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
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Removing Paint
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:44 AM UTC
Kencelot
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:01 AM UTC
Use Easy-Off oven cleaner with a stiff old tooth brush and gloves...safety glasses too. (Outdoors)
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:07 AM UTC
Leader,
You can also use PolyS "Easy Lift Off"
You can also use PolyS "Easy Lift Off"
Pieter
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:17 AM UTC
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.
vlady
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Posted: Saturday, September 07, 2002 - 01:24 AM UTC
you can also use revell color mix. only take care not to put your nose into it
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Posted: Monday, September 09, 2002 - 02:05 AM UTC
easy off is great but smells!! I'm trying brake fluid. I'll see what happens.
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Posted: Monday, September 09, 2002 - 03:01 AM UTC
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
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Posted: Monday, September 09, 2002 - 04:07 AM UTC
I used oven cleaner yesterday and it worked fine.
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Posted: Friday, May 23, 2003 - 10:22 AM UTC
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
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Posted: Friday, May 23, 2003 - 10:55 AM UTC
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...
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Posted: Friday, May 23, 2003 - 01:25 PM UTC
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.