Hi All

I got distracted whilst spraying a 1:16th figure with white halfords primer - and put a too thick coat on one part - any ideas of what will remove the primer but leave the styrene in one peice. I have some revel painta clean, that is good getting old paint of brushes etc, but will this touch primer, and not hurt the model??

Fortunatley it's only a cheap Tamiya figure, not expensive resin - thought i'd best learn to paint with oils sometime!

Thanks in Advance

Andy

Hi Andy.
When I need to strip enamels or acrylics I pop the model into a sealable plastic bag and soak it in oven cleaner.Leave it overnight and rinse it under the tap,gently scrubbing with an old toothbursh and off it comes.
Wear gloves and beware of the fumes. I tend to do this outside.
Hope this helps.
Nige

Yup, works great but very caustic. I would use goggles too because it can easilly spray into your eyes with a toothbrush. And wear old clothes

Sometimes though the easy-off can work in under an hour, it depends on the paint. Tamiya spray laquer comes off after about 90 minutes of sitting.

Thanks for the ideas guys, but i thought i'd have a go with some wet and dry grade 1200, and i have solved the problem without sacrificing the detail. Note to self, be more careful in future.

Andy

I use Halfords car primer all the time and when ever ive used Oven cleaner to remove paint all the other paint apart from the car primer has come off, the oven cleaner just hasnt touched the car primer at all

Andy

Floquil (via Testors suppliers) also makes a super fine grain figure primer(for metal figures but works on plastic) and it comes in several colors depending on what base coat you want(white, two greys, and black)..

I use caustic soda and water to remove paint, but the primer I use is a hobby primer from a car accessory shop and has the same result .... lifts the enamels,oils and acrylic paint, but the primer is almost 100% intact excepton the highest peaks.
Glad the wet and dry worked. After sand-papering plastic, I brush on some cement and let it harden again. This usually smooths out any sanding effects and also eliminates any dust. Dont brush too much at it though as the plastic will retain the brush strokes when soft.

I use Revell's airbrush cleaner to remove Halfords primer, works good (for me then).