Hi, I am a brandnewbie here, so if I don't post this properly, please educate me.
I have a Lionel 6464-900 NYC boxcar that someone "custom" painted the catwalk. I would like to remove the flat black paint from the catwalk without removing the factory paint. The paint to be removed is flat black and looks kind of like Testors. I am thinking about trying some Purple Power or Simple Green on a small spot with an old toothbrush. I don't think I should leave anything on for long so it doesn't have time to begin working on the good paint underneath. Any advice? I bought this car as a project, so if I mess it up, I can always mix up some jade green and repaint the roof, but that is the fall-back plan. I prefer to remove the added paint and keep the car as original as possible.