Hello All,

First time post here. Well, the message title says it all. I have(had) a Gaso.Line pre-built PaK 43 that I was attempting to strip, dis-assemble and re-build. However, the paint stripper (supposedly mild) did not react well with the resin and turned many parts mushy or rubbery. I'm up to scratch building some pieces, but about 75% of the kit is no good.
I've checked multiple on-line shops for replacements, but no luck. If anyone has a kit, pieces/parts or suggestions, I'd be most grateful. I am willing to buy or have many kits and accessories for trade.

Thanks,
Bill

Oh, that sounds pretty terminal. What on earth were you using as stripper??!  Polyurethanes are usually quite resistant to other chemicals once cured, but you seem to have found something that works.

Ref replacement parts, I can only suggest you contact Gasoline and see if they will do a deal for you. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might just have to grit your teeth and put this one down to experience... Sorry!

Tim

www.fighting48th.com

It's a product called Citristrip. "All-purpose gel to remove multiple layers of latex and oil-based paint, varnish, laquer, enamel, polyurethane , shellac... Guess that was the problem. I'm going to salvage what I can and try to make the best of it , got alot more work now. Live and learn (and read more close).
Bill

could model it as destroyed or being run over/past. Sorry to hear those horror stories

Yeah, I was planning on making it knocked out near Marthille, France, NOV44. But, not this KO'ed. The main pieces are still intact, but smaller/thinner things like the sight, hand wheels, spades and shield have the consistency of a wet noodle. Just alot of scratch-building ahead.

Hi Bill -

A suggestion of last resort - try laying the soft pieces out in the shape that you want, then give it a couple of days. The solvent in the stripper may disperse as vapor and the parts might just firm up again. Some warmth or sunlight might also help this process. I know it will work with epoxies soaked in denatured alcohol and softened.

Good luck -

Malcolm

Dear Bill,
As Tim indicated it, the simplest is to contact me directly to know if I can make some things?
The Cyanoacrylate glue dissolves itself with the acetone, but she destroys the resin if it remains too long in contact.
Best regards
Olivier

Sounds like you have used a commercial paint stripper neat Bill. These product are designed to take paint off metal and wood, there is usually a warning on the tin not to use on plastics. As a rule of thumb if the tin says it is able to strip Cellulose (Laquer) based paints it is far to strong to put near your valuable plastic or resin kit.

Use an aerosol oven cleaner, we generally swear by Mr Muscle over here in the UK. But even that is under threat due to the Nanny(Euro)State. they (The Eurocrat`s) want to dilute them down because they think we will do something stupid like spray oven cleaner in our eyes!

Malcolm- Just checked, some of the parts have returned to a more solid state, some are beyond repair still.

David- Re-read the instructions, small print at the bottom: "test on inconspicuous area...plastics and synthetics", worked too well, I'll know better next time.

Olivier- I may contact you for some of the parts, if it's not too much trouble. I'm still going to see what I can do with the mess I made, first. I do enjoy the challenge(?).

Thanks-
Bill