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Hey all,
im fairly new to War-hammer 40K and im slowly getting addicted. My friend has given me a small band of imperial guard, the colors are awful and are pretty much ruined. My question to you guys is whats best at stripping them down ? ive tried toothpaste, ive tried fairy power spray and nothing seems to cut through it. They have been painted with acrylics but the paint wont seem to budge!! please help!!
I dont think i can get that here in the UK, i have a nice selection of brushes and paints, already completed a squad of marines, with a librarian to boot. My friend has been modelling for a long while and ive been learning alot from him, but even he isn't sure on the best stripping methods.
"What is it to be a Dark Angel? It is to be the first Legion, the honoured, the Sons of the Lion." - Anon
Yeah acetone free nail polish remover works a treat. It'll say clearly on the bottle. Also get some rubber gloves from the pound shop or you'll struggle to get your hands clean. Soak the minis overnight and then scrub with an old toothbrush ( be careful of the spray) then the paint will almost fall off.
DON'T let your minis soak overnight even in acetone free nail polish remover. 10-15mins top. Have a search on here for Spudkins tutorial for stripping minis. He's a good chap and done the work for the community and had the pitfalls so you don't have to.
I dont think i can get that here in the UK, i have a nice selection of brushes and paints, already completed a squad of marines, with a librarian to boot. My friend has been modelling for a long while and ive been learning alot from him, but even he isn't sure on the best stripping methods.
I recently stripped the paint off a squad of Termagants. I let them soak in Simple Green for 24 hours, then about 10 minutes in acetone free nail polish remover and it stripped most of the paint off.
Newbie2014 wrote: So sad news guys the imperial Guard didn't survive the stripping. I Tried the nail varnish remover, i think i left them for a little long.
Automatically Appended Next Post: I call bs. The model on the right is a new mini. no stripper would be that effective against a bonder primer without harming the detail
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andywalker07 wrote: I call bs. The model on the right is a new mini. no stripper would be that effective against a bonder primer without harming the detail
I can assure you it was painted and stripped, all except the base which is new (I tend to just snap the bases off and chuck them so I don't get flock in the pot). People in the original topic didn't believe me either, and asked me to make a video, which I did:
At the end of the video you can see very similar results (the marine on the far right has a slight green stain on his leg if you look closely). Someone else also made videos in the 2nd topic I linked, and you can find more on youtube, just search for biostrip.
It's pretty good stuff. The only issue I've had with it is that occasionally I come across something that has been painted with a paint that turns gooey instead of peeling off, and that can be quite annoying because it gunks everything up and takes a lot of cycles to get off. But everything else strips pretty much like you see.
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this Bio stripper looks like the holy grail, i mean nail varnish remover worked dont get me wrong i had them in the back for ten minutes, i think that's where i went wrong. Where can i pick up this magical chemical?
"What is it to be a Dark Angel? It is to be the first Legion, the honoured, the Sons of the Lion." - Anon
Why not simple use IPA? Non-caustic, reasonably cheap, available world wide, doesn't attack plastics... Still means you need Simple Green for Finecrap, but for those countrys that don't have SG in their super markets it's probably the best option.
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Newbie, I think the issue may be that you did not use acetone free nail polish remover as this is safe enough you can leave models soaking for days even weeks.
Thairne wrote: Why not simple use IPA? Non-caustic, reasonably cheap, available world wide, doesn't attack plastics... Still means you need Simple Green for Finecrap, but for those countrys that don't have SG in their super markets it's probably the best option.
I use 99% isopropyl as a soak and the first strip, but there is always stuff in crevices that come out easier after application of something stronger, if it's a model that has really cured.
Thairne wrote: Why not simple use IPA? Non-caustic, reasonably cheap, available world wide, doesn't attack plastics... Still means you need Simple Green for Finecrap, but for those countrys that don't have SG in their super markets it's probably the best option.
I read IPA as "India Pale Ale", not “Isopropyl Alcohol”. Still mostly fits the sentence (although the non-caustic part might be arguable; but then I don’t like hoppy beers). Given enough IPAs, you might get some stripping action, but more likely vomit and blackouts.
Sorry that the guys got ruined. I tried nail polish remover on a few metal models, it did nothing to remove the paint and it melted the plastic bases and glue bonds. Simple Green was the complete opposite, took off all the paint no problem and left the bases and glue untouched. It's great stuff. Getting the paint off plastic models is harder and requires a lot more scrubbing, but it gets the job done. Maybe a different all purpose cleaner would work.
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The key when using either simple green or fairy power spray is to let the models soak for a long time. I normally set them in there for a few days, then scrub and rinse them, then if there's still more I'll throw them back in for a few more days. I've left models in there for 6 months + at a time with no damage done.
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