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johann cleveland posted an update in the group
Q/A & Help Group 9 years, 9 months ago hello i screwed up my paint job on a kit and need to get the paint off to redo it any advice i was going to use paint thinner.
johann cleveland posted an update in the group 
Q/A & Help Group 9 years, 9 months ago
hello i screwed up my paint job on a kit and need to get the paint off to redo it any advice i was going to use paint thinner.
I am taking when you say messed up the paint job it means the whole thing. I guess it depends what the problem is. If there is bubbles and defects in the paint you could try sanding and reapplying. If you don’t like the color and stuff, I use a couple things sold here in the states Simple Green (though some primers can be resistant) or Super Clean (It comes in a purple jug and you can get it at Walmart) I have been successful with using those. I let them soak and check it every hour or so to see how easy the paint is coming off (WEAR GLOVES). Problem with using thinner on a whole kit is the constant application and rubbing may actually soften the plastic and last thing you need is a connection to break (had that happen) or to have a crack appear. Could warp the plastic to I guess if you went to the extreme and just dunked it in. I would look up suggestions online also depending the type of paint you are using, I know Testor’s makes a product called “Easy Lift Off,” which will also remove most hobby paint. It’s a bit expensive, but reusable.
by mess up when i cut off an area thier was a bad build of ugly yellow and i dont want to use something to weaken plastic.sense its a conversion kit.
Any window washer should do the trick for you. I took the paint off of a whole Enterprise carrier 1/720 that I painted years before and wanted to do a repaint. I haven’t painted it yet but the paint went down pretty nicely. You may have to let it sit in it for a while though. Some of my older painted stuff had to sit in the window washer/glass cleaner (however you want to call it) for ~ a week. Using any paint thinner to get the paint off will in the best case scenario soften the paint if not deform it or dessolve it completely. So that’s a HUGE no-no.
Hope that helped.
Thinner on cutton bud. Rub it lightly. The paint would eventually come off.
But remember, not too much thinner as it will start eating the plastic.
alright thanks man..
I’ve found at my local hobby store here in france Carson Model Sport’s “Paint Killer”.
Here’s what’s written on the label:
“Removes any polycarbonate and acrylic paints from bodies, diecast and plastic models without damaging the surface underneath”
I usually use it to clean my brushes but one day I totally missed a paint on my NG Strike Freedom Lightning Edition’s Dragoon. The paint was full of bubbles so I tried this thinner. I put some on a tissue then started to wipe off the paint.
It came out perfectly without having to wipe it too hard and the plastic didn’t soften or got damaged, it came out perfectly clean.
Here’s Carson’s site written on the bottle: http://www.carson-modelsports.com
Phone 0049911/976503
Johann, I second what Bode states since it is only a small part, you may want to consider sanding down the build up first though so you don’t have to use to much thinner.