Main ingredient in Expo markers is Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) which is a solvent. You can just take a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab or paper towel and get the same result with less work.
@CARTHANGS I would say more people are likely to have alcohol at home than an expo marker, and the price of a dry erase marker is staggering compared to the alcohol as well.
I’ve known about this for a while, but didn’t realize the patience involved. I was trying to remove it all in one pass. 😅 I find the white decals to be the easiest to remove. However the darker decals seem very stubborn. I realize your video demo doesn’t include unspinning the rivets for simplicity but I highly recommend removing the windshields and wheels as the alcohol can quickly damage the chrome on the wheels or make the windows foggy.
Yeah for some reason the white decals get removed much faster and easier! And i usually all unspin the car, but for this video specifically I didn’t do it just to show that you can easily do it on any car you have in your collection
It’s nice too see the long form content is back! I’m guessing that a paint tutorial is next? It also feels nostalgic, like I’m getting 2010’s race grooves vibes from it. Anyways, great video today!
Great tutorial! Maybe in the future, you can make more tutorials on how to add extra details such as headlights, taillights, and water slide decal tutorials. Overall, great video!
@@Joey_Mendez_Dream_GarageYes. That's what he is using. Isopropyl alcohol works better (as well as other things), but don't use the alcohol on a plastic body car.
Thanks for showing us this! I had some difficulty removing the decals on my Mazda. I accidentally left some black marks on it. I think this would help out a lot!!!
@@andrewphippsphillips1455Iv been able to do the same thing with the lighter colors and it’s been successful, but you have to be extremely careful cause it’s very sensitive, if I do have some marks left over I use some rubbing alcohol to clean it up just a bit
A voice reveal so suddenly is wild! But i also want to ask do whiteboard markers work as well? Or do they work less efficiently than dry erase? Love your vids!
That was a good tutorial thank you for showing us how its done. I just can't believe you did it on a Treasure hunt car as a person that has never had the pleasure of finding a treasure hunt this was hard for me to watch.
Ive tampo-stripped this model myself and I copied the tail & headlight detailing from the blue 50yr Anniversary Favourites. Absolutely love the 510 Datsun models, its such a shame Im not the only fan of this & the saloon versions, as there are so many others who collect this in the UK (same with the R34 Skyline).
Glad i tested it on a beater first. On older cars it quickly removes all the paint. On greenlight cars it dulls the paint. Good tutorial though, very clear to the point explanation. I'll try it on a newer car, obviously it works for a lot of people, thank you
Thanks for the tip, it works. However I made a discovery while using a colored marker. It’s the marker media which softens the tampo ink. I was using green and scrubbing with the tip and the tampo was scrubbing right away. Keep up the good work and thanks. Grant
For the ones that don’t have expo in their country they are whiteboard markers so u can get to Google and type whiteboard markers and go to ur local store or u can just ask there if they have whiteboard markers
Yesterday I was crazy looking for videos talking about this, I bought a Miata full of decals that I didn't want, and I went to your channel to look for a video about it and nothing, so I found channels talking about the method with the marker that you taught in this video, and also a method they recommended, which was to use nail polish remover and cotton swabs, do you approve of this second method as well?
Hey there! Thanks for watching my video! Iv tried using nail polish remover once but didn’t like the results, also there is a lot of fumes with nail polish remover so I like using expo markers
The reason it rubs off is because in the ink of dry markers is acetone. It's the reason it rubs off. Can do it much easier by just using very very small amounts of acetone or nail polish remover and get the same results faster
Always used either acetone, nail polish remover, brake fluid or goo gone, & not all tampos & paints reacted the same, I assume this is less aggressive on the paint.
Have you had any issue with certain metallic colors that get dull or wipe away with expo markers? It tends to work best on solid colors idk if it has to do with the clear they use on metallic paint.
Greetings friend from Mexico, you are my inspiration for making Hot Wheels customs. I love your content and everything you do and this video helped me remove my tampos without acetone. I have been following you since I had❤I have been following you since you had like 3000 subs, you are my inspiration, I hope you achieve your goals. ❤❤
rubbing alcohol is the main ingredient lifting the sticker. Soot from a smokey candle (captured on a drinking glass) would provide the aggregate. If you run out of markers...
