Kyle Vien Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Uhm... Do you guys know how to clean A miniature? Cus i want to remove the previous color and Change it. Is that possible? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peredyne Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 You're talking about stripping the paint off of a miniature. In the US I recommend picking up a bottle of Simple Green. Get a container that is large enough to hold the whole miniature, put the miniature in the container and pour the simple green in and cover the miniature. Let this soak for at least a couple of hours and then go after it with a soft toothbrush and some warm water. The paint should come right off. This will also weaken super glue, so be advised that some reassembly may be required. This will work on plastics, metals and resin with no damage to the material. Good luck. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Simple green? Is it like a thinner? Or chlorine? Something like that? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xAegisx Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 simple green is a biodegradable cleaner, also non toxic (wooo!) and doesnt smell that bad either(that might just be me from years of using it.) Go to your local home depot, or hardware store, and get http://www.janitorialsupplies.com/assets/images/products240x240/SMP13005.jpg This bottle. Its Simple Green concentrate, dont get the stuff in the spray bottles. Around here that jug is a little under $20. 1. Put all the stuff you wanna strip in a container, cover it in simple green, ie fill the container with it. 2.Wait 24 hours, grab a piece and hit it with an old toothbrush you aren't gonna use again. 3.If it works, give it a thorough scrub and rinse with said toothbrush and see step five, if not, repeat step 2 as often as necessary ( it wont hurt your plastic.) 4.????? 5.Profit!!!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Okay. I found an alternative for SG which is BAM Same attributes. Now, how can I strip off the paints in the parts which My toothbrush can't reach? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129471 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Sorry double post Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Scrub harder? :D Seriously though, I usually use a toothpick to get those hard to reach places while scrubbing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Very well... If i have to do it in a hard way Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Hey, when it comes down to it, which is better... spending a ton of cash to buy new bits / minis, or a little elbow grease and saving a truck-load of money? :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Saving tons of money.. The prices of models here in Australia Is just too high.. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 How thick is the coat of paint that's already on the model? Because if it doesn't obliterate the detail, you can often paint right over it without needing to scrub everything off the model first. This probably isn't going to work if you have a dark-coloured model and now want to make it white, red or yellow (especially those last two), but the other way around typically presents no problems. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Im using Kantor blue as my base and red and gold For the decals The old color is the imperial fist's Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurth Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 They're yellow and you want to put blue over them? Shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'd advise you to simply try on one of the models and see how it comes out — if it doesn't work you can still strip the paint off, while if it does work you've saved yourself some effort :( Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3129915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Vien Posted July 25, 2012 Author Share Posted July 25, 2012 Okay.. I have done it. ^_^ Err.. Does somebody have some Banner Templates to use? xD Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3131399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Like for space marine sergeants and such? Try these... I have some blank ones and some that you can print out with artwork already one them. Banner templates A whole host of banner related posts How to make your own banners from cardstock Any questions about them, drop me a pm or email. Hope they help. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/257154-how-to-clean-miniature/#findComment-3132357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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