What is the best way of stripping paint?

Decker_cky · Post by **Decker_cky** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:05 am

tentacle pink paint...does wonders

edit: forgot, you need to follow that up with a purple ink wash (dip them in the paint then wash in the ink)

Galis · Post by **Galis** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:20 am

acetone. Better if boiled in the microwave

JaM · Post by **JaM** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:59 am

Really ??

Damn I've GOT to try that !

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*zzzzzoink....BOOOM*

*"It's alive !! It's alive !!!!"*

Laxon Hrull · Post by **Laxon Hrull** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 10:39 am

Dettol will also strip plastic so no need to destroy a perfectly good base in the process.

Xtreme · Post by **Xtreme** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:03 pm

If someone was bored they could do a search for all the times this was asked, collect all the suggestions and then put the post in the archive.

mepmuff · Post by **mepmuff** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:17 pm

Xtreme wrote:If someone was bored they could do a search for all the times this was asked, collect all the suggestions and then put the post in the archive.

Tried it, but the paint is still there....

JaM · Post by **JaM** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:23 pm

Acetone works good for metal minis, but acetone-free nailpolish remover works fine also... maybe even better. check the DA-drogist, it's in a purple-ish bottle. Use an old toothbrush to remove the paint, and rinse them with a warm soapy water after tha. You dont want acetone on you miniature when you undercaot them again !!
You can use this (acetone-free nailpolish remover) for plastics, but check the minis every.. minute or so, they get a bit soft. Plastics shouldnt be in there for more that 5 minutes I guess.

Remove the bases also, if possible.

You can also check the (damn, my English is slipping...) ehm... spul om verfspuiters (hoge druk, te koop bij spoorweg-winkeltjes) schoon te maken, dit verwijdert verf ook goed heb ik me laten vertellen.
Geen idee wat dat met plastic doet trouwens.

Good luck !

longfang · Post by **longfang** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 12:34 pm

Best way of stripping paint?

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JaM · Post by **JaM** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 1:15 pm

I tried yelling. Didnt help.

longfang · Post by **longfang** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:10 pm

I believe there is a sticky at the head of each section on TBB titled "code of conduct"

One part of it reads as follows.....

Posting

Before you start a new topic, please do a search and see if there is a thread already started.

Post by **Thadrin** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:17 pm

Don't forget to prepare your minis for stripping properly.
To do this, spray them with skull white first.

longfang · Post by **longfang** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:54 pm

mepmuff · Post by **mepmuff** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:00 pm

longfang wrote:

I don't know what you cry, but normal tears won't get rid of any paint (well, maybe water-based but you'd have to cry rivers...)