F-UnitMad Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It says for 'Wood, metal, stone or concrete' on the label, nothing about plastic. In fairness, it doesnt say "Not suitable for plastic" It's in a plastic bottle, after all. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractor_37260 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's in a plastic bottle, after all. Depends on what type of plastic the bottle is made from, some types of plastic will withstand sulphuric acid, many others won't ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I know. Somehow the smilies didnt convey the tongue-in-cheek nature of my post..?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) So to resurrect this thread We do get it right sometimes! This loco started off as a Bachmann D188 https://hattonsimages.blob.core.windows.net/products/32-702DC_1.jpg But becoming Economy Green FYE 166 Heres the body after two hours in a plastic bag with Oven Magic oven cleaner Excellent results - tampo printing all gone, but yellow ends unscathed - will be tcut for them, they are going to be resprayed any way So now theres a Bachhy D182 - weathered by Bacchy, that should be interesting - in the bag - to become D172 BFYE Phil Edited to remove pictures of red deer - how on earth did they appear? Edited February 25, 2018 by Phil Bullock 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Are we using this thread for generic successes and failures?, it would add to the fund of forum knowledge, if so, I've got info on my project of the moment. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
truffy Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Edited to remove pictures of red deer - how on earth did they appear? Could've been worse, could've been pink elephants! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I bought some (plastic friendly) paint stripper from Eileen's Emporium at the Doncaster show. All I wanted it for, was to get some paint off the plastic windows of an OOC bus. Worked a treat! Stewart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Are we using this thread for generic successes and failures?, it would add to the fund of forum knowledge, if so, I've got info on my project of the moment. Mike. Why not Mike? Am sure a Spanish stripper will be popular - Go for it! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Can't promise naked Iberian ladies Phil, sorry! Lima bogie pallet vans; UKF livery. Virgin plastic. 90odd% IPA makes short work of the brown, the white is plastic pigment body colour. Bauxite livery. Brittle self coloured reconstituted plastic. IPA doesn't even get the black band off the bottom of the body. Edit to add. The writing on the side doesn't come off with anything I've dared to try, so I use a glass fbre scratch brush. Lima bogie GUV's don't like extended exposure to white spirit. Mike. Edited February 25, 2018 by Enterprisingwestern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Interesting set of mixed results Mike - sounds like the factory used whatever materials they had to hand.... Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Next you'll be telling us there is no Spanish Train either...! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnaUvPoiTfQ Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Interesting set of mixed results Mike - sounds like the factory used whatever materials they had to hand.... Phil I touched on this on the bogie bolster E thread, I'm not exactly sure of the chronology, but Lima went from decent quality plastic, to brittle almost Bakelite quality at some stage, I don't know whether they changed back because it was a short term issue, or it was an economy measure later on in life, I suspect the latter, as Italian cars finished up being made from pre-rusted steel at one stage, maybe it was due generally to the Italian economy? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 25, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2018 Next you'll be telling us there is no Spanish Train either...! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnaUvPoiTfQ Phil Don't mention him, spent a week one night at one of his very boring monotone gigs, I think he'd had a character by-pass operation.! Used to like him before we went! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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