Strip a KATO?
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Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Whatever you use, DO NOT use Brake Fluid! (Ask me how I know!)
IronBeltKen
Lazy Daydreamer
I used 91% isopropyl alcohol to strip a CNW Kato SD38-2, no harm to the shell whatsoever!
suprduc
Member
Okay Carey, how do you know that (I'm sure that I can guess) and what was the final outcome?
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
Well, yes. I had stripped 3 RS-1's using the BF, and they seemed to do OK. I took them out of the BF, and rinsed them with water. I set them aside to dry. When I picked the first one up, the body had cracks in it like dried up mud. Apply just a little pressure and the body crumbled. The others did the same.
These were the Kato RS-1's sold by Atlas in the early '80s. Took me more than 6 months to track down 3 undec'd shells to replace them. Customer got a free paint job.
These were the Kato RS-1's sold by Atlas in the early '80s. Took me more than 6 months to track down 3 undec'd shells to replace them. Customer got a free paint job.
Bread&steel
Member
Rs-1
These were the Kato RS-1's sold by Atlas in the early '80s. Took me more than 6 months to track down 3 undec'd shells to replace them. Customer got a free paint job.[/QUOTE]
6 mounths ?????? I just ordered an RS-1 undec shell, alone with a few other parts, from the Atlas web site and I had it in just a few days
Larry
These were the Kato RS-1's sold by Atlas in the early '80s. Took me more than 6 months to track down 3 undec'd shells to replace them. Customer got a free paint job.[/QUOTE]
6 mounths ?????? I just ordered an RS-1 undec shell, alone with a few other parts, from the Atlas web site and I had it in just a few days
Larry
Cjcrescent
Master Mechanic
This was before the advent of the internet. There wasn't any going on line, looking stuff up. I think I spent over $200 in phone charges tracking them down from 3 different places. Atlas didn't have any. They were the first place I tried.
