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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Mar 29, 2008 13:56:14 GMT -5
what should I use to strip >primer< off plastics? I got a bad batch a long time ago and have a land speeder typhoon that's utter crap due to catching a bad coat of primer and would really like to recondition the kit. thanks  |
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Post by cobaltsentinel on Mar 29, 2008 20:35:17 GMT -5
I've heard that soaking your plastics in Simple Green for a few days does the trick. According to what I've heard, if you soak your minis for a few days (2-4), you should be able to wipe off the old paint. I'd say Google it to double check; I've only heard of this recently. I hope this helps!
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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Mar 29, 2008 21:24:41 GMT -5
will give it a go, thanks |
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Post by mardaddy on Mar 30, 2008 13:22:15 GMT -5
Although definitely environmentally friendly, Simple Green is not all it is cracked up to be as far as an all-purpose paint stripping formula (your mileage may vary.)
On the whole, Castrol Super Clean or brake fluid seem to work best for me for stripping plastics, though results always seem to depend a lot more on the paint itself than a, "one-solvent-strips-all" solution.
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Post by cobaltsentinel on Mar 30, 2008 14:59:20 GMT -5
Huh. Someone told me brake fluid was harmful on plastics. I'll have to remember that!
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Post by Woz on Mar 30, 2008 17:09:04 GMT -5
Huh. Someone told me brake fluid was harmful on plastics. I'll have to remember that! I use brake fluid and had no bad effects with it. I once left some mini's in a bowl of brake fluid for over a year and they came out OK. |
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Post by knight (M.I.A) on Mar 30, 2008 17:24:03 GMT -5
For one conversion some GW staff member even placed a zombie in a tank with brake fluid (some Chaos Cybot if I remember correctly).
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Post by Turtleboy(AWOL) on Mar 30, 2008 21:19:24 GMT -5
hmm..I actually have some brake fluid..was kinda wondering if it'd work ok so thanks for the answer!
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Post by fatuous on Mar 31, 2008 4:04:14 GMT -5
Have heard good things about brake fluid but not tried it. I always used nail varnish remover myself, works pretty well, and doesn't damage plastic.
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Post by fatuous on Apr 1, 2008 4:03:10 GMT -5
update. appaerently nail varnish remover is acetone based, and not great for plastic. sry for mis-info  |
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Post by Mabus on Apr 2, 2008 9:38:37 GMT -5
Doesn't white spirit work? Never tried it, but I imagine it would work, it might damage the plastic a little and so diluting it a bit may be advisable.....
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