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hey guys, was wondering what an easy way to remove paint from metal models is, i dont have any brake fluid or similar need ideas please, must repaint termie captain and some veterans

I just used to use metho or turps and an old toothbrush.

Im sure there are tutorials here with better ideas.

Simple Green I got a gallon jug at Home Depot for ($5? $10?) pretty cheap, and after I used the stuff I poured it back into the container to re-use

It's also non-corrosive, so you can use it with your bare hands (no big rubber gloves!). I soaked my minis overnight and scrubbed them with a toothbrush the next day under some running water. You can soak them longer if needed, or just re-soak!

I would recommend sacrificing a tupperware or small plastic container with a lid that you can seal, so that the smell doesn't drive you out of your house

Although, it looks like you're in Australia... maybe they don't have it over there (you could ask Waaagh_Gonads?)

cheers, I shall search around for similar things, we have hardware stores too till then, i'm working on my two black reach sergeants and trying to make em look unique (no easy task tbh)

Acetone will do it in under an hour. It's nail varnish remover by the way. Cheap and very effective, but use a glass jar as it eats plastic

How about you type in "stripping" into the Dakka search?

Cheers,

Jack...

Castrol super clean, now called super clean. comes in a purple jug. 7$ at walmart.

Blightdron wrote:How about you type in "stripping" into the Dakka search?

Cheers,

Jack...

Be nice

devilkin wrote:Castrol super clean, now called super clean. comes in a purple jug. 7$ at walmart.

Do they have walmart in Aus?

they do not, but they have kmart which has similar stuff, like computers and outdoorsy stuff, will look into it

Million wrote:

Blightdron wrote:How about you type in "stripping" into the Dakka search?

Cheers,

Jack...

Be nice

devilkin wrote:Castrol super clean, now called super clean. comes in a purple jug. 7$ at walmart.

Do they have walmart in Aus?

I wasn't being nasty. I was just giving him the option to look it up on Dakka considering there are hundreds of threads..

Sorry if I offended OP.

Cheers,

Jack.