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Hi dakka

So, this is the first time i'm stripping paint, ever, so any advice will be appreciated
I'm using brown dettol, but i have a few questions:

1) How long should i leave them? I'm stripping both plastic and metal - is there a difference in how long i leave them? I read somewhere that 12 hours is good.
2) After stripping the models, can i re-use the dettol? Like, take model A out and put model B in without swapping the dettol?
3) One has static grass on. Is that ok to be put in? Or should i clean that separately?

Thanks alot of any help. I'll probably have more questions, but cant think of any now.

Thanks,
Zambro

I stripped a whole army with dettol last year. It worked reasonably well if not being a bit stinky
The time varys a bit, longer seems better, after a few hours some paint will start to become loose. Some of the more stubborn ones took several days, but the majority of the paint came up within the 12 hours you have been told.

The dettol is re-usable, to an extent. it goes a nice black colour and looses potency though.

One thing to note is that you will always need a small pot of clean fresh dettol fluid to scrub the models in. If you rinse them with water while theres any paint at all left, then that paint will turn to ultra sticky gunk and need resoaking in dettol.
Never introduce water untill every last scrap of paint has come away.

The static grass doesnt need to be removed. But it might be a good idea if you want to re use the dettol, it would just help to minimise the amount of debris in your batch of dettol.

Next time I plant to try the fairy power spray, on all accounts its said to be very quick and not stick up the place.

The water problem seems weird. I'll be sure to avoid that.

thanks

I chucked a load of plastic and metals in an old tub full off brown dettol and left it for a couple of weeks.The paint came off piss easy but did smell a bit so i soaked them in washing up liquid water for a couple of days and it calmed a good bit.

 shingouki wrote:
I chucked a load of plastic and metals in an old tub full off brown dettol and left it for a couple of weeks.The paint came off piss easy but did smell a bit so i soaked them in washing up liquid water for a couple of days and it calmed a good bit.

Couple of weeks? Isn't that a little bit overkill?

Probably,i have so many things on the go i just left them until i was ready.

You can leave models in Dettol for weeks though it probably has finished working after 12-24 hours.

After Dettol stripping I always dry mine, then put them in acetone based nail polish remover for five minutes to get the primer off.

Don't leave it longer as plastic models will start to be affected by the acetone.

Finally, a cycle through the dish washer on cool is advisable.

You can recycle the Dettol by straining it with a sieve to get out the worst gunk.

Dettol? Just don't.

Use Fairy Power Spray. Then thank me later.

Not tired powerspray, but when using dettol wear thick gloves and DO NOT introduce water. When you're finished soak the minis in soapy water to get rid of the dettol.

 JohnnyHell wrote:
Dettol? Just don't.

Use Fairy Power Spray. Then thank me later.

^ This, Dettol sucks. leave that nasty crap under the sink, and get a good stripper.

Your miniatures will stink of it forever, the smell never goes away. It also takes days to work properly. I've tried a whole bunch of paint strippers, and Dettol is actually the worst one to get on your hands. I got some inside my glove and it really stings your cuticles and between your fingers. I would honestly rather put my hand in Nitromors.

Fairy Power Spray and Biostrip20 are far superior, they make removing paint a pleasure. Dettol on the other hand is the paint stripper equivalent of drinking your own urine.

I've tried both brown dettol and fairy powerspray. Go with the fairy, you don't encounter the paint-turning-to-gunk problem of the dettol when you start washing them (wish somebody had told ME that!). Fairy powerspray works near enough straight away, an old toothbrush and a pin to get into the cracks and crevices and you're good to go.

Hmm. Ok. I guess i'm going to get some fairy powerspray.

picked up some fairy power spray today.

any advise for me before i use it?

much appreciated