Does anyone know how to strip the color off this windshield?
Posted Oct 8, 2020, 5:07 AM UTC
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Just use an eraser. It takes some time to strip the whole thing but it's totally easy and doesn't damage the plastic. I also made a moc with that excact windshield and removed everthing.
https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/g02fbc/cyberpunk_scene_for_my_futuristic_hover_car_more/
Don't use nail polish. It will ruin the piece.
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Can’t vouch for this stuff, but all it is is pad printing: https://youtu.be/4P2CZaG7FAE
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I've read that people use nail-polish remover or even straight acetone to wipe the printing off of minifig torsos. (To get monochrome figures)
I don't know how that would affect transparent parts like that windshield though. If you want to give it a try I would seriously recommend testing on a junker part and going very slowly.
Thank you
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I'm looking to moc the F8 into different colors, but this windshield is the biggest challenge. I'd even take a custom print shop that can do a decent job of a re color. I wish they'd not have done this printing, hopefully newer SC cars will use it in a different print.
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I guess builders like you are the reason that Lego is using stickers instead of prints. Not meant in a negative way.
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Interesting thought, I'm definitely in the print vs sticker camp but you raise a good point. I'm frustrated that they released the New 8 wide windshields but made them difficult to customize on their 2 sports cars. I do scan my stickers so I can recreate them in different colors when needed. But in my MOCs I try to go the brick built route as much as possible. I just really like having multiple colors of vehicles. I'd be upset if they had done this windshield with a sticker. I'm sure they will make this part plain at some point, I'm just impatient and like experimentation. I always buy 6-7 speed champions copies so I can harvest the parts for re color of other sets. The printed tiles do make a challenge, but for the most part I love them. I just think lego gets lazy with their stickers some times.
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Turpentine
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Acetone should work just fine. I used to use it to strip painted on stripes/details on die cast model cars when I was a kid. Just dip a Q-tip in it and start scrubbing away; it shouldn't hurt the plastic.
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I’ve used Brasso to take paint off of opaque bricks.