| alan L | 06 Jul 2017 1:07 p.m. PST |
I woukd like to remove a base-coat of brown acrylic paint I applied to some scenery: any suggestions, apart from doing a further spray of gray primer? |
 Extra Crispy  | 06 Jul 2017 1:11 p.m. PST |
Unless you used such a heavy coat as to lose detail, I would just paint over it, treating it as the primer. |
| alan L | 06 Jul 2017 1:14 p.m. PST |
That really is the issue: the coat was indeed rather too heavy and it came out rather shiny for some reason. Perhaps I will do a further spray of primer? Thanks. |
| wrgmr1 | 06 Jul 2017 1:15 p.m. PST |
What is the scenery made of? |
| elsyrsyn | 06 Jul 2017 1:58 p.m. PST |
If the paint has to come off, then I soak it in (undiluted) Simple Green for a few days, then brush with an old toothbrush. It's yet to fail me, regardless of the type of paint or surface. Doug |
| Patrick R | 06 Jul 2017 2:06 p.m. PST |
Simple Green, Lysol, Detol all seem to do the trick. |
 Mserafin  | 06 Jul 2017 3:26 p.m. PST |
Another recommendation for Simply Green. Stuff works great for removing acrylics. |
| pmwalt | 06 Jul 2017 5:22 p.m. PST |
Yet another vote for Simple Green |
| Phillius | 06 Jul 2017 8:20 p.m. PST |
I've used Dettol with great success. |
| Hobhood4 | 07 Jul 2017 1:35 a.m. PST |
Lukes APS says to use methylated spirit on his youtube channel and it works! |
| 10mm Wargaming | 07 Jul 2017 1:36 a.m. PST |
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| alan L | 07 Jul 2017 3:42 a.m. PST |
Many thanks. I will give Dettol a try. |
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