I just wanted to say that it's very nice of you to take your time to do this experiment only for your fans. 10 minutes of scrubbing seems really teadious!
Very timely. I just grabbed a cool VW Beetle yesterday and desperately want to remove the decals from it and was wondering what the best way was. Will give this a well ventilated try.
I’ve been watching your channel for a while and I’ve never commented before. But I gotta say, out of all the people on RU-vid doing die cast restorations, you have the best voice for narration! Others are doing die cast restorations, but their narrations and voices are so abrasive to listen to that it completely spoils it for me. Keep up the good work and keep making your excellent videos!
I've used the Testors thinner in the little bottles since the 80s. Worked awesome back then and still works now, although I think some of the colors are more difficult now and you have more of a chance of getting into the bottom paint layer sometimes. Just have to be careful with the pressure.
I worked for Sharpie for a couple years. They have an art marker line called Prismacolor. In that line there is "colorless blender" that is Sharpie base without color. Could be handy for tiny ones. Thanks for the vid.
Thank you for taking the time to compare chemicals used for removing tampos-that ‘64 Impala was a great choice. Denatured alcohol also works but does take time-and won’t ruin the plastic windshield piece. 😎👍🏻
Thanks for sharing......I had finger print on a Culture Car (from the factory) and I tried to buff it out with Car Wax - Meguir's Car Wax Cleaner I believe......It started taking the Tempo off.... You might try that too.
When you remove tampo's, have you tried masking the window plastic with blu-tack ( the putty like material you put posters on walls with ). It does a good job to protect and comes off immediately.
Thanks for actually, not skipping the part where you removed the paint. That is the oddly satisfying part i love about your videos! Great job on listening to feedback!
Lighter fluid is flammable now? Who's bright idea was that? Next you'll be telling me they've come up with transparent water or heavy lead. Honestly, your stories, dude... ;-)
Great video. One thing I have found that works great on plastic Slot Car bodies is Dot 3 Synthetic Brake Fluid (I have used the O'Rielly Auto Parts store brand). If you want to remove the tampo and the underlying paint just soak the body for a few hours and scrub with a soft tooth brush. I have found it will not damage the plastic. If you want to remove just the tampo carefully soak a spot on a micro fiber towel and rub just the tampo as you did in the video but you have to be careful not to take the base paint off. Again, thank you for sharing!!
Lighter fluid rules, it works on everything else too. All those 5s getting scrubbed out made me queazy lol. Great vid as always look forward to more mad max action.
From my little experience, lighter fluid works best. I didn't know brake fluid could produce even faster results. In all cases, a well ventilated area is necessary when your work with these chemicals. Thank you for this very informative video!
Using a Q-tip works a lot better than paper towel and gives you much more control in removing the tampo. It also doesn't get in the way so you can see what you're removing and be much more cautious.
I've used the pink non-acetone nail polish remover on 1/18 scale die cast cars with great results. There may be some hard to notice ghosting on white cars, but it works. But not on plastic parts. It will eat the paint immediately.
Thanks for making this video, would never have thought to use brake cleaner to get tampos off. I normally use car polish and a dremel, but a couple of times I’ve gone through the paint!!
I’m a automotive painter don’t know if it would work but know when buffing a car if not careful the buff compound will remove pinstripes. Safe and even can do by hand or a mini buffer.
My brother in-law gave me his diecast from when he was a kid. There is a bunch of 90s man chbox Canaria but they all have the goofy tampos from the period. Will have to try these methods. Thank you.
Hi baremetal i have been watching your vids for a long time now and have a little tip for spectraflame paint. Have you tried glass paint on polished bare metal it looks just the same when dried as it is transparent, it can also be used to mend scratches and fill damaged coloured plastic. Thanks for the vids from a UK fan.
Tampo... Tampography. A printing process used to transfer print/art to a 3d surface, like golf balls, keyboards, hot wheels. Using a silicone pad (tampon) . You hot wheels guys probably know all this, but I had to look it up.
I had to look it up too. Did you also have to wade through sulking Philippine women to get to the right answer? Now I'm wondering why do people want them removed... The cars come from the factory with the tampos, so wouldn't a Hot Wheels collector want them on the car?
Yep, apparently Filipino women like to sulk and give the cold shoulder for no apparent reason. And that's Tampo. Some of those Hot Wheel tampos can be gaudy so if you want to customize or make a tampo car look normal, that whiny tampo has to sulk somewhere else.
Love your videos and wanna ask if you can make a short video on 3d printing stuff? Just watched the Mad Max#7 and was really impressed by the 3d printed part!
Thank you for making this video! Theres a lot of helpful info like all your videos, especially for newbies like myself who only just started after coming across your channel. I love the South Park Jesus sniffing the marker you tossed in.
I had the best results with Expo dry erase markers. Using a lot of pressure helps speed the process. Although I did have issues with one car where the surface paint came off before i managed to dig the tampo out of all of the crevices.
