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Post by sammy1979 on Apr 14, 2007 3:20:01 GMT -5
having located some classic cit minis in plastic i decided to strip the paint using white spirit and a water bath this works well how ever its a risky buisness as the plastic mini can become soft and distorted so my question is has any one found a safe way of removing old paint from plastic cit minis without damaging them.
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Post by thefishki345 on Apr 14, 2007 7:40:27 GMT -5
hmm
the last time i used mineral terpentine and left it to soak overnight the plastic went all gooey and melted but what my friend did was get a toothbrush and scrub the miniature with a toothbrush with terps on it
hope that helps
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Post by Woz on Apr 14, 2007 12:25:28 GMT -5
Car Brake fluid and a stiff tooth brush.
Scrape some of the paint off with a knife then leave them to soak over night. Then brush them down with a stiff tooth brush.
You may need to repeat this several times but I've found it's the best way of removing paint off plastic figures.
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Post by sammy1979 on Apr 14, 2007 16:23:22 GMT -5
ok cheers woz i used a similar method to the fish's friend but there is such a risk of distortion i will try your method next time
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Post by Woz on Apr 14, 2007 21:25:17 GMT -5
You don't need to worry about them distorting in brake fluid.
I've just found some that I put in a jar of brake fuild about 2 years ago and they're still fine.
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Post by sammy1979 on Apr 15, 2007 4:16:57 GMT -5
cheers i will have to try it
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Post by thefishki345 on Apr 15, 2007 6:23:12 GMT -5
lol hmm yeh i might try that idea to
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Post by fatuous on Apr 16, 2007 5:49:38 GMT -5
Nail polish remover works pretty good too, not too corrosive.
Ask ur GF, Mom, what ever if you can try it out, then buy some if you like it. Pretty cheap.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2007 8:46:06 GMT -5
I too have friends that recomend using car break fluid but its so sloppy and not everyone has access to it but appearently it works. The nail polish remover is what I've been told is the best way to remove paint. Let the models soak in a bath of nail polish remover and use a toothbrush to remove the paint. But I would only reccomend this method for metal minis, stick to the car break fluid for the plastics.
Talking about the nail polish remover, in Sweden at least we have something called Aceton and its a little white bottle with a red label dont know if you have it in your country?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2007 21:53:36 GMT -5
Alchohol can work if the paint isnt to thick on the model and you clean them in the alchohol with a toothbrush if you clean them out of the alchohol clean them in a bowl of water or something. It works but not if you are clearing models with flat/or glossy clear coates. I let mine soak for a week and worked pretty good. I wouldn't use it for metal minis. Simple green works good for metal minis not sure about plastics though. My friend did one, im not sure how it worked out though.
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Post by thefishki345 on Apr 17, 2007 0:44:27 GMT -5
yeh alchohol would work well 2
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Post by 9th Company on Apr 17, 2007 3:41:20 GMT -5
I`ve found rubbing paint off with nail polish remover on cotton wool works well, on tanks at least.
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Post by psycho on Apr 17, 2007 7:21:11 GMT -5
use pine sol m8
learnt it of someone on here somewhere
it works real good though man
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Post by Warmaster Stabwhiskers on Apr 17, 2007 10:06:44 GMT -5
pine sol?
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