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Hey guys

So I found an unfinished Tamiya 1/24 Subaru WRC '98 that I didn't complete a few years ago.

Everything looks in order and keen to practice my airbrushing skills on the body. One thing I did notice is that it looks like I made a stuff up
on painting the windscreen and window surrounds, from what I can see it looks like I didn't apply the masking correctly.

What are your recommendations for removing paint from clear plastic as I would like to repaint the window surrounds? I've done some research and it looks like using Dettol is a popular method for
removing paint from plastic, but I'm not sure what the effects would be on clear plastic.

Thanks again for all your help

Put paint on a spare clear part and experiment with that.

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How come every time my ship comes in, I'm at the airport?

What type of paint was used?

Brake fluid works great. If the clear part is still attached to the body apply sparingly with a ear bud.

Some of the hobby shops stock paint remover, but I have not tried that.

you can also water sand the affected area and then polish it out.

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Thanks again guys. Paint that was used is Tamiya Enamel.

Also try Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner. Just don't breathe the stuff!

Pierre

I have used mineral turps to remove enamel from plastic, it does not seem to affect the plastic either.