"Tampó, in Filipino culture, refers to a behaviour in which a person withdraws his or her affection or cheerfulness from a person who has hurt his or her feelings." Now I understand! 😹
Thanks I own a white 2004 Suburban and I recently bought a few matchbox 04 Suburbans but they all have NYPD tampos. I just want a plain white one like my driver. I am going to try the lighter fluid method.
Isopropyl alcohol is good at removing stuck on dry erase And permanent markers. I wonder if you would have a better result by drawing on the tampo with the dry erase marker and then wipeing it down with the alcohol
Try applying a coat of clear nail polish and quickly wiping away with a q tip. If done right the nail polish will remove the decals but not the paint itself.
i recieved this chevelle as well..and used it to try out acetone. even tho you said it will destroy windshield and might damage pain LOL i need to try alcohol or break cleaner... maybe chinese lighter fluid is different from states.. need to try out
I would be hesitant to try that. The chemicals might seep into the tape and end up in contact with the plastic longer than if you just wiped off any excess when it first happened. The same chemicals could also break down the adhesive and leave behind a bigger mess than you're trying to prevent. I would stick to the ones he mentioned are safe on windshields and be careful. And you can always take the car apart to be sure. I hope that helped!
In Indonesia we use cajuput oil or we call it Kayu Putih Oil, an aromatherapy oil to remove pain and headaches. It works effectively, safe and cheap. Maybe it's hard to find in other parts of the world.
Ever tried AVON Skin-So-Soft? I've used it with good success although I have not tried it on a black tampo. It's ingredients are mineral oil, fragrance and carrot seed oil, so it's non-toxic. Also, works great to get tar and bugs off of a real car without damaging the paint (not to mention it is great as an insect repellent!). Also was wondering if you have ever tried WD-40?Thanks for another very informative video!
Wow!!...just seeing this, and I've always wanted to remove tampos but keep the nicer paint,...thought it wasnt possible...running to the basement now....
Perhaps masking tape would help protect windscreen, but I will give brake cleaner a go and also lighter fluid. Also a cotton bud/cue tip works better than a cloth, but it takes practice, to apply the right pressure.
I don't know if it would work for this but we used to use WD-40 to take bumper stickers off of the paint on cars. You could also try a heat gun and then WD-40 to remove left over glue. We used to do that too, on full size cars.
Ok I know what I am going to do now for my custom. I have a vw thing that is lowered with tampos but I like the base color. I plan on removing the tampos and doing a custom wheelset probably stealing some that look like stock vw wheels from another car. Exciting
Hello please reply on this one! On pop culture I get it it impossible to take decals off but is it the same for car culture (for example silhouette s)?
What about a *Decal Remover Eraser Wheel* used for automotive decal removal? Maybe it won't do the tampos though. Wouldn't know, but you can use a drill for portable erasing or put on a bench grinder to have more control with the piece you are using.
The reason why the isopropyl alcohol works for the same reason the dry erase marker does if I’m correct, with most it will be mixed with the market ink because it evaporates quickly, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong
I wonder if there's any non-destructive method that can be used to simply soften the Tampo by leaving it soak for a period of time hopefully not affecting the paint or windshields? Thanks for another interesting video!
Coming across a video where you mention "people use acetone". As you demonstrated, they shouldn't and I doubt they did. Acetone is literally the chemical I use to strip cars I'm going to repaint. 100% acetone bubbles the paint in seconds, so to think that a lower concentration is not at all going to damage the paint or clear is highly suspicious.
On some of these that take a really long time im wondering if the abrasive nature of the paper towel is doing the bulk of the work. Itd be interesting to see these tried again with a 100% cotton cloth. Id also like to see just the paper towel alone (with water for rinsing).
I wondered that myself... thought about halfway through of changing it to a microfiber cloth... but by then I've already messed up most of the cars and those Impalas aren't easy to find
@@baremetalHW yeah it was smart to stay with the paper towels for this experiment. Adding a variable part way through is never a good idea:). I do think some people would be amazed at just how abrasive paper products are though.
I use easy off the product used to clean your oven. Spray it on and then start to wipe tampo. Comes off clean with no hazing. Returns to the original color underneath. Don’t let it sit on the more than 1 minute. I didn’t and swear by it on the cars that I remove tampons from.
Just wondering how would it be if car taken apart and body put in tumbler with grit enough to clean car to bare metal no chemicals involved for repaint or customize
When I strip paint, it's usually to wipe out all of it on the entire object. But you could try Kean-Strip Aircraft Paint Remover. They have two kinds. One, in an aerosol can, claims to be easy on plastic. But they're both quite nasty - right up there with brake cleaner, if not worse.
I'm "new" to the whole restoration. I have paint experience But have never used Spectro paint so is it an easier spray than testers? I guess is what Im asking