Love the tutorial video, but I will admit that I have no idea that there's a marker that was made to remove decals from diecast cars, but I have to say that's a great tool to have in more ways than one and I'm hoping that other people that do diecast cars are aware of it and get it for themselves one day for sure, but still great tutorial in its own right.
@@CARTHANGS you're welcome, but I must ask: how long have you used the marker to remove decals from diecast cars and how long has it been out there to be used by people like yourself as of right now?
I think "decals" are different from "Tampos". The graphics on the model surface aren't stickers or water slide graphics. So as long as I understand this method removed tampos. To protect the bodywork paint after you removed the tampos and graphics, I suggest to wait some minutes to the chemicla evaporate and then use a tiny drop of actual car liquid wax with a microfiber tissue, gently. Cheers.
Oh and maybe if you’re careful and have the car taken apart and you have just the body by itself you could use a heat gun and that should get the decals off real quick just make sure you don’t have any plastic on the body
I think the coarse fibrous nature of a paper towel is doing far more work than the dry erase marker. As others have stated ISO would work as well and I believe is a more common household solvent than a dry erase marker.
DROP A LIKE ON MY VOICE REVEAL 😂
Ok
Te quiero
Glad to hear your voice, thank u
I've used baby wipes instead of paper towels. Good luck.
Awesome!
Loved how clear and complete the explanation was, no unnecessary editing out, great instructions. Would love to see more from you
Thank you! Will do!I have a new video coming out soon talking about how to detail headlights
Thank you! I appreciate the longer length video as well as the talk-through tutorial.
Glad it was helpful! I will be working on posting more long form content moving forward
I really appreciate this too, thank you!
@@ChrisPn2CheekyPistachios88thank you ❤
I wish I had known this as a kid. I always hated the excessive decals on hot wheels so I usually bought from matchbox instead.
Yeah idk why they put such ugly decals on them
Yea right!
Main ingredient in Expo markers is Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) which is a solvent. You can just take a small amount of rubbing alcohol on a cotton swab or paper towel and get the same result with less work.
Yeah there are a lot of options out there, but almost everyone has some kind of dry erase marker at home to do this trick, it’s easy to do
@CARTHANGS I would say more people are likely to have alcohol at home than an expo marker, and the price of a dry erase marker is staggering compared to the alcohol as well.
I’ve known about this for a while, but didn’t realize the patience involved. I was trying to remove it all in one pass. 😅 I find the white decals to be the easiest to remove. However the darker decals seem very stubborn. I realize your video demo doesn’t include unspinning the rivets for simplicity but I highly recommend removing the windshields and wheels as the alcohol can quickly damage the chrome on the wheels or make the windows foggy.
Yeah for some reason the white decals get removed much faster and easier! And i usually all unspin the car, but for this video specifically I didn’t do it just to show that you can easily do it on any car you have in your collection
I need to do this for that black Mercedes-Benz G500 from Car Culture
It’s nice too see the long form content is back! I’m guessing that a paint tutorial is next? It also feels nostalgic, like I’m getting 2010’s race grooves vibes from it. Anyways, great video today!
Yes a new video for how to detail cars will be on the way soon! Thanks for watching my friend ❤️
Great tutorial! Maybe in the future, you can make more tutorials on how to add extra details such as headlights, taillights, and water slide decal tutorials. Overall, great video!
Thanks for the idea! I will definitely make a video like that for y’all! And thank you for watching ❤️
I love to see your channel doing new things. You have the subscriber base to make big moves. Keep it up dude!
I learned this from you a while back and very grateful. 🤘🤘🤘
Glad you enjoyed my tips! Thanks for watching
thanks for the tutorial! ill see if i can find a marker here in brazil, its gonna be so much easier to take of the decals of my hw
You’re welcome my friend! You can honestly use any dry erase marker to remove decals,
Será que aqueles marcadores de quadro branco funcionam?
@@Joey_Mendez_Dream_Garage n sei n cara
@@Joey_Mendez_Dream_GarageYes. That's what he is using. Isopropyl alcohol works better (as well as other things), but don't use the alcohol on a plastic body car.
Thanks for showing us this! I had some difficulty removing the decals on my Mazda. I accidentally left some black marks on it. I think this would help out a lot!!!
