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I have put in UK as I am not sure if Fairy power spray is sold in other countries?. This may be of interest to some people, I have been advised to use Dettol and Fairy power spray, some people say one is better then the other so thought I would put it to the test.

I did use dettol the other day, results for metal was brillant, plastic not so good.

Link to blog here, will be updated Friday night with results

https://40krestarted.wordpress.com/

i just started a thread like this the majority said that dettol gave a good result on everything but one or two said the power spray was just as good and possibly better, but i am interested in what works better on the standard plastic models.

I've heard Dettol can partially melt plastic models. So Power Spray was advised. However Dettol does work fantastically on metal models.

Totally agree about Dettol for metal (and it rhymes sort of), but for the plastic i tried it wasnt a good result really 5 hours in there and no where near the amount of paint stripped compared to the metal ones. Interesting to see the results if power spray is good I'll be buying a few bottles as I have 4 drop pods two land raiders 15 terminators and a few more to strip

Never tried Dettol, but I swear by Fairy Power spray these days.
Spray, wait quarter of an hour, scrub. Sometimes I have to do that twice.
That's with plastic or metals, with a variety of paints including 20year old enamels

Really, power spray is that quick?!, I can see how cloudy the jar has gone with the power spray and bits of paint floating about,

Yea fairy power spray is pretty damn fast, spray some plastics, leave it on there for an hour or two. Come back give it a scrub and back to the orignal plastic.

The off model requires an extra spray but 90% of the time it just comes off grand

I can agree with the Fairy Power Spray comments. It works incredibly fast and doesn't damage the plastic.

Just took a plastic termie out of power spray and it was ok, tinges of red still there, again a sort of cloudy colour now, is that how it is meant to be? most of the paint has gone though pretty much same results as dettol I had the other day


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Saying that, looking again they do look better then dettol and in less time, heres a pic, red one on the right is how it was, undercoated in red

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/409162-paint%20stripping.html

I have used dettol many times and never had melted minis and I left for a month once, although make sure you buy the brown stuff in the jug not the other kinds as they may well melt plastic,
never tried fairy spray but might be better as dettol stinks and does go sticky if mixed with water.

Really great results! I have been using dettol and was a bit disspaointed that it had a lot of weird sticky residue to it despite being soaked for about a week. Also the paint tended to get sticky and smear across the models.

How is the fairy on varnished models?

Initial results up, dettol and power spray after one night, power spray is by far ahead in terms of smell and strippingness.

I have left the two test minis in there till tomorrow


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Powerspray every time.

I got distracted when cleaning my garage door, and sprayed neat powerspray on it. In under a minute the paint had yellowed (It was supposed to be white) and started to bubble. When trying to wipe it off, the paint had been affected and started to come off.

Good job I was cleaning it down to get it ready to re-paint anyway.

I have left plastic and vinyl models in it to strip and never had any damage either. Longest time was about a fortnight when I forgot I had some in there. The paint was mostly gone - some of the powerspray had dried out and the paint had re-hardened when it was no longer in contact - but there was no damage to the models, not even the vinyl. Another dose finished of the paint, and I was ready to start again.

I will never use Dettol to strip minis again. It takes too long, it stinks really bad, and the smell never goes away. Worst of all when you try to wash it off it can turn some paint into gunk which is even harder to get off than the paint.

I haven't tried Fairy power spray. I always use a product called Biostrip20 which is a proper paint stripper and is just incredible at stripping plastic. There are lots of video reviews online, and I think the company is having a half price sale though September, so that is worth checking out too.

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these are some marines I stripped using it...



Full review here: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373819.page#2894733

Follow up review by GBDarkAngel: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/374698.page#2910014

Another good follow up, with partial strips: http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/387259.page#3146907

I used to swear by Dettol however after using Fairy Power Spray my hands weren't a wrinkled, numb mess and the house didn't stink. Also it's quicker, but you guys knew that.

