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A while ago, I read that features alcohol can be used to safely strip plastic, but sometimes acetone is added, making it unsafe. As denatured alcohol is quite easily accesible to me, and apparently works well, I would like to use it, but I have no idea what is safe to buy and what is not. Please help, I've been trying to strip some regretful paint jobs for months, and simple green and 70% isopropyl aren't cutting it.

Purple spirit is all the same

It’s what I used to strip all my metal, didn’t even have to soak them for a full hour

Then scrub with toothbrush and all paint will desolve

Do not use alcohol.

Use Detergent. Soak it overnight. Use toothbrush to wipe it off.

Gold!!

 Pellegrino wrote:
Do not use alcohol.

Use Detergent. Soak it overnight.

If you wouldn't mind me asking, what kind of detergent?

Methlated spirt (uk) , its purple and is brilliant works straight away, its what is used to clean glassware, its an alcohol and works really quick its the only thing i use now

+1 its also used on uPVC window frames to keep them white

Lukes APS vid using meths to strip plastic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SsWOYMialA

just use 91% rubbing alcohol. its fine for plastics. If you use soap like pellegrino said you will have very clean minis but no paint will come off.

Methylated spirits and Denatured alcohol are basically different names for the same chemical. Most any Denatured Alcohol sold at Home Depot should be fine, just test it before you throw a huge batch in. My preference is to use Purple Power though. It's a degreaser available at Home Depot or Auto stores. Havent had any issues with plastic or resin yet.

They CAN be different names for the same thing, but down here, Methylated spirits is just ethyl alcohol with methyl alcohol ("wood alcohol") added to prevent people drinking it- hence the "methylated" name. It's also undyed. Adding more than you need to raises costs.

"Denatured" alcohol can contain methyl alcohol, but also uses Pyridine, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone or methyl isobutyl ketone and something called "Denatonium" to make it taste bitter.

Both they and isopropyl alcohol will strip acrylic paint off models with the help of a scrubbing brush. "Dettol" is also mostly isopropyl alcohol (with added pine and eucalyptus scents and oils).