No problem! Thank you for watching! More tutorials and tips on the way 👍🏼❤️
@@CARTHANGS nice!
They aren't too good at removing tampo printing on white or orange gloss paint from my previous experiences.
@@andrewphippsphillips1455 my this tutorial can help you
@@andrewphippsphillips1455Iv been able to do the same thing with the lighter colors and it’s been successful, but you have to be extremely careful cause it’s very sensitive, if I do have some marks left over I use some rubbing alcohol to clean it up just a bit
LONG LENGTH VIDEOS ARE HERE LETS GOOOO! Great to hear your voice mate as well! Super helpful vid you are on top of the world ❤❤❤❤
Happy to help! Thank you for the support and watching ❤️❤️❤️
A voice reveal so suddenly is wild! But i also want to ask do whiteboard markers work as well? Or do they work less efficiently than dry erase? Love your vids!
I believe white board markers should work the same! Just do the method I do with them and you should get the same results ❤️👍🏼
I love using this technique and I’ve been doing this for years!!!!!
One of the best methods! Super easy to do
That was a good tutorial thank you for showing us how its done. I just can't believe you did it on a Treasure hunt car as a person that has never had the pleasure of finding a treasure hunt this was hard for me to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it thank you my friend
Great video bro! Cant wait for more longer ones!!! 🎉
More to come! New one will be on how to detail headlights
Wssp buddy i heard youre voice for the first time 😮 love youre videos ❤
What’s good! Thank you for watching! ❤️
Ive tampo-stripped this model myself and I copied the tail & headlight detailing from the blue 50yr Anniversary Favourites.
Absolutely love the 510 Datsun models, its such a shame Im not the only fan of this & the saloon versions, as there are so many others who collect this in the UK (same with the R34 Skyline).
Yea I love this one a lot! The sparkling color is just muah, perfect! And looks so much better without decals
Glad i tested it on a beater first. On older cars it quickly removes all the paint. On greenlight cars it dulls the paint.
Good tutorial though, very clear to the point explanation. I'll try it on a newer car, obviously it works for a lot of people, thank you
Thank you for trying it out and watching the video! ❤️
Saludos desde Puerto Rico alfin SE escucha Tu voz
Hello there my friend! Greetings 👋🏻
Great tip for getting decals removed. Thank you.
No problem! Thank you
Cool video! I just did this last night. I heard about it didn’t know about using toothpicks though. Thanks for explaining that process 😎
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching my friend!
Thanks for the tip, it works. However I made a discovery while using a colored marker. It’s the marker media which softens the tampo ink. I was using green and scrubbing with the tip and the tampo was scrubbing right away.
Keep up the good work and thanks.
Grant
I love you vids keep it up 💯🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! Will do my friend
I generally have been using cotton swabs instead of a paper towel. I'm glad I intuited the toothpick, though. Great tutorial.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching
Nice!!! Thank you for sharing with us!!!!
My pleasure!! Thank you for watching
For the ones that don’t have expo in their country they are whiteboard markers so u can get to Google and type whiteboard markers and go to ur local store or u can just ask there if they have whiteboard markers
Thank you for the info, really appreciated it.
Very cool did not ever know how to do that and I thank you for helping me learn how to do that have a good one and God bless my friend
Glad to help! Thank you for watching
Yesterday I was crazy looking for videos talking about this, I bought a Miata full of decals that I didn't want, and I went to your channel to look for a video about it and nothing, so I found channels talking about the method with the marker that you taught in this video, and also a method they recommended, which was to use nail polish remover and cotton swabs, do you approve of this second method as well?
Hey there! Thanks for watching my video! Iv tried using nail polish remover once but didn’t like the results, also there is a lot of fumes with nail polish remover so I like using expo markers
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Woow de verdad me encanto este tutorial, deberias de seguir subiendo largos.
Thank you so much! I have a new one coming out soon on how to detail headlights
Thank you for showing this, I was confused on how it worked in your videos and thought it was just a magic part of your video
No problem! Glad I can help :) thank you 🙏
Thanks for the video!
How long does it take from start to finish? What should I expect and how much time should I set aside for this?
