matthew.youngatl Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 ok, so i have too much paint on my models and i want to strip the paint but i want to keep the primer because of its convenience. Any ideas? The primer is a citadel spray paint- caliban green. and yes they are dark angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanhausen Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 While its understandable that you want to preserve your more expensive coloured primer...I don't you can strip paint without touching the primer at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGeils81 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 If it's the same base..i.e. Acrylic, I don't think you can... If you had like acrylic over enamel it would be much easier.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennicus Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I just stripped a batch of terminators using a bath of simple green, followed up by scrubbing with a stiff bristle brush. I'm not super patient, so I went in with the brush about an hour into the bath and noticed that after just 1 hour, I got most of the paint, but the majority of the primer remained in place. I was stripping GW metallic paints off of Vallejo acrylic primer that I had brushed on. You might try dunking the model in simple green for a short period of time (15-30 minutes maybe) then hitting it with a soft bristle toothbrush. Not guaranteed to save the primer totally, but might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I wouldn't recommend it. You might be able to remove the topcoats while the primer appears intact, but you have no way of knowing whether the primer has retained integrity and contact with the surface beneath it. In other words, you might be coming back to us down the road asking how to preserve your carefully painted miniatures now that the primer is flaking off in chunks. If you're going to strip a mini, strip it to the bare metal or plastic - or don't strip it at all. Paint over it or start from scratch. I understand that Caliban Green spray is hard to find (Army Painter Angels Green is close enough for a primer coat, anyhow), but if you've got too much paint on them already, that's a symptom that probably extends to an overly-thick undercoat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 If you live in the US, the best method to strip your models is to use Purple Stuff. It's an automotive degreaser and you can find it for ~$10 in Walmart. Drop your models in this for an hour and then spray them off in your sink. Be sure to wear yellow gloves because the degreaser will remove the oils in your hands and you will need to use a lot of skin moisturizer tower the next week to prevent them from drying out. If you have a lot of models, the gloves are a must for sure. Purple Stuff can go down your drain because it can also be used to unclog pipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warsmith Uveron Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I have been using a Ultrasonic Cleaner, and its been taking alot of the work out the process. (Not all of it, but alot of it). But to the OP, once you strip the paint you will need to re-paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Indeed. A few cycles in an ultrasonic bath of Simple Green took off nearly all the old paint - a little scrubbing with an old toothbrush between cycles did the rest. A mere 15 minutes of work accomplished what took hours or days of soaking before I got the ultrasonic cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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