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Exactly as the title. I'm picking up an old metal Daemon Prince veeeery soon, but the pictures clearly show it's got some greenstuff "work" on it, effectively serving the same purpose as glue. What's the best way to take it off? Can I just scrape it off with a hobby knife or something?

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You can try giving the model a Dettol bath for a few days. I find it tends to loosen the greenstuff whenever I’ve soaked models, and you should be able to peel most of it away. Then whatever bits are left over, use a dental pick, or a metal wire brush to remove the tough bits that are stuck in details

 

Just make sure you’re wearing gloves. Dettol is an antiseptic, so it won’t harm you. But it will dry your skin out a bit, and the paint will stain your fingers for a few days

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Generally, yeah, you can just pull it off. If you're having problems with it, paint strippers like Simple Green will make it swell and get rubbery after a number of hours. 

 

*oops, was ninja'd and it didn't show a new post while I was typing*

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