Pine Sol, Brake Fluid, and other fine cocktails
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Hmmm, I dont know the answer to that question.
I have used Oven Cleaner to remove enamel paint from plastic models before; so you can add that to your list of possible solvents.
If you did the scultping yourself, you probably have a bunch of little leftover pieces of Milliput. (I form them into basing materials, like tiles or rocks.) Just dunk a rock of Milliput into whatever your solvent of choice is (maybe slap some paint on it so you know how long to dunk it for) and see how it does. Trial by fire. ;-)
I'd be curious what you are doing; most people learn to paint first, then get into conversions and sculpting second, so their painting technique is usually the more advanced of the two. So keeping the sculpting and re-doing the paint seems a bit unusual.
I have used Oven Cleaner to remove enamel paint from plastic models before; so you can add that to your list of possible solvents.
If you did the scultping yourself, you probably have a bunch of little leftover pieces of Milliput. (I form them into basing materials, like tiles or rocks.) Just dunk a rock of Milliput into whatever your solvent of choice is (maybe slap some paint on it so you know how long to dunk it for) and see how it does. Trial by fire. ;-)
I'd be curious what you are doing; most people learn to paint first, then get into conversions and sculpting second, so their painting technique is usually the more advanced of the two. So keeping the sculpting and re-doing the paint seems a bit unusual.
Valmur_Dwur
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If your talking acrylics, the best remover is called "Simply Green". You can get a bottle of it at Wal-mart for 3-4 bucks. It's non-toxic and easy to work with. AS to the super glue your ok with it the milliput probably if you only soak for a little while not really sure
If its enamel then yah your better off with the brake fluid
If its enamel then yah your better off with the brake fluid
frankthedm
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Um I have no idea how to save epoxie work on a mini when stripping paint
My experiece in cleaning normal metal and plastic minis:
WARNING
Most compounds that can take off paint are toxic in some way or another. If you are using these chems do take care with their use and disposal.
Pine sol: soak a day or so and it removes paint from metal minis and softens plastic minis and bases. Not too toxic and some may equate the scent to cleanliness.
Brake fluid: One of my favorites cause It won’t eat the plastic minis. if you soak the mini in the brake fluid for a few days you can toothbrush away the paint. It does have an odor and can be difficult to clean off completely
Acetone [Nail polish remover’s main ingredient]: Great for metal minis, eats superglue, eats plastics, eats skin, stinks like hell. You can use the nail polish remover to soak your minis but pure acetone is much faster/ stronger. You can get pure acetone at most Beauty Supply Stores along with chemical suppliers. [it might even eat plastic pipes, thoroughly dilute before pouring down the drain unless you want to risk costly home repairs]
BTW
1. If the mini has some very small crevasses you may need a toothpick to get in the small openings
2. Avoid mixing these chemicals together. I got no Idea what may happen if you mix the wrong ones rubbing alchohol & amonia = lung scarring gas!!!
3. If at all possible put minis into a glass jar and let them soak OUTSIDE your home. Few things eat glass and the possible fumes are best kept outside your dwelling. { I had to use a Gallon pickle jar to clean the tire glue[ a THICK black cyanocrylate based glue in the superglue/crazyglue/zap-a-gap family of glue] off of the WotC Black dragon I bought from a friend who had NO modeling experience and tried to put it together.}
4. Wash minis thoroughly after cleaning them of paint.
5. If the Mini has a lot of glue / epoxy putty work taking the paint of will likely dissolve the putty and glue off.
I have heard about these BUT [I have not verified if they work
Rubbing Alcohol: works on metal, safe on plastic.
Simple Green. Strips acrylic paint won’t eat plastic.
Oven cleaner: some say it won’t eat plastic others say it will. Strong odor. Don’t leave on too long.
Now I want to know
Has anyone successfully removed the paint from a plastic Mage Knight?
