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Post subject: Strippin minis
 Posted: May 16, 2003 - 08:24 AM
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Da Warboss
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Does anyone have any advice on how to quickly and easily strip paint off old minis? I am mainly using metal ones, so I dont need to worry about melting plastic, although advice on that would be nice too.
I have tried using turpentine, soaking the minis for three weeks, then brushing using a tooothbrush but it is still REALLY hard work and the paint in crevices is nigh on impossible to get out.
I've heard rumours that Dettol (a UK antibacterial cleaner) works wonders - I'll be trying that one out tonight. |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 08:28 AM
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If it works tell me please.
Thinner goes well
Acetone sometimes.
Snots has a wonder brand, don't really know what actually but it works all right |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 09:43 AM
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| What you need for the metal is BIX stripper. It's practicly effortless. You just take a few minis in a glass jar and just pour the bix over them. Let them sit for about 30 min to an hour depending on paint thickness. then pour off the bix (either dilute with water or seal in a separate container and throw away). Then flush the minis in the jar with water (from a hose)and watch the paint just go away! You need to do this outside, and with rubber gloves. Bix is cuite caustic, but the fumes aren't so bad when you work with it outside. If you can get a high pressure nozzle for your hose, it helps "power" some of the paint from the cracks. We're talking little or no scrubbing or brushing at all! After you rince them off, let them soak in a warm bath of soapy water to wash off what little chemical may be left on the minis and you're done! |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 09:54 AM
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I haven't done a lot of painting and even less stripping.
But, I just used Rubbing Alchohol to strip some Wood Elves.
I had used Citadel paints but never sealed them.
I just soaked them for about 10 minutes and the paint came right off with a little brushing.
Has anyone else tried this?
I got the idea from an artist that works with my wife. (At an art restoration studio.) |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 10:00 AM
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| Rubbing alcohol works well on most water based paints. It does not work as well with oil based paints once they are dry. I had tried it before and scrubbed all day with no success. I had a similar result with acetone. Maybe it was becuse of my oil based primer I use. |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 10:32 AM
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Try paint thinner with a metal brush, like the one I use to clean my golf clubs. It has both a tooth brush style bristle and a brass bristle. You have to be careful when brushing soft metals (old lead fgs)
Also I think wood/oil paint stripper works well without hurting the minis, just don't breath the stuff. You know the stuff one would strip exterior oil based paints from ther wood trim on the house. |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 02:01 PM
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For those in Canada and US, you can use PineSol.
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 09:46 PM
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| Yeah, Pinesol works great. |
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Posted: May 16, 2003 - 11:19 PM
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Stripping mini's?
Make sure you have a complete toolbox (spanners, ratchets, etc), plastic bags to put all the little screws, clips etc in.
And don't forget the most important part, the Hayne's manual. You won't go far with that.
What? What do you mean this isn't the Rover Mini's Owners website?  |
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Posted: May 19, 2003 - 02:33 AM
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LOL
Anyways,
Thinner is dead cheap and works after soaking the mini for about 5 minutes. Just get it out and brush it with a toothbrush. It always works for me. For plastic, it seems that a good strong soda bath will clean the model in a few days, but I haven't tested that one yet.
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Posted: May 20, 2003 - 03:05 AM
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can I get BIX in the UK? Also, I heard the Dettol contains the same active ingredient as PineSol (which we can't get over here) hence my efforts to try it out. And would you believe it - the one time in my life I've needed Dettol and the supermarket has sold out.
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Posted: May 20, 2003 - 03:06 AM
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Anyway, I'm looking for this bix stuff - can anyone clarify which one of these is best?
http://www.bixmfg.com/products.htm
And a UK source would be appreciated too. |
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Posted: May 20, 2003 - 07:27 AM
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| It's your regular bix stripper (top of the list). This stuff is excellent! |
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Posted: May 20, 2003 - 07:34 AM
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where do you get it from though?
and according to the file it says it is re-usable... is this true and if so how (do you pour it back into the tin?) |
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Posted: May 20, 2003 - 08:04 AM
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| I get it at the local hardware store ($5 US a can, would probably run you 3 pounds in the UK), but I'm sure you can find it anywhere that sells painting supplies. Yes, it is re-useable to an extent. Just pour it back in the tin. However, some colors (reds and most flesh tone paints) can make the stripper look dirty and I don't always feel comfortable re-using it. |
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