Any way how to strip paint, or what kind of body will fit?

[DavidB1126]

My friend has a cheaper RC. He is trying to stip the paint and paint it himself. What can work for stripping the paint? He tried sanding it which did work a little but it will take too long.

If there's nothing that can work, what kind of body would fit it?
Looked at Prolines selection and looks like 1/10 and 1/8 MT would not fit. Neither a crawler body. Looking at a short course body but waiting for some measurements.

Truck: kids galaxy extreme ford bronco rc car

 

[Chubaka]

Dot3 brake cleaner was the old way. If you have nitro fuel I'd use that instead.

Done it both ways I like the fuel way better. Coat a cotton ball and scrub. In complete honesty, buy a 12×24 vinyl wrap off the bay or Amazon and wrap it.

If it's a hard body, vinyl wrap or scuff it and paint it.

 

[bill_delong]

Nothing will strip paint from silk screen printed bodies as the paint is baked into the plastic during the molding process. I once saw someone use acetone to remove silk screen and I tried it and it took me nearly an hour to remove about 2 square inches of silk screen paint

You can use brake fluid on many brands of paint that have been airbrushed, but most brands of aerosol paint can't be removed using brake fluid either

The amount of effort in removing paint is not worth the hassle, just go buy a new clear lexan body, been there done that, ha!

Oddball bodies can be found here:
https://www.rccarkings.net/bodies.htm
https://deltaplastikusa.com/

 

[Greywolf74]

The amount of effort in removing paint is not worth the hassle, just go buy a new clear lexan body, been there done that, ha!

THIS!

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

could always scuff primer and paint the outside of the body. it'll scratch and show the original colors underneath, but just think of it as realism.

 

[CertifiedMike]

If you measure the wheelbase, you can search for bodies like that too.
Team Blue Groove might be able to help you find a body if you give them measurements too.