The Damned Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 That combined with a bit of brushing with an old tooth brush removed all of the caked on paint but it didn't even scratch the original base coat. Seemed a bit odd to me. How long did you soak it in Superclean? Sometimes you will need to soak it for a few days and then use a very stiff brush to get the excess paint off. I only let it soak for a day and a half. I'm going to go to the store today to pick up some more stripping supplies. I'll post my results. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodhiTree Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I wrote up a step by step example with pictures for acetone free nail polish remover for another forum. Here's the link: http://s3.zetaboards.com/The_Ammobunker/si...4&t=7336578 If anyone would like me to post it in full here for the B&C I'm happy to do so. Edit: I should add, the mini used is plastic, and was not damaged. It also took me 10 minutes (could have done it in less) to strip the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Spartan Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 HEY.. I just found out the hard way.. DO NOT PUT FORGE WORLD PLASTICS in acetone free nail polish remover!!!!!! it make the FW plastic turn into a rubbery fragile state. I'm hopping that it will dry out and turn hard again. just thought I would warn my fellow astartes brothers, before they made the same mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Gaius Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Well somebody told me to try pine-sol and let the mini soak in it. it did absolutely nothing, guess I should've figured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahouth Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 After watching this video I thought that I had to try it. The result is amazing!! After 30 minutes my early and badly painted Assault Marines were grey again. The paint just washes away by touch! I even let the models inside for 2 hours and no harm done to the plastics. It's Fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedShoes Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I LOVE you for finally letting me know how to depaint my space marines!!! You must be the Sanguinor himself come to every painters greatest need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarInHeaven Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 you know, if you posted this yesterday, i woudn't have turned those ruined termies into Oblies today :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicksy Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Works well doesnt it? :D I stripped a unit from the AoBR boxset fairly quickly. Best advice is to wash the brush int he dettol constantly, which aids cleaning. Then when all the paints off, wash it in soapy water. I stuck all the bits in the dishwasher afterwards to clean it properly. Then let dry and re-undercoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahouth Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 A few more insights about Dettol: Dip plastic model in jar full of Dettol. Leave for 4-5 Hours (that was the best time period in my case). Wear gloves, remove model from jar (by this time the paint should be easy to remove, even by touch). Remove as much as you can with your hands. DO NOT WASH WITH WATER!!! (It seems the water makes the model really sticky) Instead, use an old toothbrush on a bar of soap, and then apply onto the model. Rinse in water scrubbing the soap off the model. DONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irabrai Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Used the above method, tho left models in over night. (couple of old metal scouts), came to it...bout an hour ago now used the toothbrush to clean them and its perfect. Now i can do 2 different squads of scouts without having to buy any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JK- Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 A few more insights about Dettol:Dip plastic model in jar full of Dettol. Leave for 4-5 Hours (that was the best time period in my case). Wear gloves, remove model from jar (by this time the paint should be easy to remove, even by touch). Remove as much as you can with your hands. DO NOT WASH WITH WATER!!! (It seems the water makes the model really sticky) Instead, use an old toothbrush on a bar of soap, and then apply onto the model. Rinse in water scrubbing the soap off the model. DONE! I bought some Dettol yesterday and did a test strip overnight, just to see the effects. But I found that before I even rinsed with water, the model was all gooey. It wasn't affected detail-wise, but was really nasty to handle! Also, has anyone else using Dettol found that it doesn't fully get rid of GW spray undercoat? Even after plenty of scrubbing, the plastic is still stained with a dark black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Degas Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Yeah I used dettol on a few models and after 24 hours it didnt strip everything but they seem to be ok once they were resprayed/primed. The gooyness disappears after they have dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JK- Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The gooyness disappears after they have dried. With my first lot it did go away once they were dry, but I did some more at 11 this morning and they're STILL gooey! (Time now is 2:30AM). It's left a really sticky, slimy black residue that I literally cannot get off! And it's not just the models I can't get it off - it's stuck to most of my bathroom and my hands are coated! Weirdly it's only apparent on the plastic bits: on a metal figure, the metal bit cleaned up like a dream, but the plastic backpack is coated with this gooey nastyness. Anybody have any ideas why this has happened? Or more importantly, how to counteract it? For now, the sticky models are back in the Dettol. I'll see how they are in the morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vahouth Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 The gooyness disappears after they have dried. With my first lot it did go away once they were dry, but I did some more at 11 this morning and they're STILL gooey! (Time now is 2:30AM). It's left a really sticky, slimy black residue that I literally cannot get off! And it's not just the models I can't get it off - it's stuck to most of my bathroom and my hands are coated! Weirdly it's only apparent on the plastic bits: on a metal figure, the metal bit cleaned up like a dream, but the plastic backpack is coated with this gooey nastyness. Anybody have any ideas why this has happened? Or more importantly, how to counteract it? For now, the sticky models are back in the Dettol. I'll see how they are in the morning... What method did you use? Did you not use gloves? The moment you take the models out of the jar, they are gooey but not sticky. You should remove what you can by rubbing it with your hands, but DO NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH WATER!!! It will get sticky. The black residue you seem to get, usually happens when you scrub the model with a wet toothbrush. Have you used soap to remove the stickyness and clean the model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mromeo1987 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I've successfully removed paint from plastic (without ruining the plastic) using acetone. I bought cheap-o acetone from Wal-Mart and watered it down (50/50) i gave the model a 15 second bath, immidiately rinsed it