Article: Stripping Plastic

[freakinacage]

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[winterdyne]

Well written and photographed. Also I'd like to put forward 'Flash Clean & Care' in the UK. It's very good and not so smelly as brake fluid.

 

[Ulrikk]

It's a well written article, that's for sure. The only reason I don't rate it higher is I never had the luck you talk about with brake fluid. Sure, it strips the paint, but only after many, many soakings and brushings. I was never able to get the paint fully removed either.
Brake fluid works great for lots of people, though, so it might be worth giving a shot. Maybe I just had bad luck.

 

[wouter1981]

Be carefull with this methode. Sure it does remove paint, but it can make plastic brittle. A safer bet is isopropanol with a concentration of at least 95%. I use this to strip paint of modelcar body's and it even removes some lacquers and even after weeks of soaking, the plastic is untoucht.

 

[Donga]

I have used Brake fluid in the past, it works well. BUT (UK) Dettol works as well and its cheaper, also Flash 'Power Spray' works well and smells better. Good article

 

[ghostwarrior]

Very good article. I have used this and it works like a charm

 

[Heroes31]

For acrylics only, there is a liquid called GLANZER. It's for paving. Non toxic and better for lungs ! About 4€ in France... (See here for a pic. http://admin.proxi-business.com/uploads/PACHAMARKET/PHOTO1/4009175/172846.jpg)

 

[smilie23]

I usually use Cellulose thinners to get the paint off of metal figures. I would advise against using a wire brush tho as it can scratch the surface of white metal. An old toothbrush is better, altho it will melt after a while. DO NOT try to clean PLASTIC minis with cellulose thinners; it dissolves most plastics as well as paint.

 

[Adam_chaos]

Thanks for the article - well put together. I also find that Dettol works very well. It smells, but it is not so full of nasty stuff. Fresh paint (1-30 mins) can be removed with a quick dunk. Fully hardened paint requires an over-night dip, but works very well.
TIP: When the paint is being removed with a toothbursh put washing up liquid on the model - stops the paint from re-sticking.

 

[Karhu]

I just tried it, on a space marine painted ages ago with citadel paints and with spray varnish... it's almost like new.
I seriously don't know how to thank you, man!

 

[robb6468]

Good job and use of examples and products to use. Thank you.

 

[sillyface]

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[Laird of McAcid]

Be smart listen to Mr A chaos, dettol if you can get hold of it is by far the best method of stripping plastic miniatures.But can someone please tell me how to go about stripping paint(citadel) from forgeworld resin miniatures?

 

[wilk]

For both plastic and resin miniatures stripping I'd recommend DOT-3 break fluid instead of DOT-4. DOT-4 according to my experience may dissolve the plastic itself, while DOT-3 doesn't harm the model (neither plastic nor resin) even after 48hrs+ exposure.

 

[damitt]

stripping plastic

Be smart listen to Mr A chaos, dettol if you can get hold of it is by far the best method of stripping plastic miniatures.But can someone please tell me how to go about stripping paint(citadel) from forgeworld resin miniatures?

I quote a youtube video i saw recently theyt used fairy power spray they said to leave it on for about 10 mins and then they used a power toothbrush.

 

[damitt]

these are all good tips I saw that you can use nitro mors for stripping metal miniatures I tryed using acetone based nail polish remover and then scrub it off and that seems to work quite well

 

[Palocles]

It's "brake fluid" not "break fluid". Says it on the bottle.