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I strip models all the time, in a glass jar etc...

But after almost 2 months of work, a bad gloss coat, followed up with more bad gloss coats - has me wanting to strip the entire StormRaven. Anyone have any experience stripping something this large?

You could attempt to disassemble the model, but if that isn't possible, buy a 5 gallon bucket from Home Depot and a couple of jugs of Super Clean and you should be good to go.

I actually use a Pyrex roasting pan to do most of my big stripping in. Think it is 4 or 5 quarts. The vast majority of what I need to remove paint from will fit. Things that don't fit normally get made into smaller pieces to fit.

The big thing though is that whatever container you decide to use needs to be able to withstand whatever stripper you decide to use. Metal and glass can handle most of them well enough. Certain strippers can cause issues with the different plastics - so you will want to double check those on a case by case basis.

Several years ago, I had a 1/48 B-17 that needed stripping. Even after it was parted out - it was too big to fit in my glass or metal containers, so I used a Rubbermaid tote. Placed the parts in the tote and sprayed them down with Easy Off. The tote held up to the oven cleaner, paint fell off.

That sort of gets to the other issue though - big parts will need a lot of solution if you plan on soaking them in it. It will also get deep into any cavities. Something that is a little more hands on will probably be more cost effective and prevent any surprises like residual paint stripper that leaches out between parts a week or two after being stripped.

If you do soak it, you will want to ensure you get all the stripper off. Rinse several times with water - then ideally use something like alcohol to displace any remaining water and stripper (the alcohol will evaporate out very fast - so there is little risk of it coming back to haunt your paint job later on).

Gunzhard, it sounds like I will have the same problem for the same reasons in the near future. Please post what you decided to do and your results!