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Inquisitor_Alanius
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Post subject: Stripping Paint  Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 1:57 pm |
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Hello All,
I recently came across a Capitol Imperialis and a Reaver Titan, both caked with many layers of paint.
Can anyone tell me a reliable method of stripping it off?
Obviously without damaging the model (the father-in-laws suggestion of steel wool was NOT appreciated!)
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 2:35 pm |
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Metal is pretty easy to strip, soak it in regular nail polish remover overnight, and use an old tooth brush to scrub it off. Repeat as needed, and dip the brush in the nail polish remover as you scrub. Try to take the plastic tracks off the CI after an hour or so of soaking if you can't remove them before. You can safely remove paint off plastic using the same method but use a product called "Simple Green". It's a heavy duty household liquid cleaner ... I've successfully removed paint using both these methods ...
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 3:49 pm |
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I'm 100% sure that we've discussed this before.
Search the archives and you'll find a huge number of ways to strip paint off of lead.
Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.
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CyberShadow
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:04 pm |
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:34 am |
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Brake fluid, I've heard, will work on plastic minis.
I work in a company that produces many chemicals, so I am lucky that I have things ideal for this.
I stripped some paint on a door at home once. I used a product my girlfriend bought in a metal jar. It smelled like it had a solvent in it called methchloride (an old version of its name). This was a gel type material that you brushed onto the painted wood. The paint would then bubble and fall away. This should also work on your metal minis. Brush them with the goo, and leave them in a sealed container. after a day, the old paint should brush off very easily.
I'm lucky as I can get that solvent pure. I'm not sure what make the tub was (my girlfriend bought it), but I'd imagine all DIY stores will have some version of it.
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2003 1:18 pm |
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Here is a link to the last thread about it; paint stripping... -Loads of good info and suggestions there... 
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:33 am |
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Remember that CI is not entirely metal, the tracks are plastic. Just to avoid any unpleasant surprises...
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Inquisitor_Alanius
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 3:14 pm |
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Cheers all!
I will be tryng the acetone method this weekend, once I get the d*mn thing apart!
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 4:51 pm |
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Happy paint stripping!  ?
We all do it!
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Tas
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:10 am |
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I have just had some success with stripping many layers of some old Baneblades with oven Cleaner. After the first go, which was not successful, I realisedthat I was dealing with several nasty layers of enamel paints. More effort was required for victory...
Taking my trusty scalpel in hand, I carefully scrapped through the paint to bare metal in a very small section on all the major sides. This then allowed the chemicals of the second oven cleaner application to get underneath the enamel layers and seperate it from the metal far better. At the second scrub the paint came off very easily and quickly with just a toothbrush assisting.
Now if only the enamel would come off my rows of Codex Grey Guardsmen as easily...
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Vogon
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:05 pm |
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Just re doing some old Reavers myself.
For stripping from metal any decent paint stripper should do the Job. I use Nitromors in the yellow tin.
For stripping fom plastic i use Meths and a tooth brush. It takes abit of elbow grease but doesn't damage the plastic at all.
Hope this is of help to you.
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primarch
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:07 pm |
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Hi!
I like the toothbrush idea for stripping paint, prett slick.
Thanks!
Primarch
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Vitamins
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Post subject: Stripping Paint Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 4:04 pm |
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does that work on plastic too? (the boiling water)
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