Striping Lettering from USA Train car

[Stan_Ames (Stanley Ames)]

What is the best way to remove lettering and logos from a USA Trains car without damaging the underlying paint?

Thanks

Stan

[manimal (Dan Gilchrist)]

I have had good luck with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and Q-tips.

[Rooster]

I have used Castrol Super Clean (purple bottle) and it worked well.

[John_Bouck]

Thread hack:
How about LGB cars?

[manimal (Dan Gilchrist)]

It Works! - Soda blasting

I bought this cheap Sand Blaster a couple years ago and today I finally got around to trying it out. I loaded it up with Baking Soda, set the compressor for 90psi and tested on an LGB boxcar. I’m very pleased with the results. A very smooth matte finish surface is left and it sure beats the IPA or Brake fluid soak method. I know this tech has been mentioned here before but thought y’all would like to see it in action. Sorry about the shaky video but you need to wiggle the gun to keep the po…