Thank you man for the tutorial 🔥
No problem 👍 thanks for watching my buddy
This is awesome. Thank you
Thank you 😊
The reason it rubs off is because in the ink of dry markers is acetone. It's the reason it rubs off. Can do it much easier by just using very very small amounts of acetone or nail polish remover and get the same results faster
Very true but the smell is awful 😞
Thanks for showing us this example of getting the decals of
No problem! Glad you enjoyed it my friend! I will have a new video soon on how to detail headlights
Good thank you so much man
Nice tutorial! I'd like to see your next long video)
Coming soon! My next video will be detailing headlights
This awesome!👍🏼
Thank you for this!😁
No problem!
YOUR VOICE SOUNDS AMAZING WTH
I appreciate that!
@@CARTHANGS :>
What paint do you usually use for detailing?
I use zobbx paint pens for details on the cars
Are you startig to do longer videos it would be cool?
Yes I will be focusing on making more videos like this
thank u needed this
❤️❤️❤️ love to hear that
Thank u iv done this before but now I perfected thanks to u
Glad it helped! Thank you for liking my video
honnestly some times I didn’t bought the cars becose they add decals so tanks for the tip😄
Happy to help!
You're a blessing to the community
Thank you! I hope to inspire many
Great tutorial really helped when I saw your TH-cam shorts all I did was expo then erase right away and it never worked now I can do it
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it
One question can this work but different white board markers?
Wow this helped me alot, Thanks! 👍🏼
You’re welcome my friend
Always used either acetone, nail polish remover, brake fluid or goo gone, & not all tampos & paints reacted the same, I assume this is less aggressive on the paint.
Question, do you use clear coat after you customize your cars? Because if you don't they can come off.
Yes I do, or at least Iv started doing it
Nice! Thank you for sharing. Take care!
Thanks, you too!
Awesome video thanks
You’re welcome
what paint do you use for the cars?
Zobbx paint pens
Thanks for this tips, I know how to remove decals it’s easy to remove except white cars
Thanks for watching! It also works on white cars but you have to be very careful and patient
Can you show how to make the water slide carthangs decal in some of your videos
Yes I can do that for you
8:00 yep made the mistake of using a red dry erase marker on a white car it left a pink stain. Always colour match if possible.
I did the same with a black marker on a red car... do you know how to get rid of the smudge of grey?
Literally yesterday I was like when will there be a long form video from CARTHANGS again awesome video
Hahah well there is more coming on the way! Thank you for watching
Have you had any issue with certain metallic colors that get dull or wipe away with expo markers? It tends to work best on solid colors idk if it has to do with the clear they use on metallic paint.
As long as your careful you shouldn’t have any problems, but some cars can cause you more problems depending on the color and tampo strength
voice reveal!!!! 🗣️🗣️ this video was actually really helpful, thank you😊
No problem!! Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching
Interesting method, have you tried non acetone nail polish remover instead?
Yeah I have tried different methods, I like using expo markers the best
Now how does it work for a white car. A couple cars I’ve done end up having a fade of whatever color expo marker I use and doesn’t look fully white
If you are very careful, you can take the decals off without leaving marker marks! It takes a few tries to get it just right
Bro I know I already commented but I tried this and it worked😀 I did it with my 180sx forza edition thank you so much
Nice work! I love to hear! Thank you for coming back and sharing your experience
How do you it on a white car without the color of the marker being absorbed into the paint?
Same way! You lightly put some dry erase marker on, wait for it to dry then whip it off
Thank you, this helps a lot
Thank you for watching
Greetings friend from Mexico, you are my inspiration for making Hot Wheels customs. I love your content and everything you do and this video helped me remove my tampos without acetone. I have been following you since I had❤I have been following you since you had like 3000 subs, you are my inspiration, I hope you achieve your goals. ❤❤
Thank you very much! Reading this message really made my day! You are the best and I am so happy to help you with your custom hotwheels ❤️
This was great, I am going to try it on model railway locomotives when preparing to renumber them. 🎉❤
Thank you so much bro
No problem! Thank you for watching
rubbing alcohol is the main ingredient lifting the sticker. Soot from a smokey candle (captured on a drinking glass) would provide the aggregate. If you run out of markers...
Thanks for the suggestions
@@CARTHANGS For those in a hurry!😄
I'm with you on the preferred plain Jane look. It's best 👌
Yea! Really makes the car look amazing
@@CARTHANGS It's smooth & easy on the eyes. Love it
What do you use to remove color from hotwheels?
