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Post by Frosty the Pirate on Nov 30, 2011 12:17:38 GMT -5
Hey all.
As a part of my on-going project to get all 4000 points of my eldar painted, I have to remove some of the old nasty (But still blue) colour scheme.
In the past I used a pine-sol soak followed by a toothbrush scrub in lukewarm water, however it wasn't really that effective and took a long time (and a LOT of Pine-sol)
So I'm basically wondering what you guys use to strip paint with. I've asked around a little and I've heard CLR does a really good job, but I'm a little nervous about throwing my precious models in a bath of the thing I've watched take rust off of a bumper without some confirmation from someone whose actually done it.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by BewareOfTom on Nov 30, 2011 12:43:31 GMT -5
well I use simple green all the time, and its about 70/30 of the paint coming off easily or not (70 = easy)
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Post by jamesedward on Nov 30, 2011 15:55:53 GMT -5
Simple green is the best bet for removing any acrylics from miniatures. It will not always remove the white or black basecoat from plastic mins but other than that it is great. Soak overnight, then run under a tap and lightly scrub with an old toothbrush.
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Post by trevor on Nov 30, 2011 19:13:44 GMT -5
for metal mins i use brake fluid for a day or 2 it works realy well it will even help lossen up the super glue. have to use gloves though its bad for your liver. ;D oh and it can melt plastic mins for plastic mins i usualy use fingernail polish remover for 10-20 minuts but its not great. never used simple green its probably beter also when your done make shur you scrub the mins down good in hot water paint will stick better
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Post by redshirt2375 on Nov 30, 2011 22:05:41 GMT -5
I've been using Simple Green lately and it seems to work pretty well. I've used brake fluid before for metal only, but it didn't always work that well (some people use some pretty thick paint :
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Post by devolution on Feb 16, 2012 17:25:27 GMT -5
I haven't tried to many things, but 2 things that have worked well for me are:
Nail Polish Remover (for any models, repeat process as necessary, cheap - get at dollarstore) Boiling water (for metal models, free)
Using an old toothbrush to brush the models after a soak work wonders.
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Post by jamesedward on Feb 17, 2012 11:50:49 GMT -5
There is still nothing better than Simple Green. Its inexpensive, non toxic and works well.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Feb 17, 2012 11:52:41 GMT -5
Tommy used Simple Green for his guard army just recently... stuff worked fantastic... and certainly cheap... plus it doesn't kill you if you use it inside!
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Post by BewareOfTom on Feb 17, 2012 17:42:52 GMT -5
and its environmentally friendly
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Post by thesanityassassin on Feb 18, 2012 3:26:21 GMT -5
Enough people have said Simple Green already, but I have to send that shout out again. Easiest method I've ever found. Brake Fluid works as well, but you have to make sure it's DOT 3 if you want to make sure it doesn't damage plastic. It tends to be a lot more of a goopy mess afterwards than Simple Green though, and is way stinkier and messier to clean up.
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Post by nekekami on Feb 18, 2012 8:45:32 GMT -5
and its environmentally friendly lol "It is advertised as an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and biodegradable cleaner but now faces critical attention from environmental safety activists because of the toxicity concerns of 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE), which is in the formula at under 4%." "In 2001, Crystal Simple Green was used to clean up an oil spill in the Baltic Sea. In 2005, laboratory testing on rainbow trout indicated that Crystal Simple Green by itself did not affect the survival of rainbow trout adults or larvae. Crude oil #2 did not affect adults but did increase the mortality rate of larvae to 36%. Crystal Simple Green combined with Crude Oil #2 did not affect adults but did increase the mortality rate of larvae to 46%." It's not terrible, but don't just believe everything you read. The few times that I've had to strip paint down, I've used Goo Gone, which is a fantastic product. Aside from just having it around the house, it works amazingly, and has a paint removal brand. It's cheap, it works, and it won't eat your plastic mins either.
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Post by Jack Shrapnel on Feb 18, 2012 9:33:17 GMT -5
It's not terrible, but don't just believe everything you read. Geez Justin, next thing you know you'll be telling me that Nigerian Prince isn't going to send me all that money if I give him my credit card number... such a pessimist!
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Post by nekekami on Feb 19, 2012 9:48:19 GMT -5
You know, I've never gotten one of those emails. :/
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Post by jamesedward on Feb 19, 2012 11:25:21 GMT -5
I have used goo gone, and I will pick simple green over it every time.
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Post by nekekami on Feb 19, 2012 12:16:55 GMT -5
Did you try the paint removal formula? I found it actually worked way better.
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