Shae-Konnit Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well the acetone was crap, hardly took off any paint after an overnight soak and a scrub. The bases have now turned to rubber but with no loss of detail. Naturally the bases and models have parted so next it back to the nitromors. Dang, sorry to hear that... Acetone's always worked ok with me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omenbringer Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I used Pine Sol to strip some of mine (heat and humidity fuzzed my primer too! Stupid Arizona Monsoon)...It didn't get some out of the finer details, but (after a thorough wash with clean water, of course) a couple hours in acetone nail polish remover works just fine with the metals...though I wouldn't leave 'em in there too long. I didn't dare put plastic in the acetone. Scrub with a tooth brush and viola! Clean mini **don't forget your latex gloves though, that acetone is some nasty stuff** This is the reason I use the second bath of Simple Green. For some reason neither seems to clean everything by it self. Doing this though, they are stripped bare as hell in no time and without any damage to the resin or metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cplares Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 On metal I've started using Hoppe's #9 gun cleaner. Works like a charm. I've stripper my kirai box like 4 times now, gets all the paint off very easy and quickly. Plus it's only a couple of bucks at walmart. Haven't tried is on plastic, but I'm guessing its probably not a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Will Simple Green work if the mini has been sprayed with sealer? I just had two crews ruined by Armory's matte sealer and I need to repaint them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmiles Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Absolutely. 24-36 hours is usually sufficient, but for really easy cleaning, give it about 48 hours. Then just run it under hot water while brushing it with an old toothbrush. Takes about 3-5 minutes, and the model will look almost new. Give the paint a scratch with your hobby knife before dropping it in the SG, and it will serve as a good starting point for the brush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Will Simple Green work if the mini has been sprayed with sealer? It should, you might need to let the model soak over-night though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumbles Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Awesome. Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchethead Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 99% Isopropyl alcohol and a toothbrush rarely steers me wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeil999 Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 I gotta say the Simple Green/Ultrasonic cleaner combo worked wonders! I was lucky that my dad actually owns an Ultrasonic cleaner. In all it took about 1.5 hours to get just about all paint completely striped. The best part of it all, almost no scrubbing! Just a little agitation of the model in the Simple Green got the pesky deep spots. The only scrubbing I had to do was when I was giving an acetone bath to get rid of the glue as well as the paint underneath. Happy camper right here. So, if you tend to strip models often, I highly suggest getting an ultrasonic cleaner. Works wonders. You could easily strip a ton of models for a half days work. (if you want to call it work as you don't do anything but wait.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengland Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Believe it or not but Windex will actually work too, but I prefer Simply Green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piete Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 I'm in the UK, and I've had a lot of success with something called "Gunk Green Engine Degreaser". It's easy to get a hold of in Halfords, comes in reasonably large containers and is biodegradable. http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_700554_langId_-1_categoryId_165713 Shove all your models in a big pot and leave to marinade over night or longer, depending on how much paint and how old it is. You'll get immediate results with newer paint, I suspect. Just be aware that although it's "green", it *is* a pretty powerful degreaser, so will strip EVERYTHING, including oil from natural wood furniture. Cover everything before you go at your miniatures with a toothbrush, or you'll get little spots degreased all over your living room. Better yet, do it outside! Yeah, that may be first hand experience ... :whistle: - Piete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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