Taking factory paint off a mage knight
I found a reliable way to take the paintjobs wizkids slaps on their minis. Acetone, nail polish removers main ingredient will remove the latex paint wizkids uses on their latex minis. Beauty supply stores sell acetone in quarts [$ 4us ] and gallons[$10 us][I buy in gallons]
Best way to do it is take a close-able glass jar with a lid, fill jar with acetone 1/3 full. [the more minis you plan to clean the more acetone you will need]
Drop in a few mage Knights WITHOUT THEIR BASES! Acetone will swiftly destroy bases! Also I DO NOT know what acetone does to the solonavi green plastic!
Close jar tightly and swirl the mage knight in the [quickly darkening] acetone. Give the minis a good spin cycle. [spin them around quickly]You will start to see the paint falling off the mage knight revealing the figure beneath.
Now take the figs out of the acetone, you will see they will have soften and expanded THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY! If the figure is clean enough for you wash it off and let it dry for a few days. Not clean yet ? scrub with old toothbrush and then throw it back into the now blackened acetone. Repeat the process.
You could also let the figure soak in the acetone for several hours but you may soften the fig too far and cause expansion damage. The spin cycle works very well for me.
My experiece in cleaning normal metal and plastic minis:
WARNING
Most compounds that can take off paint are toxic in some way or another. If you are using these chems do take care with their use and disposal.
Pine sol: soak a day or so and it removes paint from metal minis and softens plastic minis and bases. Not too toxic and some may equate the scent to cleanliness.
Brake fluid: One of my favorites cause It won’t eat the plastic minis. if you soak the mini in the brake fluid for a few days you can toothbrush away the paint. It does have an odor and can be difficult to clean off completely
Acetone [Nail polish remover’s main ingredient]: Great for metal minis, eats superglue, eats plastics, eats skin, stinks like hell. You can use the nail polish remover to soak your minis but pure acetone is much faster/ stronger. You can get pure acetone at most Beauty Supply Stores along with chemical suppliers. [it might even eat plastic pipes, thoroughly dilute before pouring down the drain unless you want to risk costly home repairs]
BTW
1. If the mini has some very small crevasses you may need a toothpick to get in the small openings
2. Avoid mixing these chemicals together. I got no Idea what may happen if you mix the wrong ones rubbing alchohol & amonia = lung scarring gas!!!
3. If at all possible put minis into a glass jar and let them soak OUTSIDE your home. Few things eat glass and the possible fumes are best kept outside your dwelling. { I had to use a Gallon pickle jar to clean the tire glue[ a THICK black cyanocrylate based glue in the superglue/crazyglue/zap-a-gap family of glue] off of the WotC Black dragon I bought from a friend who had NO modeling experience and tried to put it together.}
4. Wash minis thoroughly after cleaning them of paint.
5. If the Mini has a lot of glue / epoxy putty work taking the paint of will likely dissolve the putty and glue off.
I have heard about these BUT [I have not verified if they work
Rubbing Alcohol: works on metal, safe on plastic.
Simple Green. Strips acrylic paint won’t eat plastic.
Oven cleaner: some say it won’t eat plastic others say it will. Strong odor. Don’t leave on too long.
Now I want to know
Has anyone successfully removed the paint from a plastic Mage Knight?
Taking factory paint off a mage knight
I found a reliable way to take the paintjobs wizkids slaps on their minis. Acetone, nail polish removers main ingredient will remove the latex paint wizkids uses on their latex minis. Beauty supply stores sell acetone in quarts [$ 4us ] and gallons[$10 us][I buy in gallons]
Best way to do it is take a close-able glass jar with a lid, fill jar with acetone 1/3 full. [the more minis you plan to clean the more acetone you will need]
Drop in a few mage Knights WITHOUT THEIR BASES! Acetone will swiftly destroy bases! Also I DO NOT know what acetone does to the solonavi green plastic!
Close jar tightly and swirl the mage knight in the [quickly darkening] acetone. Give the minis a good spin cycle. [spin them around quickly]You will start to see the paint falling off the mage knight revealing the figure beneath.
Now take the figs out of the acetone, you will see they will have soften and expanded THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY! If the figure is clean enough for you wash it off and let it dry for a few days. Not clean yet ? scrub with old toothbrush and then throw it back into the now blackened acetone. Repeat the process.
You could also let the figure soak in the acetone for several hours but you may soften the fig too far and cause expansion damage. The spin cycle works very well for me.
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