Tamiya Polycarbonate Body Cleaner - Alternative?

[kdecesari]

I am looking for an alternative to Tamiya Polycarbonate Body Cleaner.
Tamiya has discontinued the product, getting it (from within the US) is a challenge.

Is anyone aware of a similar product to Tamiya's offering?

I plan to use it to clean up paint edges when painting various lexan bodies.

Thank you.

 

[WickedFog]

I am looking for an alternative to Tamiya Polycarbonate Body Cleaner.
Tamiya has discontinued the product, getting it (from within the US) is a challenge.

Is anyone aware of a similar product to Tamiya's offering?

I plan to use it to clean up paint edges when painting various lexan bodies.

Thank you.

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[kdecesari]

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Well. These are easier solutions than I expected to be served up.
I am sensing some sarcasm, however.

 

[WickedFog]

Well. These are easier solutions than I expected to be served up.
I am sensing some sarcasm, however.

Lol. Yes. I was being a bit sarcastic.

I make my own paint thinner for acrylic paints. I've never used anything but Dawn dish soap to clean my bodies. Those gimmicky, scandalous tiny bottles of thinner and cleaners that the RC compainies and paint companies sell is an absolute rippoff. Now Createx does recommend you use their reducer for their candies, and I will use that. But for EVERYTHING else like thinning regular colors, cleaning my airbrush, cleaning up my booth - I use my homemade stuff, which I'll bet is VERY similar to Fantastik. And an airbrush guy I talk to from Canada, who also has a YT channel has been using Fantastik for his acrylics for years. I'll be switching to it when my lifetime supply of thinner that I made is depleted.

 

[TeknoJ]

Lol. Yes. I was being a bit sarcastic.

I make my own paint thinner for acrylic paints. I've never used anything but Dawn dish soap to clean my bodies. Those gimmicky, scandalous tiny bottles of thinner and cleaners that the RC compainies and paint companies sell is an absolute rippoff. Now Createx does recommend you use their reducer for their candies, and I will use that. But for EVERYTHING else like thinning regular colors, cleaning my airbrush, cleaning up my booth - I use my homemade stuff, which I'll bet is VERY similar to Fantastik. And an airbrush guy I talk to from Canada, who also has a YT channel has been using Fantastik for his acrylics for years. I'll be switching to it when my lifetime supply of thinner that I made is depleted.

Fantastik works as a thinner for the acrylics?

 

[Greywolf74]

Fantastik works as a thinner for the acrylics?

Thats what I hear. I bought some but havent tested it. Theres a lot of places online that say it works really well for that.

 

[WickedFog]

Fantastik works as a thinner for the acrylics?

Yes. If you go watch any of Bloodshot Airbrushing on YT, it's all he uses, and has for years. Dude does some really sick paint jobs on motorcycles. This is my favorite of his.

 

[TeknoJ]

I will pick some of that up instead of mixing my own.