Hi

I have painted a couple figures and am not happy with the results. How can I remove the paint from them ???. I have used a combination of Model Master enamels and Tamiya acrylics.

Thanks
Leader

Use Easy-Off oven cleaner with a stiff old tooth brush and gloves...safety glasses too. (Outdoors)

Leader,
You can also use PolyS "Easy Lift Off"

try this get you some castrol engine degreaser. drop figures in and within 15 mins they are paint free. I use it all tthe time, not scrubbing needed. once removed wash under warm water and dry off.

you can also use revell color mix. only take care not to put your nose into it

easy off is great but smells!! I'm trying brake fluid. I'll see what happens.

If you can get Tri-sodium Phosphate, it will take the paint right off!

They used to sell it in hardware stores as a cleaner. I don't think they can anymore because of environmental concers.

If you do have some, be very careful with it. You don't want to get in on you.

I found some that came from a hardware store when they were trying to get rid of their stock. Great stuff.

Steve

I used oven cleaner yesterday and it worked fine.

Does the castrol work on acrylics? Specifically, MM or Tamiya? I've got a couple of tanks that could really use a stripping and repainting

Castrol Super Clean is what you are after. Big blue jug at Wal Mart for about $5.00. I started a thread a while back about paint removal. I dumped the jug in an old plastic cooler and dropped a tank with 12 year old sprayed on oil and acrylic paint it came out naked. This is great stuff but you will want to keep your hands out of it. I read the label and it said to wear gloves. I thought "gloves are for wussies." I kept fishing around in the cooler and the next morning I had really chapped hands. A big thank you to Daveman, the owner of "Lake Castrol" who turned me on to this...

Tri-sodium phosphate is good to use. You can find it in any paint store or at most home renovation stores in the paint section. Don't get too much, a little bit goes a long, long way! If you do use this, wear gloves and rinse your hands and the piece you're stripping well under running water.