finally worked out how to remove all the paint from the shell, first i have to chip off all the clear laquer with a stanley knife (painfull very messy and time consuming) then leave it in the dot5.1 for a bit, give it a scrub every now and then untill the paint comes off, wash it under the tap with lots of washing up liquid, chip off the remaining bits of laquer, dip it again, give it a good brushing, then wash it under the tap again only done the bonnet so far but will be doing the rest of the model soon