"White residue after stripping with dettol" Topic
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Muerto | 10 Feb 2015 8:47 a.m. PST |
Bless those kids who never saw past goblin green, as dettol strips that stuff off second-hand miniatures like a charm. However, I've found that for every few rebirthed Brettonian archers, one dries with a white residue that can be scratched off in raised areas with a finger nail. Any ideas how I can get rid of it in the crevices? Toothbrush and water (soapy or not) only partially work. Vegetable oil and toothbrush does nothing. |
dampfpanzerwagon | 10 Feb 2015 9:14 a.m. PST |
I've never come across this and I regularly strip my plastic and metal miniatures with Dettol. Good luck with this one. Tony |
TNE2300 | 10 Feb 2015 9:44 a.m. PST |
try a SHORT bath in vinegar and salt I had a similar problem stripping some Matchbox cars one ended up rather corroded with white powder and spread to the others a quick bath cleared them up the one that caused the problem started dissolving my guess is it had a higher zinc content |
Fizzypickles | 12 Feb 2015 6:39 a.m. PST |
Acetone and a toothbrush? |
Muerto | 12 Feb 2015 8:14 a.m. PST |
Hi guys, Thanks for the tips. The vinegar method didn't work (though it made the house smell nicely of hot chips), but it was worth a try. I should have noted that they're high-impact styrene, so I'm afraid acetone will eat them. |
Fizzypickles | 12 Feb 2015 10:16 a.m. PST |
As a matter of Interest Muerto, what is your process for stripping plastic with Dettol? The one common mistake is to bring water into the equation, this creates a white gunk and residue. |
Muerto | 13 Feb 2015 6:10 a.m. PST |
In a jar with pure dettol for between an hour and overnight. This is followed by a toothbrush scrub, followed by either patting dry with tissues, or… rinsing with water. Maybe that's the issue. Cheers Fizzypickles. |
Muerto | 15 Feb 2015 9:30 a.m. PST |
For those who come after, I solved this one. Essentially, one extra step is required in these odd cases where the plastic somehow facilitates a precipitate to come out of the dettol when exposed to soapy water. Step 1: These things in dettol which aren't soluable in water are, in fact, soluable in dettol. So, back in the dettol for a couple of hours to remove them. Step 2: In these cases, remove the dettol by soaking in vegetable oil for a couple of hours and then scrubing with a toothbrush. Step 3: Remove the vegetable oil with dishwashing detergent and water and scrubbing with the toothbrush. Step 4: Remove soap with tap water. And this, people, is why we study chemistry in high school. |
Baneslayer | 14 Sep 2016 11:24 p.m. PST |
Hi! I am a bit late, but I have the same issue when stripping paint and I would need some advice! :) I am using AK Interactive Paint Stripper to dissolve the paint, and it does it in a matter of seconds. But when I scrub the miniature with soap and water, the white residue appears. But if I were to put the miniature in vegetable oil, before I scrub it with soap and water, the residue should not appear? Is this correct? |
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