversation on "Which chemicals to strip paint from Lexan bodies" is "What kind of paint are you trying to ...

... motivation for cracking into it was to try and strip the body with a product I found locally. As expected it was a dismal failure, with the lexan going all cloudy, so exterior paint it was https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53400501859_44e86e3240_k.jpg ...

... haze you get from certain chemicals trying to strip paint from Lexan isn't just a surface problem, it gets INTO the Lexan. That's ...

I've had very little success stripping paint from bodies...but I did have luck on a few occasions. ... was painted with Pactra, the paint actually bonds to the Lexan and is nigh impossible to strip without damaging the ...

... at all, no body but signs it once had one painted red! My to-do list is roughly as follows: ... there was very little movement in suspension) -Strip/paint rear wheels and obtain new screws/bolts (heads stripped). - Obtain lexan body, decals and mounts (yet to fork out for ...

... so that's a HUGE plus! I also want to repaint the body, since that color is just, ewwwwww.....! ... hotter motor. As for the body, it's tricky to strip the paint but you can repaint the body on ... apply paint that's meant for polycarbonate (lexan) in a color of your choice to the outside ...

I'm sorry to say the hazing is probably in the Lexan itself and no amount of polishing will get ... the scuffs but when I used DOT3 & DOT4 to strip paint, it hazed the Lexan. There are plenty of posts on ...

... caps temporarily - if someone knows how to strip lexan paint from the original bulkheads, i'd appreciate any tips. IMG_0805.jpg ...

... with progress pics. I use thin vinyl sticker strips to section off areas. Washing the lexan is important, and you want to scuff the gloss off ... with a coarse sponge. I use Testors and Tamiya model paints, a few coats until you cant see light through it. ...

If it indeed works to strip off honest-to-God Lexan paint (Pactra for example), let us know the product name of that citrus cleaner. I have a body that NOTHING has stripped all the paint off, including DOT 3 and 4 brake fluid...it's hazed all to hell but I keep it around for testing purposes.

Well, the paint job turned out okay except for in the sharp corners. ... was trying to find it in a bottle and see if I could strip it out and brush it into those tight areas. I have ... up and repainted, but there are scratch marks in the lexan. That isn't really a concern since there is a Kyosho ...

You could always strip the old paint off and re-do it......

Did you get a Lexan gear cover with it or one of the RPM ones? Either way it's nice to have as they are both pretty hard to find!

... tonight ill fire up the dremel and get out the lexan scissors and straighten it out. In some places ... a good thing right.. :) Not sure what kind of paint is on it, guessing It may just be regular spray paint.. May try and strip with some nitro, or was thinking of just doing ...

... a body, it attacks the plasticisers in the lexan making it brittle. Might be okay for a display ... no way to polish it out. An example from me. I painted some 1/5th bike fairings for the worlds ... so was working to a deadline. I messed up the striping, paint bled under the masking. Looked around ...