Thought I'd post a little update, as I received "Cinders" last week, and have been working on her cosmetic issues since then. She was stolen from the original owner and returned 3 days later, stripped and spray painted, but still in good shape (no cracks or dents).

This is how she looked when she arrived at my house:


Before committing to a repaint, I thought I'd try getting the spray paint off and see how she looked. I've been using copious amounts of elbow grease and several Tuffy scrubbers, but I'm about 2/3 through and she's looking good!


For anyone interested, I used a product called "Winning Colours" for most of the removal, and for stubborn drips used a product called "Once Removed," which unfortunately is off the market because folks were using it to get high.

I've always liked the original paint on this model, so will likely keep her original, and save the paint $$ for the build.