"Spray Painting Disaster - Help Needed!" Topic
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 Whirlwind  | 14 Feb 2018 3:53 a.m. PST |
I recently spray painted some 15mm vehicles black. So far so good, but it seems like there was some dust in the air when I sprayed them, so some of the vehicles seem to have quite a rough finish. They are a mixture of PSC plastics and QRF metals. Is there anyway to get the paint off without destroying the models, particularly the plastic ones? |
| Mick in Switzerland | 14 Feb 2018 4:03 a.m. PST |
It sounds like the paint dried in the air rather than landing wet. You could try soaking in Detol to remove the paint. This should remove acrylic paint with out damaging the plastic. You could also get ultra fine sandpaper (Special fine grit for spray painting cars etc) and sand the roughness away. |
| The H Man | 14 Feb 2018 4:16 a.m. PST |
You could try rubbing with a course cloth. It may take off some paint and otherwise knock off the dust. Depends on the paint really. Some are better than others. Try a soak in acetone for the metal. Not sure with plastics, acrylic paint is easy enough with detol, but spray paint? Worth a try I guess. Heating them may work??? You don't want to melt them, but enough heat may disturb the paint??? Or freezing??????? Maybe back and forth between boiling and ice water???? Crazy, so it may work???? (probably not) Turps may work??? Not as harsh as acetone. Just try test patches. Best yet, if you have some of the sprue, spray that, then use for your testing. |
| The H Man | 14 Feb 2018 4:22 a.m. PST |
link There are lots on this subject. Just do a search. |
| Col Durnford | 14 Feb 2018 7:13 a.m. PST |
I have had some very good luck with Citristrip. citristrip.com For metal figures I put them in a plastic cup. I've don't quick strips and have most of the paint off in 1/2 an hour. I've also done overnight soaks. You can paint it on as well. The stuff comes in a plastic bottle, so it should not rot the plastic figures. I suggest you strip the underside first just as a test. |
| Cyrus the Great | 14 Feb 2018 10:44 a.m. PST |
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| striker8 | 14 Feb 2018 10:46 p.m. PST |
I've recovered prime jobs like that by taking a toothbrush to the gritty areas. Most of the time it leaves things smooth enough for me. You'll lose some surrounding paint but I usually just give those areas a light prime coat with a brush to even things out before I paint. |
| Whirlwind | 15 Feb 2018 7:48 a.m. PST |
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| ced1106 | 19 Feb 2018 10:10 p.m. PST |
Also try Super Clean (aka. Purple Power) from Walmart. Good luck! |
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