Well looks like I may be picking up some fairy power spray soon.

I can add my own experience.

I have used Fairy Power Spray on plastic models with the new paints. After spraying I left them for 15 minutes and then scraped with a toothbrush under a tap and it all came off perfectly fine.

I also prefer to be able to just get it done there and then when I want, instead of having to leave it to soak an finish the job another time.

The biggest advantage in my eyes is that you can target an area pretty easily with fairy. I sprayed some on my fingers and rubbed it along a scything talon to just strip the paint off that part. I had to take care removing it but it was a lot easier than repainting the whole model. Also I didn't use any gloves or anything, and my hands were fine.



I'd quite like to know though if any of these methods are safe with resin models.

hey just wondering does the spray ever break the glue holding the models together, usually id say thats a bad thing but i would quite like to take one of mine apart ?

also fairy power spray is on offer at B&Q atm £2 a bottle picked some up to try on a old rhino

I've heard of it weakening superglue bonds, but never noticed it myself, might depend on how long it's left for I suppose.

And thanks for that CURNOW, I happen to be out, so a trip to B&Q tomorrow

Over night it did break some arms legs etc off but as they were second hand models I dont know what glue was used so cant comment on that but it didnt happen on models only soaked for a few hours so I would say its a strong maybe.

Been mega busy will update tonight

Dettol is excellent for both in my experience. PROTIP: Don't use water at all with Dettol. Toothbrush, glove, dettol = done.

ooh B&Q hmm trip to my local B&Q in ladymead then and okay thanks, i bought some the other day and i have been soaking them for 4 hours and the paint comes of but not the undercaot, like at all i even did a second rinse where just the undercoat was showing for about 2 hours and nothing, any suggestion? just leave longer?

 Davylove21 wrote:
Dettol is excellent for both in my experience. PROTIP: Don't use water at all with Dettol. Toothbrush, glove, dettol = done.

I tend to add some Swarfega onto the brush when I'm using Dettol, it helps to shift the greasy residue and stops the brush from clogging up.

 jammy wrote:
ooh B&Q hmm trip to my local B&Q in ladymead then and okay thanks, i bought some the other day and i have been soaking them for 4 hours and the paint comes of but not the undercaot, like at all i even did a second rinse where just the undercoat was showing for about 2 hours and nothing, any suggestion? just leave longer?

What did you undercoat with? I suspect you (or whoever undercoated them) has used a different type of paint.

Agreed, even on a few models which were layered in paint i got it down to the plastic, even with really thick red undercoat, it did stain the plastic somewhat but another black undercoat sorted that.

+1 for Fairy Power Spray, I swear by the stuff, strips plastic and metal perfectly, and so quick. Not tried it on resin or finecast resin yet though. Has anyone in this thread?

I'd just like to support what Smacks mentioned about Biostrip20. I got some based on his recommendation and I have to say I'm really impressed by this stuff. I dipped a plastic model and waited twenty minutes before attacking it with a toothbrush; PAINT GONE! Well the only paint left was the stuff that had melted and dried in with glue joins. I also tried with a metal model that was heavily caked in paint that I got off the internet. This time the majority of the paint came off, as I mentioned the paint was really thickly applied. However, after I dipped it a second time and scrubbed it nearly all the paint came off. Obviously there is still some nooks and crannies where the paint is still resistant but I can get rid of it using needle files or dip it again. The good thing about this stuff is that it does not smell very much; use dettol in your house and that is all you'll smell for days after! I got mine from a company called rest express at a cost of £4.65 a 500g tub.
http://restexpress.co.uk/acatalog/

Question, perhaps answered already: does this stuff work if you've varnished/'ardcoated your models?

@foo, I'd like to think it can as it is aimed squarely at the diy market so in theory it should do so, but I'd suggest emailing the trader first . Nothing on the tub apart from "works on the toughest applications without the hazards of conventional products".