I could not hear very clearly. Can you please tell me the name of the product to remove the lettering? And does this work on LGB and MTH trains? Thank you.
I have some older passenger cars that seem like they are painted letters. Im wanting to change from Burlington to santa fe and the letters wont come off. The paint on the car wears off just as fast as the lettering
I wonder if this same technique will work on a Bachmann Santa Fe GP30. I bought one of their 2017 release with the blue pinstripes and yellow ends, only they messed up on the nose herald, and I'd like more than one number. I figure once I get the nose herald off (since it's in black and white) I could fix the fact the yellow does not go across the tip of the nose, too, as Santa Fe was in prototype. (They spent millions to develop a model, why can't they research photos better?)
i tried this procedure on n scale kato engine and an n scale atlas engine. didnt work. I also tried this method on an older concor pa1 unit after 15 minutes and longer using several times rewetting it with micro sol i was able to get lettering off with a toothpick.sure would like to know what I am doing wrong
You probably didn't do anything wrong. Different companies use different printing processes and different inks. A technique that works for one product might not work on other products.
Sorry for the late reply. You might try acetone. It is a little more aggressive, but it works. I would test it on an unseen area first. It also works on Athearn.
@@FlyingCrow Acetone is VERY agressive. I would only try that as a last resort (if at all), since it can also dissolve the plastic. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway!
@@ICUNA22 It's funny, but acetone is what Kadee recommended to me to use to remove the printing on their rolling stock. I used it on a q-tip with no issues. I have since used it on Athearn and P2K. On the P2K it thinned the paint so I will need to repaint that area. If Kadee hadn't recommended it, I would have thought to use it. I sure wouldn't leave it on plastic any length of time though. I normally come right behind it with water.
@@FlyingCrow Ok, thanks for sharing your experience with acetone. I will have to give that a try. I hadn't thought that water would be suitable for cleaning up the area it had been used on. Seems like this area of modeling has a very limited amount of information, especially from the manufacturers.
Very confusing company... promote all this RTR stuff, then on occasion make a video on REAL MODELING....but yet no undecorated....im so glad im a foreign modeler now. do need much horizon stuff.
It takes three of you guys to use this technique??? Maybe one guy to do it. One guy to video it. And one guy to get in the way of the other two guys "working?" Hmmm.
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Just what I was looking for. Thank You Athearn! You guys are Awesome!
Big fan, love your products. Keep up the good work...
Could you make a video on how to remove the boxcar from the lettering!
Question is, were those factory applied decals or was it pad printing ????
Those were factory pad print
Thank you. Very helpful info.
Thanks! Will this work on Athearn blue box rolling stock?
I tried this method on a Athearn blue box (from about 1985) hopper car and it did NOT take any lettering off at all.
I could not hear very clearly. Can you please tell me the name of the product to remove the lettering? And does this work on LGB and MTH trains? Thank you.
Thank you
Now we all know his code to his phone!
Will Walthers Solvaset do the same or will this only work with Micro-Sol? I have the Walthers stuff, but not the Micro-Sol.
Late reply, but yes, Solvaset works, I use it all the time.
Nice technique. Does it work on silk screen applied lettering?
I really wanna do some modeling during the COVID-19 quarantine, but I don’t want to use up my TP! 😂
lol
does this work on your current models that were released in 2020 and 2021?
will this take off the lettering and design on the tender of the circus 4-6-0 steam engine by Bachmann Williams.
Great video.
Can this be done on wsi scale models trucks as well
Hi, does anyone know how to change the front number boards? They are covered in something glossy
I have some older passenger cars that seem like they are painted letters. Im wanting to change from Burlington to santa fe and the letters wont come off. The paint on the car wears off just as fast as the lettering
I wonder if this same technique will work on a Bachmann Santa Fe GP30. I bought one of their 2017 release with the blue pinstripes and yellow ends, only they messed up on the nose herald, and I'd like more than one number. I figure once I get the nose herald off (since it's in black and white) I could fix the fact the yellow does not go across the tip of the nose, too, as Santa Fe was in prototype. (They spent millions to develop a model, why can't they research photos better?)
will this work on rivarossi locomotives as well??
i tried this procedure on n scale kato engine and an n scale atlas engine. didnt work. I also tried this method on an older concor pa1 unit after 15 minutes and longer using several times rewetting it with micro sol i was able to get lettering off with a toothpick.sure would like to know what I am doing wrong
You probably didn't do anything wrong. Different companies use different printing processes and different inks. A technique that works for one product might not work on other products.
Can this work on other brands of models? Such as Intermountain, Micro Trains Line,Atlas,etc,etc?
+Zachery Bradshaw Yes. Works on Bowser and Atlas too, from what I've done.
Ok, thanks for the info!
Bachmann N scale?
Doesn't work!! I just tried it on an Athearn RTR SW1000, & I followed this exact procedure. Waste of 5+ minutes. 😖😒
I agree I went and bought the stuff applied it just as instructed waited 5min and nothing changed I feel punked!!!
If you can not get that product, then what?
This process may work for Athearn equipment, but not Life Like PK2 models. Any suggestions for the PK2's?
Sorry for the late reply. You might try acetone. It is a little more aggressive, but it works. I would test it on an unseen area first. It also works on Athearn.
@@FlyingCrow Acetone is VERY agressive. I would only try that as a last resort (if at all), since it can also dissolve the plastic. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway!
@@ICUNA22 It's funny, but acetone is what Kadee recommended to me to use to remove the printing on their rolling stock. I used it on a q-tip with no issues. I have since used it on Athearn and P2K. On the P2K it thinned the paint so I will need to repaint that area. If Kadee hadn't recommended it, I would have thought to use it. I sure wouldn't leave it on plastic any length of time though. I normally come right behind it with water.
@@FlyingCrow Ok, thanks for sharing your experience with acetone. I will have to give that a try. I hadn't thought that water would be suitable for cleaning up the area it had been used on. Seems like this area of modeling has a very limited amount of information, especially from the manufacturers.
@@ICUNA22 I just use the water to make sure the acetone is diluted after I use it. It doesn't do anything per se.
Wow!
That doesn't work on old blue box cars.
I agree with that statement also.
Wait there was still one little black speck of paint you missed!
Oh No! My OCD is taking over! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrgh!.........Passes out.
Might work on a boxcar, but it certainly doesn't work on the cab of an Athearn GP38-2. And believe me, I tried.
This does not work for locomotive lettering.
Microsol? It would help if you explain WTF this is!
It’s a micro scale decal setting solution.
Bad camera angle
Very confusing company... promote all this RTR stuff, then on occasion make a video on REAL MODELING....but yet no undecorated....im so glad im a foreign modeler now. do need much horizon stuff.
How's ol' Kim Jong un makin out?
It takes three of you guys to use this technique??? Maybe one guy to do it. One guy to video it. And one guy to get in the way of the other two guys "working?" Hmmm.
Makes more interesting audio to hear more then one voice.