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Pleasantville NY

I recently won a bid for 20 RTB01 Beakie boys and I need to remove the paint off em. Would 91% ISO damage them since they're a different plastic? I usually go for alcohol in a ultrasonic cleaner for 30 mins but I'm unsure if they'll melt or not. Is fabuloso as good as simple green? Would any all purpose store cleaner work?
   
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Maple Valley, Washington, Holy Terra

They’re more or less the same polystyrene plastic that modern Citadel miniatures are made of. I’ve been using LA’s Totally Awesome lately, and it works pretty good. I believe that Iso should work. You can always test one piece to see what happens before you commit the whole squad.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2025/12/07 07:57:34


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Congratulations!
Doing a test is always good practice in general, however I THINK 90% should be fine and wont damage plastic. We used to leave dry oil and acrylic paint brushes in IOS for couple days to restore them and the glue inside that holds the bristles was not affected.

However
I can vouch for LA’s Totally Awesome cleaner, especially because I can pick it up at my local dollar store.

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