QUESTION ABOUT WEATHERING

Good morning all,

can anyone out there help me with this question please.

Someone must have the experience to answer this.

Thanks, Alex

Alex,

Dullcote is a lacquer, anything that will remove it will affect the paint underneath.

If the weathering is not heavy, could you possibly spray over it with glosscote, if all you need is to put back the shine?

Best thing is to remove/repaint.

I Googled "Removing Dullcote" and found some folks have tried isopropyl alcohol, but I haven't tried it.

Thanks Bob, I like the idea of spraying glosscote over it to get the shine back

Can you tell me where I can get it on line.

Thanks so much for your help, ALex

Do NOT use isoropyl unless you wish to strip the paint completely. Isopropyl will react with the talc in the dullcote and turn it a powdery white. If that happens, you can spray it with dullcote again and it will get rid of the powdery white finish.

Like Bob said, there is no way to remove the weathering w/o stripping the model and starting from scratch, paint and decals. You can spray it with gloss or even satin, but then all you have is shiny weathering. If you don't like it, why not just sell it and look for a new one? 

Thanks Laidoffsick some great info, I think I will just try to spray it with a gloss like you guys said. And leave it that way.

Thanks again for all the help, Alex

I watched this thread with interest. Just scored a WBB BL-2 on eBay. It's either a nasty case of overspray or a pretty poor attempt at weathering. I left the alcohol and lacquer thinner alone per the previous posts. I did try mineral spirits with no effect.

However, Nautical Ease worked like a charm. I use it all the time on the boat and it's great for removing fine scratches in automotive clear coat. Didn't take it all off, but it sure toned it down.  All that's left is what appears to be highlights on the seams. Just go slow and work very small areas at a time. I used the soft disposable paper shop towels.

http://www.nauticalease.com/products/ultimate.htm

Gilly

That's good news Gilly thanks for sharing, but I wanted to make sure it won't take the paint off the engine. Also Gilly where can I get it. Maybe on line, please let me know

Thanks,Alex

Yes, it's an online product. It is a very very very fine polish. Don't use much pressure and take your time. The handi-wipes I used are white. If you see the slightest amount of your base color on the wipe, stop. 

I don’t think you want to have a weathered glossy engine by spraying it with gloss.

Everyone except RMT can be safely washed down with mineral spirits or paint thinner without affecting the original surfaces paint and lettering.

Dullcote will destroy & eat clear windows if it’s applied to them. No fixing that.

So if it’s on the windows, I wouldn’t bother changing it. The engine will never look new again.