06-08-2017, 12:44 PM
Hi all !
Revitalizing an old thread:
Reinhard, you dindn't tell us what alcohol you used, i.e. which concentration?
Some time ago I wanted to clean a loco before applying acrylics. I used 99% isopropyl alcohol and was immdiately "rewarded" with a visible loss of paint. Fortunately I stopped it quickly so that I can say "it's just somewhat bleached by the sun".
From this on I never used pure alcohol again, I always dilute it down to at least 70%, better I use 40% stuff. This applies also for denatured alcohol (German: Spiritus), since this too is quite a concentrated fluid.
In general I am very careful when cleaning rolling stock - one can discover curious things...
However, when it comes to clean rails I do not hesitate to use rather hefty fluids: acetone, SR24 etc.
Regards
Armin
Revitalizing an old thread:
Reinhard, you dindn't tell us what alcohol you used, i.e. which concentration?
Some time ago I wanted to clean a loco before applying acrylics. I used 99% isopropyl alcohol and was immdiately "rewarded" with a visible loss of paint. Fortunately I stopped it quickly so that I can say "it's just somewhat bleached by the sun".
From this on I never used pure alcohol again, I always dilute it down to at least 70%, better I use 40% stuff. This applies also for denatured alcohol (German: Spiritus), since this too is quite a concentrated fluid.
In general I am very careful when cleaning rolling stock - one can discover curious things...
However, when it comes to clean rails I do not hesitate to use rather hefty fluids: acetone, SR24 etc.
Regards
Armin