Removing decals

[JGPhoto]

Hi all,

 

Not a modelling person - but trying to change a "ONE" livery 156 into the "White Stripe" livery used by NXEA and GA.

 

I've used advice found in other threads of this forum and have taken off almost everything that I need to remove using T Cut and cotton wool buds / cocktail sticks - except the pink stripe, as seen in the attached photos.

 

Does anyone have any ideas?

[rob D2]

Not sure, but I’d get the rest of the t cut off with water asAp as it leaves a hard to remove white residue when dry 

[Phil Mc]

I’d be very tempted to remove all the paint with a bath of superstrip or something similar.

A predominately White livery will show up any underlying detail, like the ‘edge’ of any paint layers, e.g. where the Black is around the window area.

At the very least use a fine (800 grit, or finer) wet&dry paper along the joints between the colours..

HTH

 

cheers,

Phil.

[DavidB-AU]

A watchmaker's fibreglass burnishing brush is good for this. Easy to get into all the detail without sanding it off.

 

Cheers

David

[JGPhoto]

6 hours ago, rob D2 said:

Not sure, but I’d get the rest of the t cut off with water asAp as it leaves a hard to remove white residue when dry 

 

Yes, it's all off now - thanks

 

6 hours ago, Phil Mc said:

I’d be very tempted to remove all the paint with a bath of superstrip or something similar.

A predominately White livery will show up any underlying detail, like the ‘edge’ of any paint layers, e.g. where the Black is around the window area.

At the very least use a fine (800 grit, or finer) wet&dry paper along the joints between the colours..

HTH

 

cheers,

Phil.

 

I think you're thinking of the white with blue or red doors livery (as on the Hornby 153?) - I'm intending to model the transition where they simply put a white stripe down the side of the former ONE livery. I'll attach a photo.

 

[Phil Mc]

8 hours ago, JGPhoto said:

 

 

 

I think you're thinking of the white with blue or red doors livery (as on the Hornby 153?) - I'm intending to model the transition where they simply put a white stripe down the side of the former ONE livery.

 

 

‘You’re right, I was ! 

 

Good luck with getting in between all the detail !

 

show us the results. 

 

cheers,

Phil.