Oh, Snap!

[Shadow Captain Corveus]

Has anyone else ahd a moment like this when they realised thet they just ruined a whole load of moneys worth of 40K?

 

I just got some Army Painter Greenskin Spray to paint my 1750pts of Space Marines quickly. I needed them done by this weekend. I just hurriedly sprayed two Tactical Squads and Assault Squads and in my haste completely over-sprayed almost the entire collection, ruining them, seeing as the spray is extremely hard to strip.

 

:'(

[Lokied]

Try oxyclean. Fill up a bowl with water add a scoop or two. Dip for a minute or two, lightly scrub. Repeat as necisary. Oxy doesn't mess with greenstuff or glue so it should work fine. Don't let metal minis sit in too long (oxy is made of oxygen) as it will oxidize them.

[Captain Juan Juarez]

I once spent around £90 on the mini side of the hobby, before I realized I can't paint... Remember, if you are going to fail, then fail in style!

[Verrix]

I once spent around £90 on the mini side of the hobby, before I realized I can't paint... Remember, if you are going to fail, then fail in style!

 

I still can't paint ;) And yet I waste vast amounts of cash every so often on things that get base-coated, ink-washed and then played on the table :P

[Vor]

I did this first time I used Army Painter. Thankfully it was only a Rhino and 5 marines ruined.

 

The best way to use it is short spray-and-stops from left to right.

[Kassill]

Try oxyclean. Fill up a bowl with water add a scoop or two. Dip for a minute or two, lightly scrub. Repeat as necisary. Oxy doesn't mess with greenstuff or glue so it should work fine. Don't let metal minis sit in too long (oxy is made of oxygen) as it will oxidize them.

 

 

ooh, it doesnt mess with glue? If so, then I need to use that as I dont fancy reassembling some of my old minis that need stripping.

[Obliterator]

*raises hand*

 

Forgeworld Arvus Lighter, Army Painter's Skeleton Bone spray. Probably due to atmospheric conditions in mid-summer, I love their primers usually.

 

Luckily it was on the underside of one of the wings, so it'll probably be turned into a nifty piece of terrain...

[Wicked Fetus]

I'm sure most of you already do this, but I always shake my spray paint cans vigorously before use. Like Obliterator said though, probably due to atmospheric conditions in mid summer. I usually take an old can of spray paint and put one model at a time with tape to the top. Always spraying about 8 inches away I do short sweeping sprays as I turn the model. Works like a charm to avoid over spraying. :huh:

 

 

Oh btw, I use Simple Green. It works perfectly. Just dump the whole spray bottle into a tupperware and let the models soak. The longer the better. Afterwards just wash it and use a toothbrush. Most of the paint slides right off. You'll know when its ready to be cleaned when the paint looks like its bubbling off.

[Kassill]

I'm sure most of you already do this, but I always shake my spray paint cans vigorously before use. Like Obliterator said though, probably due to atmospheric conditions in mid summer. I usually take an old can of spray paint and put one model at a time with tape to the top. Always spraying about 8 inches away I do short sweeping sprays as I turn the model. Works like a charm to avoid over spraying.

 

 

Oh btw, I use Simple Green. It works perfectly. Just dump the whole spray bottle into a tupperware and let the models soak. The longer the better. Afterwards just wash it and use a toothbrush. Most of the paint slides right off. You'll know when its ready to be cleaned when the paint looks like its bubbling off.

 

 

 

Does it effect the glue? ;)

[Wicked Fetus]

Does it effect the glue? :huh:

 

 

Nay, the glue is left unaffected by the elements of the warp.

[captain_shrike]

Can you get Simple Green in the UK?

[Kassill]

Can you get Simple Green in the UK?

 

 

A friend was telling me you can, but be prepared to pay a ridiculous amount for shipping.

[Emperors Immortals]

You know what worked for my 3000 point army? Methylated Spirits. Wear gloves, let it soak for at least 1 day and then scrub off i n warm water.

 

Thats it - cost of 1 litre Metho $3 cost of a cleanskin army? priceless lol.

 

 

 

 

p.s dont use youre wifes toothbrush for it - d'oh :D

[Cain Tiberius Kondrad]

I recently started stripping some minis I got of ebay. I searched on here and found Mr Muscle Kitchen cleaner is a good alternative to simple green. Simple green is expensive and difficult to come by in the UK.

Mr Muscle Kitchen cleaner works great with Citadel paint, but I've not tried it with Army Painter though.

But if it does work, soak them for about 24 hours in neat Mr Muscle Kitchen cleaner, them scrub them thoroughly with an old tooth brush. Then rinse with water. Try to get ride of ALL the paint before rinsing, as the paint becomes a messy goo that is difficult to get ride of otherwise.

As for the Spirits I'd be careful. They may attack the plastics.

 

CTK

[DGC]

There's lots of topics about stripping minis - go searchy. For myself I use cheap Brake fluid. A couple of days soaking and the paint bubbles up sometimes just sliding off. Scrub in a little cold water with a good dolop of washing up liquid using an old toothbrush then scrub over them again with clean water and leave to dry. Also works well on resin without damaging greenstuff or glue.

 

You can use brake fluid on metals but I tend to use paint stripper as it will dissolve the glue. Remove all plastic bits including the base and immerse in the stripper. After a couple of days strip as above but you must wear those plastic dissposable gloves you get on garage forecourts(I wear four pairs on the hand holding the mini). Regular paint stripper is extremely caustic and will burn your skin if not treated with respect. All said and done though, the minis will look like new, especially if you give them a final scrub with warm water using a nail brush.

 

Happy stripping ( :devil: )

 

DGC

[Hemal]

SImple Green is MADE in the UK so no ridiculous shipping. It isn't the cheapest material but one of the better ones..