I have some decals I'd like to remove from a modern Lionel car and I'd like to here anyone's experiences using Testors ELO on plastic. Thanks.
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I have used it on a number of box cars, tank cars, and ore cars in the past. It has been a while and I don't remember any issues, but I think I had to be patient. Used a toothbrush to help it along.
It can be an evil woman and bring you down. Be sure to apply under blue skies so it doesn't turn to stone. 
Seriously though. I have used it before, applying it sparingly and just enough to get decals to release. It left the paint fine.
I haven't used it on decals but I have used it to remove painted on lettering, numbers and logos from plastic rolling stock without damaging he underlying paint. Follow the directions carefully. Once I spread it beyond the lettering while "scrubbing" with a cotton swab. While it didn't remove the base paint it did alter the finish, I forget if it dulled the finished or gave it a bit of a shine.
What is ELO ?
ELO = easy lift off. When did Testors buy the brand?
@RoyBoy posted:ELO = easy lift off. When did Testors buy the brand?
Not sure. At least 10 years ago, probably much longer.
The label on my can has a 2007 copyright on it.
You stated. Modern Lionel car. Are you removing the factory lettering ? Or decals someone applied ?
@RoyBoy posted:ELO = easy lift off. When did Testors buy the brand?
I don't believe ELO was ever a brand...might be wrong. I always thought of it as a product name/acronym in the Testors line-up.
But, Testors has long since been taken over by the Rustoleum folks.
And, I assume that you probably knew that Floquil was taken over by Testors before Rustoleum consumed/digested (burp!) all that.
...all of which is reflected in availability and pricing of paints we assumed were for ever in our hobbies.
Regulations, litigations, consolidations...exasperations.
Lions, tigers, and bears.
Oh my.
If it is a decal it may not be cleared over with paint seeing it’s a club car. Cut out a piece of scotch tape the size of the decal and burnish it down with your finger or a piece of stripwood. Lift the tape and remnants of the decal may come with it.
Not familiar with the car. Factory finishes usually involve pad printing. Where it’s a club car. The LCCA marking may be a decal. The tape should work. If your sure it’s a decal. Solvaset may soften or release it of the car. Put a paper towel the size of the logo over it. Use an eye dropper and dribble a little on the towel for a bit. Letting it soak the decal. Then use a q tip or soft eraser and see if it comes off.
@dkdkrd posted:I don't believe ELO was ever a brand...might be wrong. I always thought of it as a product name/acronym in the Testors line-up.
My Can says it's a Polly S product, hence my question.
It's a pretty old can, though.
It says right on the can that it is safe for plastics. It also says that to make it safe for plastics, they had to make it work slowly.
Yes. Testors bought Polly S and Floquil years ago. I just can’t remember what year. I know they began discontinuing certain Floquil paints in 2013, so it was prior to that.
In a discussion off-Forum the other day, I was directed to this clarification...
"By the way, Rustoleum, contrary to what people seem to believe, does NOT own Testors (despite the Rustoleum logo on the recent bottles). Testors (and Floquil/Polly-S, and, later, Pactra) were acquired in the 1980's by Republic Powdered Metals, now RPM International.
RPM also owns Rustoleum, Zinser, Bondo, and several other related companies."
Tough to keep on top of all this buy-out stuff.
FWIW...
