Customs: Yellow stripe on Henkei Ironhide

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  1. jaypc

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    Hey guys. I'd like to remove the yellow stripe from my Henkei Ironhide. I liked the idea of it but it's annoyingly uneven and I think the toy would look better without it. However, I don't want to make matters worse and completely ruin him.

    What can I use to remove the stripe? Will the plastic be affected?

    Any help would be appreciated.
     
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    check the paint removal tutorial :) 
     
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    Thanks, RL. I read your tutorial. Does the isopropyl alcohol affect the plastic? You would suggest soaking the piece rather than just applying the alcohol and rubbing the paint off?
     
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    you can try it that way first, but sometimes a paint ap is too solid to come off that easy. I must say that a lot of the classics/universe toys' paint aps come off easily though.