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So I want to improve my tau forces painting and I need to strip them, the problem is i dont know what to use. Does anyone know any UK brands that work well?

I use a method alternating between cellulose and acrylic thinners. Grab a bottle of cellulose thinner from Wilkos (about £2), but some on a rag and wipe it over the model (would work great on the flat panels of Tau vehicles). The paint should start coming off, but I give it another go over with Revell Color Mix thinners, as it appears to rinse it off. For hard to reach areas use the same process but apply the stuff with an old paintbrush, an give it a good scrub with an old toothbrush.

I've heard modellers say you should never use thinners on plastic, but I've had nothing but success with it. I would recommend however, you test on an old figure beforehand though.

Ok. I just happen to have a necron warrior with a missing arm on my desk. Thanks

Go to superdrug and buy acetone free nail polish remover :-)

In the UK, the most recommended are Dettol and Fairy Powder Spray(?). Safe for plastics.

I tried nail polish remover. Two Space Marines literally melted. Unfortunately I didn't keep them, they would've been great in some gory diorama... nowadays I use 95 % ethanol (C2H5OH), works perfectly but can dissolve some types of glue (eg GW's thin glue).

http://m.tesco.com/h5/groceries/r/www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=251427975

Try this worked a treat for a couple space marines I had lying about and it's like 25p a bottle in store.

 pinkmarine wrote:
I tried nail polish remover. Two Space Marines literally melted. Unfortunately I didn't keep them, they would've been great in some gory diorama... nowadays I use 95 % ethanol (C2H5OH), works perfectly but can dissolve some types of glue (eg GW's thin glue).

Sounds like you used nail polish remover with acetone in it. It will melt any plastics. Acetone free nail polish remover won't melt plastic. I use it all the time.

Isopropyl Alcohol + Phillips Sonicare toothbrush

 Bottle wrote:

Sounds like you used nail polish remover with acetone in it. It will melt any plastics. Acetone free nail polish remover won't melt plastic. I use it all the time.

Sounds likely. I took whatever was in my wife's cupboard As always, try it on something cheap first. Like a painted piece of sprue.

 pinkmarine wrote:

 Bottle wrote:

Sounds like you used nail polish remover with acetone in it. It will melt any plastics. Acetone free nail polish remover won't melt plastic. I use it all the time.

Sounds likely. I took whatever was in my wife's cupboard As always, try it on something cheap first. Like a painted piece of sprue.

Haha oh well, at least you have the first two marines to a nurgle plague marine army now :-p