How would you paint this??

[Cosmotiger]

I think that at 1/64 scale, it's going to be.... interesting.  Even with good masking tape.    Might have to go more for the general impression than getting every detail.

[psyberwyche]

How do you guys prep diecast cars for painting with acrylics? I'm about to tackle a police car for the Batman minis game, and I've no idea how to get the enamel paint off (or whether I even need to).

[DS615]

When painting Hotwheels or Matchbox, I don't bother stripping them first unless the original paint is obscuring something.  Prime over it and go.
Keep the primer light so it doesn't fill gaps though.
Soaking the metal cars in mineral spirits takes the paint off pretty well if you want to do that.
I have never stripped one of the plastic bodies, so I don't have a suggestion there.

[tin shed gamer]

The quick way is to keep to the original colour,and matt varnish the car.highlight door edges etc.Re paint chrome parts the same way you paint plate armour.always paint the wheels,Personally I paint over the window glass as it always reminds you its a toy car.(also you don't have to strip it down to paint the seats).
For me not re varnishing in gloss is the way to go.Or a satin for a light shine.
But the big must for me is shade the gaps around a door,bonnet,etc.Its that little gap full of bright paint that shouts toy more than anything else.(Its a bit like display games where someone has half killed them selves to make beautiful buildings or spaceship corridoor's then paint it mono tone of under coat grey or sand brown.Without shading great work looses depth and falls flat.)
I hope that doesn't sound like a rant

[Grimmnar]

How do you guys prep diecast cars for painting with acrylics? I'm about to tackle a police car for the Batman minis game, and I've no idea how to get the enamel paint off (or whether I even need to).

Disassemble then soak metal body in Simple Green. Enough said.

Grimm

[Too Bo Coo]

If I do a post apoc build, I leave the paint on as I tend to layer armor on top and it's fine if some detail is obscured.  But for something like this, you'll be surprised how much detail those cars have and the think paint covers....  So simple green works great

[tin shed gamer]

See you learn something new ever day,stuck between a conversation over the pond .
This green I hear speak of(it you don't ask ,you don't know)is just a brand name I've not come accross on this Island off the coast of europe.Or a product I've just never come accross?
Mark.

[von Lucky]

Simple Green is a brand name cleaner:
http://simplegreen.com/products/all-purpose-cleaner/

I have it on my desk at the moment (bought it from the hardware store last week, been too lazy to put in the laundry).

You want the concentrate (not the dilute trigger bottle all purpose cleaner). I got this:
http://www.bunnings.com.au/simple-green-2l-all-purpose-cleaner-with-946ml-bottle_p4470270

I use acetone for all metal miniatures, and Simple Green for plastic/mixed media. You'll need to soak the miniature for a few days and the paint comes of. It's better than Dettol and less dangerous than over cleaner (the real toxic stuff I don't think they make anymore).

[Too Bo Coo]

Ok, found a good page to show what I'm up against.  The stripes are actually the smaller part of the problem.  The other issue is how to make that smooth curve at the back and be symetrical.  Maybe use a template? 

But I thought to lay down yellow on white for the whole car. Tape off the yellow to spray the red.  Tape the red on top of the yellow tape, spray the blue.  Tape the blue and spray the white. 

This is why the project has sat on my shelf for 11 months.....

[snitcythedog]

The other issue is how to make that smooth curve at the back and be symetrical.  Maybe use a template? 

My suggestion.  Cut out the curves in paper.  Check them on the car and mark the locations where contact is made so you have a reference.  Use the paper template to cut a hard template out.  Use this as your cutting guide for the masking tape.  You can create identical masks every time.  You get the symmetry by lining up your location markers.  Hope that helps.

How do you guys prep diecast cars for painting with acrylics? I'm about to tackle a police car for the Batman minis game, and I've no idea how to get the enamel paint off (or whether I even need to).

The simple green works but I always go for the hard stuff.  I take the die cast apart and soak the bodies in paint remover.  Then scrub them clean with a tooth brush.  A couple of things that you need to remember when doing this.  First wear heavy house cleaning gloves.  You will get chemical burns if you put bare skin into paint remover and do not clean it off fast enough.  Second, after cleaning in the remover and rinsing with water you will need to re clean the whole surface with rubbing alcohol to get the remaining remover off of it.  Like I said simple green works.  I just like to have it stripped as fast as possible. 
Hope that helped.
Snitchy sends.

[tin shed gamer]

That stuff will not be on my shopping list.I kind of like the idea if hold a brush in my mouth while I turn a figure round,my teeth won't fall out when I remove the brush.