Stripping models

mrrshann618 · Post by **mrrshann618** » Sun May 06, 2007 1:31 am

Alright I did a quick look on a few of the boards but didn't see Exactly what I ws looking for, but that doesn't mean that I just plain ol' didn't miss it.

Alright, I started to strip some models with pine sol as that was all i had on hand. The models i was trying to strip were so caked that all it did was create a giant ball of gooey black paint. Ok so I finally got to the closest store that had Simple green, Soaked it and got all the gooy black off.

However there seems to be parts of another layer BELOW what i was able to get off that seems resistant to even simple green. The flatter areas I've been able to scratch off, but the recesses are just not comming off even after a repeated soaking.

Am I resigned to just taking a hobby knife to get the rest out?

ancientsociety · Post by **ancientsociety** » Sun May 06, 2007 2:26 am

Are these plastic or metal minis?

Winky · Post by **Winky** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:00 am

Super Clean degrease. It is in a purple bottle in the auto department at Wal-Mart. It work on metal and plastic. I have found that it works better than Simple Green.

( 60 ) · Post by **NuWishA** » Sun May 06, 2007 3:25 am

Its Castrol Superclean. It isn't a car oil though, a concrete cleaner.

Use gloves when you rinse/scrub your figs off, unless you have running water when you are scrubbing to keep it from killing your hands (TO TEH DEATH).

npd_bigdaddy · Post by **npd_bigdaddy** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:00 am

NuWishA wrote:Its Castrol Superclean. It isn't a car oil though, a concrete cleaner.

Use gloves when you rinse/scrub your figs off, unless you have running water when you are scrubbing to keep it from killing your hands (TO TEH DEATH).

I have some plastics that I need to strip, so this is the stuff I need, correct?

I've never had much luck stripping plastic........

If this is the stuff, how long is the soak?

Erik

jagavahn · Post by **jagavahn** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:22 am

Super Clean is marvelous stuff. Depending on how thick and what the type of paint primer was used soak time may be as little as 45 minutes. Typically I leave a batch of minis soaking for a couple of hours(maybe overnight) and they usually come clean with a rinse or tap water(little to no scrubbing necessary).

( 60 ) · Post by **NuWishA** » Sun May 06, 2007 6:16 am

They strip plastic, but mess up glue.

And they stain the plastic the color it was painted.

THough I'm lazy and leave things in for days, so that might be why.

I stripped a land raider once. Should have just reprimered it. Stupid thing just fell apart as I scrubbed it.

npd_bigdaddy · Post by **npd_bigdaddy** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:03 am

NuWishA wrote:They strip plastic, but mess up glue.

And they stain the plastic the color it was painted.

THough I'm lazy and leave things in for days, so that might be why.

I stripped a land raider once. Should have just reprimered it. Stupid thing just fell apart as I scrubbed it.

Well these will be some Chaos SM, so I don't mind if they fall apart, and in fact probably encourage it as I'd want the shoulder pads and backpacks to come off at a minimum anyway

So if they are poorly painted Iron Warriors, mainly metallic painted, this will stain the plastic to an almost metallic color?

Either way as long as I can reprime them without losing detail, I could care less

Erik

mrrshann618 · Post by **mrrshann618** » Sun May 06, 2007 11:22 am

ancientsociety wrote:Are these plastic or metal minis?

I'm sorry it is a metal fig.
sounds like that super clean stuff is the way to go. Tanks I'll try it out

Warmonger · Post by **Warmonger** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:11 pm

Super Clean doesn't really use the name of castrol anymore, it looks like that part of the company was sold.... there is a degreaser that contains sodium hydroxide, which is what you want for cleaning the paint. (that's the kick butt ingredient) I'm not sure about the concrete cleaner one, never looked at its contents.

If they are primed black and painted silver metallic of some sort, then the most staining you'll likely get is a darker grey color. It's mostly just brighter colors that stain, like reds blues and greens etc.

Galley · Post by **Galley** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:19 pm

How safe is this Superclean stuff? It sounds a ton more toxic than Simple Green.

( 832 ) · Post by **MagickalMemories** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:19 pm

If there's a layer of paint that WON'T come off sith the products you've used, maybe it's enamel (ie.; Testors) paint.

For those who know... Will the products you're suggesting remove Enamels?

Eric

Warmonger · Post by **Warmonger** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:34 pm

It is slightly toxic, so gloves of some kind are a good idea for those with sensitive skin.

I'm not positive on enamels, but I believe it will remove that as well with more soaking and occasional scrubbing.

There's a product I bought online that is in a sort of gel form. It's 3% or so sodium hydroxide. Leaving that on a model for about 30-45 minutes will strip enamels pretty effectively. I'm not able to get to my main computer right now or I'd link to the product. Which of course is not cheap....

Super Clean is almost as good so far, at a fraction of the price but requiring longer soaks.

( 60 ) · Post by **NuWishA** » Mon May 07, 2007 5:41 am

It might be slightly toxic, but it also talks about how its biodegradeable and you can just rinse it off with water.

Dunno if something can be both of those things at once though...

ohioguy · Post by **ohioguy** » Mon May 07, 2007 4:17 pm

Oven cleaner all the way for me when it comes to metal mini's. $1.00 a can at the cheap store.....You cant beat it.

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