in icewater and finally scrubbed the emperor out of it with an old tooth brush. i repeated this process 4 or 5 times. I've tried a ton of methods and this seems to have worked the best. note: wear gloves if you enjoy your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonikk Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Well I've gotta say, I'm intrigued by all this talk of dettol & simple green... How can it be that I've remained ignorant to such simple truths?! Guess I never bothered joining a forum before :o So yeh, I've always used brake fluid to great effect but I'm definately gonna try something more ecologically friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caolán Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I had the same gooey hassle when last I used detol. I managed to clean it all up in the end but it has me looking for a cleaner, less messy alternative. I have an epic undertaking ahead of me as I have to make my 4th ed army 5th ed and they have stopped making my original base coat. This involves re-painting upwards of 80 marines and 15 or so tanks (including dreads). I have been collecting for years (17) and really want to do this as I have improved as a painter and want to give my boys the full treatment. Can't find Simple Green in Ireland and am willing to try alternatives, preferably ecologically friendly. Any other suggestions or somewhere I can find Simple Green in Ireland would be greatly appreciated. Caolán. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hi, I've made this thread because I was interested in finding out how to strip paint off my old minis but don't live in the states so don't have ready access to Simple green. I had read on a few threads about a few options which can do the trick (Fairy Power Spray, Dettol etc) but didn't want to break the bank as some of these cleaning products can cost as much as £4! So with my budget hat on I went down to my local 'Home Bargains' shop. Now I'm pretty sure these are nationwide but you will be able to find similar products in all budget shops in the UK. The product I chose to strip my minis was 'Flash - One For All' surface cleaner, which set me back a princely 79p! http://j.imagehost.org/t/0221/DSC00105.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0517/DSC00106.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0636/DSC00108.jpg As you can see from the label, it carries a warning about using on varnished or painted surfaces, very encouraging! I think if you're looking at other products the key ingredient to look out for is 'Nonionic surfactants', though I'm not a chemist so maybe one of you guys can verify that? Anyhow, here's the line up of volunteers for a bath, I've deliberately chosen a selection of plastic and metal minis to see how well the Flash performs. What I would recommend is to make sure you test every product with minis that you don't mind losing, or even just throw in a bit of sprue to make sure it won't melt plastic! http://j.imagehost.org/t/0133/DSC00104.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0443/DSC00109.jpg So without further ado: http://j.imagehost.org/t/0332/DSC00107.jpg I would recommend using an airtight container for your bath, as it really stinks, pine fresh indeed! It's also probably not healthy to have prolonged exposure to the fumes! After a couple of hours I had a look in and saw that the Flash had pulled off the washes I had used on the Kantor model but didn't really touch the paint, so I left it overnight to give it a better chance! Here's the results, pre and post a light toothbrushing after a 12 hour bath: Slayer: http://j.imagehost.org/t/0045/DSC00116.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0342/DSC00117.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0942/DSC00125.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0837/DSC00126.jpg Terminator: http://j.imagehost.org/t/0942/DSC00113.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0738/DSC00114.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0429/DSC00123.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0129/DSC00124.jpg Archer: http://j.imagehost.org/t/0252/DSC00120.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0053/DSC00121.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0949/DSC00133.jpg Kantor: http://j.imagehost.org/t/0137/DSC00112.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0864/DSC00122.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0633/DSC00128.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0852/DSC00131.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0648/DSC00118.jpghttp://j.imagehost.org/t/0949/DSC00119.jpg http://j.imagehost.org/t/0439/DSC00129.jpg Overall it's working well so far, the archer seems to be the biggest problem, as he's only got a light coat of paint but it seems to have adhered very well the the surface of the plastic. The terminator was covered in paint so think that it obscured most of the detail on the mini, so I'm not suprised that he's going to take a bit longer to strip. The real successes have been on Kantor and the Slayer, they've both come right off with a really minimal amount of brushing. One thing I did notice is that the superglue bond for Kantor's banner has come off, I'll let you know what effect there is on the greenstuff on his banner when I check them again tonight. Simple enough but if you've got any questions feel free to post them! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcooie Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Interesting, seems like a very mild corrosive you have there, maybe a quick dunk in something stronger might get the worst of it off more quickly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Interesting, seems like a very mild corrosive you have there, maybe a quick dunk in something stronger might get the worst of it off more quickly? Yeah, it's not too strong, but I don't mind waiting a bit! I'm open to other suggestions of products you can advise which might be a bit faster acting? I've got a lot of stuff to strip! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 My tutorial on stripping minis using UK cleaning products: Clicky ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WingsOfTheFalcon Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 It's gone really well, the more stubborn minis are still clinging onto some of their paint but Kantor and the Slayer have come up a treat, I've taken some pics which I'll upload tomorrow, I've also consigned a plastic Chaos Dwarf to the bath, we'll see how he gets on tomorrow. If you're not in a hurry to strip your models though, this is a really great way to go about it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Of Sparta Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I can heartily recommend Mr Muscle Kitchen Cleaner. COmes in a yellow bottle cause it's lemon fresh. I've yet to find something it can't strip paint from... James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Mike Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Aye, or Fairy Power Spray. 2 days, paint off. No damage. Get through a tonne of the stuff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicCreations Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Superdrugs own acetone free nail varnish remover, cleans plastics without melting them and leaves them almost spotless in a matter of minutes, cleans metals in a matter of seconds with a scrub from an old toothbrush, and very cheap :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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