Paint stripper
Thanks bro I alsways wondered
No problem 👍 thanks for watching buddy
Amazing skill ❤️🔥. Very helpfull i tried it with nail polish before and i really messed up 😂
Thank you so much 😁 yeah I messed up a lot of cars till I finally figured it out! Expo works the best in my opinion
@@CARTHANGS Yes 100%
thanks bro i almost thought my expo marker was useless
No problem my friend
Love the tutorial video, but I will admit that I have no idea that there's a marker that was made to remove decals from diecast cars, but I have to say that's a great tool to have in more ways than one and I'm hoping that other people that do diecast cars are aware of it and get it for themselves one day for sure, but still great tutorial in its own right.
Thank you for watching my video! Yeah it’s a great tool to have when customizing cars
@@CARTHANGS you're welcome, but I must ask: how long have you used the marker to remove decals from diecast cars and how long has it been out there to be used by people like yourself as of right now?
@@claytonthomas1980Iv been using it for like a year or so, but these markers have been out for a while years I would say.
@@CARTHANGS thanks for the info and keep it up.
@@claytonthomas1980❤❤
Ahh, yes, the old whiteboard marker trick I've known since I was a child
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Carthangs, would you rather own a skyline r34 gtt sedan? Or mitsubishi evo lancer 6? 🤨
I think I rather have a r34 because it is one of my favorite cars :)
@@CARTHANGS I agree. They’re both great cars, but the r34 stills beats it 👍
Never would have thought of that
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This was awesome! Does it work on plastic as well??🤔
Thank you! Idk I never tried
@@CARTHANGS Oh ok...😃
I think "decals" are different from "Tampos". The graphics on the model surface aren't stickers or water slide graphics. So as long as I understand this method removed tampos. To protect the bodywork paint after you removed the tampos and graphics, I suggest to wait some minutes to the chemicla evaporate and then use a tiny drop of actual car liquid wax with a microfiber tissue, gently. Cheers.
Thank you for the feedback my friend! ❤️❤️❤️
Good tutorial❤
Thank you! Cheers!
Can i do it with other model brands like Pop Race or MiniGT?
man got the sickest voice mate
i ruined all of my cars with markers💀💀💀
💀💀💀rip! It’s okay I ruined a few myself hahaha
Oh and maybe if you’re careful and have the car taken apart and you have just the body by itself you could use a heat gun and that should get the decals off real quick just make sure you don’t have any plastic on the body
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I think the coarse fibrous nature of a paper towel is doing far more work than the dry erase marker. As others have stated ISO would work as well and I believe is a more common household solvent than a dry erase marker.
Finally we heard your voice ❤🎉
❤️❤️❤️ more long form content on the way with my voice
@@CARTHANGS ohhh ❤️
niice!
thank you.
Thank you too!
what paint you use por the decals?
Zobbx
thanks@@CARTHANGS
any marker color work ?
Yes! Any dry erase marker will work! Try it out
I was not expecting your voice to be like that. I thought it was going to be deep.😂
Hahahaah yeah it’s not super deep
Thank for this!!❤
But why didn’t you drill the car and just draw on the body not the whole car
You’re welcome! I didn’t open the car because I was just showing the expo marker method
@@CARTHANGS oh ok
are other marker brands work?
Honestly any dry erase marker will work
@@CARTHANGS thank you so much!!
Is there a solvent in the dry erase marker or something
Hello car thangs can you tell me which type of markers do you use for car details(headlight,grill,no.plate etc.)
Pls let me know
Hey there! I use zobbx markers for details on the cars 🚗
Thank you very much 😊
@@Fal1enLeaf017you’re welcome
acetone is fine too
Hi, I have a question, how much money do you spend on one car to costamize it??
It’s hard to exactly say, but maybe like 10$ or more
@@CARTHANGS That's a lot coming out in a month (
@@CARTHANGS I'm a fan of yours.❤️
Baru nyadar ini Abang yg suka custom di shorts 🙌🏼😎
Yes ❤️❤️❤️
Do a vid for decals
POV me using whiteboard markers to remove the decals: *-the heII is det marker-*
lol 😂
And to you can use fingernail polish acetone remover
Yeah, I just don’t like using it due to the smell