So, I have a mini that I've been working on for a while. I'm happy with the paint job; problem is, I went way overboard on the sealer - Krylon spray gloss, multiple coats, followed by brush-on Testors Dullcote on the non-metallic areas - and don't like the results. The metallic areas are too glossy, the non-metallic areas are cloudy, and some of the fine details are hard to see. (Like I said, way overboard.)
Having learned a hard lesson about restraint, I want to strip the sealer off and replace it with just one or two light coats of matte. Ideally, this could be done without affecting the paint job, but I recognize that that probably isn't possible and I'm prepared to repaint from scratch if need be. The underlying mini is about 50% metal and 50% green stuff.
Any recommendations or handy tricks? Currently I'm leaning toward Simple Green, since I've seen that recommended as an effective, nontoxic, and generally low-impact way to strip paint from minis; but will it work on a heavy coat of sealer? Or do I have to get into the nastier stuff?
Having learned a hard lesson about restraint, I want to strip the sealer off and replace it with just one or two light coats of matte. Ideally, this could be done without affecting the paint job, but I recognize that that probably isn't possible and I'm prepared to repaint from scratch if need be. The underlying mini is about 50% metal and 50% green stuff.
Any recommendations or handy tricks? Currently I'm leaning toward Simple Green, since I've seen that recommended as an effective, nontoxic, and generally low-impact way to strip paint from minis; but will it work on a heavy coat of sealer? Or do I have to get into the nastier stuff?
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