MDC ROundhouse Old Time Foobie

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While brake fluid can be a very effective paint stripper, it does react with some plastics. I used it as a stripper for the shell of an Atlas S-4 switcher, and it totally destroyed it, deforming it beyond re-use, even as salvageable-parts.
I use methyl hydrate, which works well on some older paints as used on Athearn and MDC cars, but it's not so effective with some newer paints. It's available at any hardware or big box home improvement store.
It does have its own drawbacks, though, and should be used with adequate ventilation and nitrile gloves, as it's readily absorbed through the skin.
A better choice might be Scalecoat II "Washaway paint stripper for plastics.

Wayne

Well, I'll look for methyl hydrate, or as it's called in the U.S., methanol, but it's not normally available in hardware stores here. Usually what one finds is denatured alcohol, which is normally ethanol with some methanol mixed in:



I'll try the denatured alcohol, as I have some available, but if I need methanol, I can find it at the gas station:



Oddly enough, I'm informed about various alcohols through a different hobby, bicycling touring/camping. I have a Trangia alcohol stove, and obtaining various alcohol fuels in different countries is a topic of discussion on bicycling touring websites:

https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1...19038&v=2j
And some commentary: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/gues...19038&v=1t