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I have some blue and yellow bascoated models which I want to respraywhite. Will this be ok or will it ruin the models? Thanks

Strip them first, then spray; otherwise the details on the models will get clogged up with too many layers of paint.

How do you strip them?

EmperorsChosen wrote:
How do you strip them?

Try this.

As you're in the uk use acetone free nail varnish remover, put the models in for about 20 minutes then scrub with a toothbrush and rinse

The Dakka Modeling FAQ on how to remove paint might have you spending more time than you actually need or want to strip miniatures. We probably need to work on a primer-stripper compatibility matrix. For metal miniatures, just toss them acetone based nail polish remover. It doesn't get any simpler than that. For plastic, it is a little more tricky. The most important question is, "What did you use to prime the miniatures?" as that will determine what stripper you can use. For example, if you used Armory Spray Primer or Vallejo Surface Primer (all their colors should use the same basic formula), you can just toss your miniatures in a non-acetone based nail polish remover (methyl acetate) and it will strip the miniatures in a couple of minutes. You won't need to give them hour or day long soaks. It is simply unneeded. Now, if you primed your miniatures with the current version of Citadel Primers, then do not throw them into non-acetone nail polish remover or you will end up with something like this. The primer turns into a sticky rubbery residue that picks up the paint that was on top of it and is pretty much impossible to remove after initial progress with it. It makes it looks like the miniature is melted or etched in spots, but that is actually the residue from the primer. Normally, this would be a disaster, but brake fluid will salvage miniatures and leave you that looks like this. There is still a little primer residue as you can see a spot where I scraped it off with my fingernail. A few more baths might remove the rest, but these are miniatures used to test armor paint schemes, so it isn't a big deal. This thin leftover residue is also probably the source of the "stain" that Citadel Primers will leave on plastics.

I used citadel most of the models have an extra layer of either iyanden darksun, or mordian blue.

I use biostrip 20 to strip models, works on metal and plastic. Tried it on finecast the other and left too long it goes soft but is fine for a few minutes.

Does it remove the citadel spray and paints? Just to be sure