| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 10:27 a.m. PST |
I want to repaint some models whats the best way to strip the paint with out ruining the models |
| MajorB | 20 Oct 2015 10:29 a.m. PST |
I believe the stock answer is "Simple Green"? |
| DesertScrb | 20 Oct 2015 10:30 a.m. PST |
Soak them in Pine-Sol or Simple Green. |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 10:36 a.m. PST |
Simple green not heard of it lol or pine sol |
| Grimmnar | 20 Oct 2015 10:43 a.m. PST |
Ur in England that's why.
For you Dettol is a keeper. Grimm |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 10:50 a.m. PST |
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 Flashman14  | 20 Oct 2015 11:24 a.m. PST |
There's a billion threads on this. Will TMP 4.0 include sticky threads? |
| The Beast Rampant | 20 Oct 2015 11:34 a.m. PST |
Klean Strip / Strip-X from WalMart. |
| JimDuncanUK | 20 Oct 2015 11:35 a.m. PST |
Dettol is freely available, just don't let it get into contact with water, it will just make a sticky mess. Try one figure as a test first. Soak overnight then gently scrub with an old toothbrush. Re-soak if need be. If they are metal figures I sometimes use paint stripper (Nitromors etc), just don't do it in the house. Sometimes both Dettol and Nitromors will have difficulty lifting some spray paint, probably primers which are designed to stay on the figure. All the above is not child or pet friendly. |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 12:24 p.m. PST |
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| The Beast Rampant | 20 Oct 2015 12:48 p.m. PST |
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 20 Oct 2015 2:11 p.m. PST |
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| Kropotkin303 | 20 Oct 2015 2:27 p.m. PST |
+1 for keeping Dettol away from water. Scrub in more Dettol after a soak. |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 3:11 p.m. PST |
dettol as in just standard dettol |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 3:31 p.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 20 Oct 2015 3:57 p.m. PST |
Overnight, in a sealed container (margarine tub) |
| marklt31 | 20 Oct 2015 7:18 p.m. PST |
put a practice mini in a tub started coming of down to the metal all ready |
| JimDuncanUK | 21 Oct 2015 2:53 a.m. PST |
Good. Gently scrub the figure with an old toothbrush while still in the Dettol. Hold the figure with a pair of needle nose pliers. If there is resisting paint then continue to soak in a cleaner part of the Dettol The paint contaminated Dettol will still work but it becomes more difficult to see what is happening. Once you think the paint is largely gone then wipe the figure in some kitchen paper and then wash in warm soapy water to remove final traces of Dettol. Leave to dry for a day then undercuts and inspect. If OK then carry on. |
| JimDuncanUK | 21 Oct 2015 2:55 a.m. PST |
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Roderick Robertson  | 21 Oct 2015 9:21 a.m. PST |
Be sure to wear rubber gloves while handling figures in Simple Green/Dettol. The liquid will strip the fat from your hands (painful, I speak from experience). |
| marklt31 | 21 Oct 2015 12:54 p.m. PST |
cheers guys going to give em a scrub |
| marklt31 | 21 Oct 2015 1:10 p.m. PST |
99.5 % success thought was all off so washed in warm soapy water was still some paint so i have dried them ompletely and dunked them in more detol . Cant beleive the money i have wasted on other products after seeing the results of detol top men |
| JimDuncanUK | 21 Oct 2015 1:25 p.m. PST |
One day you will find a paint/varnish combination that it will not work very well with. Most acrylics seem to come off quite easily. Enamels can resist a good bit more. Never tried it on oil paint. Some spray primers are untouchable. |
| 10mm Wargaming | 25 Oct 2015 4:31 a.m. PST |
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