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PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:21 pm 
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Who do you strip minatures of their paint?

I use bleach on metal models and that works just fine, but it does not seem to wok on plastic models.
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Methylated spirits works good on plastics. Brake fluid also works well, however, the miniatures can be a bit fragile after having used that.

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Sorry Durin's Folk.. but please check you spelling.

As for removing paint, I use aceton, but I use it only on my metal mini's.
I'm not sure about the plastic one's, because I fear that they won't be standing after.
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Olle do you seriously use spirits to remove paint?

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imrail wrote:
I'm not sure about the plastic one's, because I fear that they won't be standing after.


Indeed. Do NOT use acetone on plastics, as they will melt if you do.


@Joel: Yes. I use "Kemetyl T-Röd". Works fine.

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I say a video on youtube and the person used dettol on both metal and plastic, you leave the figures in for 30-60 minutes
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I would seriously advise against using brake fluid for paint removal, unless you are also interested in skin and nostril hair removal...

If the paint isn't too thick, you could always just re-prime them.

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I bought my friends WoMT that he painted when he was 12; he is now 20. The tree on the armor can barely be seen; otherwise, I would just reprime them.

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Nail polish remover works really well, (so long as it has acetone) even on varnished models, just leave the metal ones in there for a minute or so then get the paint off with a toothbrush. with the plastics, you could either use nail polish remover for fake nails (with no acetone) or something i found which is just dipping the toothbrush into the nail polish remover then scraping the models with it. that works pretty well.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON3XGQd5Oeo&feature=channel_page
The above is a link to a video article by Sorandilun of TLA, hope it helps! :)
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I put minis in a container of pure pinesole for 15-20 hours and have gotten great results.
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Simple Green works wonders and it is 100% non-toxic (although it smells pretty foul in a sweet, cloying way).

I drop models in a tub of simple green and leave them, sometimes for weeks on end. It is completely safe for plastics and metals.

Depending on whether the model was varnished you may have to scrub vigorously with a toothbrush to get all the paint off.
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SIMPLE GREEN (from grocery store kitchen cleaning products area ) used undiluted - safest and best.
Metal models dump them in and leave as long as you like, but overnight should be enough. Then scrub off with old toothbrush under warm tap water.
Plastic models perhaps more care, leave for a couple of hours, then try gentle scrubbing and repeat as required. Some have said it may slightly soften plastic - particularly of long thin weapons.
I did have a couple break but I may have just been a little too vigorous with the toothbrush.
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