"Stripping off the Old" Topic
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 JammerMan  | 06 Feb 2019 10:24 a.m. PST |
I have bought some used figures and I need to remove the old paint. Anyone out there with a handy dandy way to remove old enamel paint?
thank you for the help |
 M1Fanboy | 06 Feb 2019 10:33 a.m. PST |
Turpentine or paint thinner. |
| Winston Smith | 06 Feb 2019 11:26 a.m. PST |
Simple Green or Pine Sol. |
| Toaster | 06 Feb 2019 11:31 a.m. PST |
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| JimDuncanUK | 06 Feb 2019 12:38 p.m. PST |
Glass jar, brake fluid, immerse figures, leave for a couple of days, rinse figure under running water, discard (carefully) the residue. |
| 14Bore | 06 Feb 2019 1:46 p.m. PST |
I use Goof Off, been stripping old units left and right here. |
| KeithRK | 06 Feb 2019 2:28 p.m. PST |
Depending on what the minis are made of….
Metal figs – acetone
plastic or resin figs – Super Clean (formerly Castrol Super Clean) |
| Kropotkin303 | 06 Feb 2019 3:26 p.m. PST |
Dettol…….has good results and is environmentally quite clean, |
| Muskets and Magnification | 18 Feb 2019 5:40 a.m. PST |
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