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Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby Daedalus » July 28th, 2011, 11:57 am

How is it safely done? My bud and I gave some Skaven parts a mineral spirits bath, and it started to remove the primer in about a minute. Didn't stop there, though. By the time we noticed and removed them, it was too late. Now they resemble partially-melted army men. :smack:
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby el_flesh » July 28th, 2011, 11:47 pm

I haven't tried it on HQ minis; but I am sure the plastic is almost the same for model kits: Easy-Off Oven Cleaner.
Spray them, let them sit 20 mins, then rub the paint off.
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby Daedalus » July 30th, 2011, 4:21 pm

I've heard about this working on metals before. Couldn't remember how plastic worked out. Thanks. Now if I can only find some in Taiwan...
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby el_flesh » July 30th, 2011, 11:27 pm

http://www.easyoff.us/sf2_heavyduty.shtml

This strips the paint off my Polystyrene models, leaving all the details behind.
Also a lemony-fresh scent.

Useful for cleaning your oven, too; only it needs a shitload of rinsing afterwards.
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby Sjeng » August 1st, 2011, 9:04 am

I read that Dettol works on plastic too. Leave em in for a few days, and you can brush it off. Takes time though.
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby Daedalus » August 2nd, 2011, 5:38 pm

Thanks- I'll keep my eyes open for Dettol as well. Any lead may prove useful in this product-forsaken land. Carrefour or B&Q might carry it... if I'm lucky.
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby ColCorbane » August 15th, 2011, 4:44 am

Dettol works really well, just put them in a tub for a couple of days, give them a scrub with a toothbrush every so often and you're good to go.
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Re: Removing paint from plastic miniatures

Postby Daedalus » August 27th, 2011, 4:07 am

el_flesh wrote:I haven't tried it on HQ minis; but I am sure the plastic is almost the same for model kits: Easy-Off Oven Cleaner.
Spray them, let them sit 20 mins, then rub the paint off.
Daedalus wrote:I've heard about this working on metals before. Couldn't remember how plastic worked out. Thanks. Now if I can only find some in Taiwan...

It's a frack'n miracle! Talking to a gaming friend the other day- it turns out he shipped some Easy-Off back from the States a couple of months back. The kicker is he actually plans to use it for cleaning his oven. From a gaming standpoint, using Easy-Off for anything but painted plastic models reminds me of opening a door with a Genie spell. But from his point of view it makes perfect sense, as he is notoriously lazy. This is the first time I'm glad he is. :D
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