0ldman Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hi all, I don't know if you guys have had as many problems as I've had with removing paint from models, but I finally came up with what seems to be a workable solution and avoids using harsh paint-strippers. I've written an update about the process on my blog in case it's useful to anyone: http://wargames-wasteland.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/stripping-paint.html Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronDuke Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Nice advice - Fairy Power Spray works well too. Just so you know, the posted link takes you to the blog but not the post! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Another vote for Fairy Power spray, leave it overnight, old toothbrush, done! http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255907482 This is the stuff. Rik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurglespuss Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Or you can try this: Bartolene Tx10 paint and varnish remover. Excellent stuff, and does no damage to metal or plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Klip Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I stand behind nothing but Dettol Apple Flavoured Multi Action cleaner, slower than others (takes about 24-36hours) but does absolutely no damage on plastic or metal (never dunked finecast/resi) even after a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldman Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'll check that out! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theredknight Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Iv used acetone free nail polish remover on plastics, get from boots for about 1.50 a bottle, 2 bottles and you can do shed loads with them. Metal I used industrial xylene lol looked like they can straight out the blister back in 96!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmarine Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 a note on the fairy power spray, it doesn't take off army painter very well, either that or the leman russ battle tanks i inherited are painted with some sort of invulnerable acrilic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Apprently finecast may lose some of its hardness if immersed in various of these solvents. Possibly recoverable but I don;t know after how long.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banks Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Okay,i know people have had very good results with Dettol,but its not available in the US,what would be the absolute equivilent to it? I heard Hydrogen peroxide is the same,but haven't heard o fanyone using THAT to strip paint off miniatures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Okay,i know people have had very good results with Dettol,but its not available in the US,what would be the absolute equivilent to it? I heard Hydrogen peroxide is the same,but haven't heard o fanyone using THAT to strip paint off miniatures For stripping plastic? I've heard rave reviews about something called Simple Green... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banks Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Yea,off plastic,i have simple green,and after 24 hours...it works,but not entirely,but i'm currently letting them soak for another 24-48 hours,so we'll see how it goes then :P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aridene Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I use Simple Green in Canada, I get it at Canadian Tire and I do believe you can get it at Walmart also. After a 24 hour nondilluted soak paint comes off fairly well, thou I found thou quiet abit of scrubbing was need with it. Thou it is atleast environmentally friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldman Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hiya I'm not sure what the US equivalent of Dettol is, but one thing I can say with absolute certainty is that it's not Hydrogen Peroxide. You *can* get Dettol in the US (for example: http://www.amazon.com/Dettol-Antiseptic-Liquid-750ml-England/dp/B000JWK4H8 ) but the price being quoted there is 4- to 6-times the UK price. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemal Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Anmything with a high pine oil content will do the business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durundal Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I just put a couple of 1$ bills in their boots. They strip great. In all seriousness, what if I am impatient for the stripping of paint. What do I use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0ldman Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 How impatient is impatient? At the end of the day all of the products mentioned above require soaking for at least 24 hours. You could probably do better with metal models and harsher products (from your local DIY store) but for plastic you need something more gentle to avoid damaging the model itself. Other than "take the $1 bill back out of their boots and use it (and a whole bunch of its friends) to buy new minis" I don't know of a way of speeding any of this up safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fibonacci Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I just put a couple of 1$ bills in their boots. They strip great. In all seriousness, what if I am impatient for the stripping of paint. What do I use? I don't see it right off but there was a thread up around Christmas time about using sonic cleaners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durundal Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ok Ty, patients is a virtue afterall. The first time anyone I knew tried to strip paint they put polish remover of Nail in a foam cup along with a metal model the results were worth a thousand laughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Okay,i know people have had very good results with Dettol,but its not available in the US,what would be the absolute equivilent to it? I heard Hydrogen peroxide is the same,but haven't heard o fanyone using THAT to strip paint off miniatures This stuff right here. You can find it in the automotive section of your local Walmart: It's the bomb, and I've used it on metals, plastics, and Forgeworld resin with no issues. One Finecast model got a little soft after soaking for more than a day, but it hardened back up after I removed it and let it dry. The paint rinses right off with a little water and a soft toothbrush. Valerian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Dallo Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Personally I use acetone free nail polish from superdrug, which takes most of the paint off after about 15 mins immersion, scrubbing at it with an old toothbrush. Don't leave it for extended periods of time though (like a week) as you lose some of the plastic detail. Works fine for metal and plastic, yet to test fine cast. Hope his helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Psycho Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 There's a great article over on Dakka about this topic: www.dakkadakka.com/wiki/en/Dakka_Modeling_FAQ:_How_to_Strip... The US equivalent of Fairy Power Spray is Dawn Power Disolver, sold at Walmart and Home Home Depot. I had mixed results with Simple Green on plastic minis so I'm going to give Power Disolver a try. I've also heard good things about Super Clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder69 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I used power dissolver recently. Dumped it in a leftover food tub and did two rounds of overnight soaking. Most of the paint came off with a rinse, a light scrub with a toothbrush got the rest. The stuff was kind of icky looking after the first round, but the second round worked just as well. It doesn't seem to lose potency, at least not in two uses. I did 25 marines, 5 scouts, 5 terminators, and 3 bikes. Probably could have done a 3rd batch with it if I had more minis to strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly_Unfinished Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 I has some success in the past with using Acetone free nail polish remover on plastics, No acetone to ruin the detail. works just as well as acetone polish on plastics. Only problems I had in the past is that it takes a long time waiting before you can attempt to remove the paint and maybe because of my in experiecne with stripping paint I often get that little bit of slime stuck in detail that takes an age to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomzero17 Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I use Simple Green in Canada, I get it at Canadian Tire and I do believe you can get it at Walmart also. After a 24 hour nondilluted soak paint comes off fairly well, thou I found thou quiet abit of scrubbing was need with it. Thou it is atleast environmentally friendly. Yep the big $10 bottle of Simple Green. About the only thing I walk into Walmart for these days. Worked great on darn near every second handle model I've gotten whether plastic or metal. Only time it didn't get everything off after 24h and a wire brush was some termies I got online. But the number of paint layers on those things were a tale in themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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