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 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!
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 CZcams 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.
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. 😎👍🏻
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.
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.
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... ;-)
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!!
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!
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.
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.
"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! 😹
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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)?
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
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
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.
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!
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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.
Great video...I watched it in a well ventilated room
😆👌👌
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 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!
Thank you. I will link viewers to this video when they ask me how to remove tampos. Great demonstration video 👍🏽
Go Riviera !!!
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 CZcams 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.
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. 😎👍🏻
I dont know why, but i find your videos super relaxing. Its like a zen moment while watching. Keep them coming and i'll keep watching.
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.
Watched this video in a well ventelater area
I thought there was a fly on my screen because of your profile picture 🤣
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.
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... ;-)
No no no inflammable
diet water,..no calories
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!
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.
You sir help my sleeping problem alot people have said but you are. My bob Ross.
Glad I could help!
Your videos are always just long enough to give great information but just short enough to make me want to come back for more
That means I am doing it right1 ;-)
I love your videos ❤️
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!!
My goodness this is helpful, I own countless amounts of cars that need tempos removed. Thanks for the tips!
I don't do customs so this is new for me. Thanks for sharing.
Try dot 3 brake fluid. It works well and it doesn't damage the windshield
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.
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.
God, thank you. Not knowing was driving me crazy.
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.
This is great INFO! For all us toy car lovers! Thanks for doing this! Rock On!This is a great video!
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!!
Awesome information and thanks for the knowledge Sir.
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!
Great video! Your editing skills have come along way and makes this journey so much more enjoyable. Cheers!
Yes, I love this cast, I bought 10 when they came to my local Walmart
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.
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.
"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! 😹
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.
🤤🤤🤤 the purple on that last car 😍😍😍😍 need a custom done in that asap 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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.
YES, I'm so pumped for the new mad max video
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!
Very in depth! Thanks!
Great video as always , very good information , Mike Espo ...
Awesome video man. Gonna try lighter fluid to remove the caution tape tampos on the Greenlight Tommy Boy '86 Taurus I just picked up!
BareMetalHW meets Project Farm!
Great video and very informative. Thank you!
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
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.
Nice video. It answered a lot of my questions.
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.
Try using the Goof Off aerosol can Pro strength remover right on one end of the Q-tip and use a dry into puff it up
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.
This is all about using the right kinds of cleaning solutions; for the Matchbox or Hot Wheels toy cars, removing the toy cars tempos.
You got the hands of creative god !
It's funny that I got these 64 Chevy Impalas yesterday. 3 of them.
Cool demonstration great information
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
Question: wouldn't taping off the windows make sense before using the chemicals?
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!
Takes a lot of time , Mike Espo...
@Hotwheels Freak Now me to , Mike Espo..
Great video!!! This really helps me. Thank you!
I don't know if you can get it out side Australia, but eucalyptus oil works pretty good and does not damage the plastics
Break cleaner it is! Thanks for sharing!
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.
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.
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.
You mentioned Car Culture and their top coat. What would you recommend using in their case?
a good question!
Great information!! Thanks for your research. I have a method I would like to try also, I will do a test run and then make a video if it works out.
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)?
Thanks for making this video.
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
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
Very informative, thank you
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.
Try 3m general adhesive remover.
Thanks for the tip, friend.
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!
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
wonder what a small bit of regular gasoline would do. ive seen it make marked letters rub off carburetors
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!
Ive got good results from using a expo marker getring rif og most then a little goo gone to clean up whats left
If you get paint stripper on the interior plastic of a mainline can it be repaired?
6:54 looks superb
Yeahye a new video.
I just got one of these 68 impalas today 😀
They're not 68`s, those are 64 Chevy impalas.
The content of this video made me dizzy, and I enjoyed that.
I wonder if there would be a difference in using chlorinated brake cleaner vs non-chlorinated (what you used). Just another video idea
What do you normally use to remove them?
I Use Mothers Mag Wheel Cleaner Works Excellent ! No Dulling Paint , No Vapors !
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.
@@DoRC I agree... I sure found that out.
nicely done
Awesome video and sweet!! Mad max cars are awesome.. ;) :)
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.
How does Brake Fluid compare? I know it can be used to remove some paints. Maybe a Q-Tip and some Brake Fluid could remove a tampo/decal.
I haven't had much good luck with it... it works but it's really slow
OMG: I just bought this one! ;-)
Does anyone know if these methods work for M2 diecast cars?
Hey I have a suggestion. Would you considered restoring an old car using modern parts. Like an old car body but with the modern real rider wheels.
Thank you!
Isn’t the marker working because it’s an alcohol base? Just like the iso
I would say yes...
Thank you for sharing buddy....big thumbs up!!.....✨🔥 🎆 🎆
Does this work on sharpie that is on spectraflame
Looks easy
Barametal Gracias por el video buen video eres un genio
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
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.