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Kato Stripping

Postby Robert Middleton » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:47 pm

Well, so I tried to strip it. I first tried putting it in alcohol, then brake fluid. It stripped a good portion of the paint away, but it's time to start working on this. I could probably get more paint off if I did a few more rounds, alternating between alcohol and brake fluid, but I don't feel like spending that much time on it.

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Pic 3

It does produce a pretty cool effect though, so I'm going to paint over it like this. If some of it shows through, oh well, it's cool!
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Re: Kato Stripping

Postby Otto Vondrak » Sun Mar 25, 2012 4:38 pm

Looks like a real sandblasted, weather beaten unit! Try giving it another go in the brake fluid, and a scrub with an old toothbrush afterwards.
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Re: Kato Stripping

Postby Robert Middleton » Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:51 pm

Oh hey look I did some modeling

Number 1 2

I need to re-do the deck, because I painted the yellow safety parts first, but with gloss, and the blue covers like crap over the glossy stuff.
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Re: Kato Stripping

Postby Otto Vondrak » Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:49 pm

Hey Rob, that's a nice C&O paint job! Looks like factory finish from here!

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