stripping - 40K Terra

lord marcus · 11-13-2007

i need a good paint stripper (i have three marines with at least three coats apiece on them - test models) that i could buy at my local hardware stores (detailed below)

home depot
wal-mart
target (okay, so thier not hard ware stores, but they could carry something)

if you have any ideas i need the brand name and a picture please.

SteveBerenyi · 11-13-2007

Pine-Sol

will take acryllic off plastic in about 2 hrs
use a soft bristle toothbrust for fine details.

dont leave in more than 2 days.
it will melt the plastic.

lord marcus · 11-13-2007

is citadel acryllic?

SteveBerenyi · 11-13-2007

yes indeed!

lord marcus · 11-13-2007

WOOT! thanks man

Jericho199 · 11-13-2007

I came into this thread thinking there'd be a stripper

F- for this thread.

r4wr89 · 11-13-2007

haha sorry to dissapoint jericho. i hope you'll be forgiving :P

umm i don't know what exactly is used for stripping paints, but i hear that brake fluid works ? but don't quote me on that, i could be wrong. it's also probably an extremely unhealthy chemical to be around XD

Jericho199 · 11-13-2007

My local store guy also said oven cleaner works well.

r4wr89 · 11-13-2007

i could also be imagining things, maybe nail polish remover ? haha i better stop before i just start naming random chemicals XD

the way i stripped stuff the one time i did it [this is 4th grade btw, now...crikey almost 9 years ago ! haha] was with a pair of scissors carefully scraping...CAREFULLY.... XD

Word Bearer 81007 · 11-13-2007

plastic models use the pine sol.
metal brake fluid is awesome.
just use a toothbrush on them, paint comes right off, after soaking awile of course.

lord marcus · 11-13-2007

what should i use for the hard to reach places?

masterofweirdness · 11-13-2007

Hey would that stuff work for say... water based paints? Thats what I used... and I am looking to strip a few models...

Ion Raptor · 11-13-2007

It should, alternatively you can use engine degreaser called Purple Power.......you can leave mini's in there for months and nothing will ever happen to them.

Mart007 · 11-14-2007

As said Brake Fluid works wonders on metal.

Nail Polish Remover works on plaggy, but is expensive and you may as well buy new mini's!

The other alternative for plaggys is Dettol, you can soak them for as long as you want, but abut 2-3 days should do it, then just use an old toothbrush to scrub off.

With stripping your always gonna have a bit of paint left in the cracks, but once you've under coated you cant notice.

Krom_stormbrow · 11-14-2007

WARNING...

DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER ON PLASTIC

If your using nail polish remover it need to have acetone in it. And acetone melts plastic.

States use Pine Sol or simple Green
UK us Dettol or simple green

Mart007 · 11-14-2007

Easy big man, you'll have a cardiac arrest! I can see the sweat beading from here!!!.

Seems my advice on NP remover was incorrect, though I did say dont use it for cost, also dont use for cos it will nack your minis! (If they are plaggy!)

lol

vicius13 · 11-14-2007

LOL... Dude use Brake fluid, on plastic too... It doesnt do a thing to them, but it knock off the paint... I sunk my minis on it for a week and they are ok...

Were are the stripers.... ajajajajajajaj

lord marcus · 11-14-2007

damn you vic, you've made me go to youtube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qdG3iC94_rk

Torquemada Coteaz · 11-14-2007

I don't strip paint myself
but my friends tell me they agree with Steve's first post.
So um, that's however many votes for pine-sol.

Oh and COME ON you could have chosen a better name for the thread right?
I was like "stripping...wtf? this better not be..." *hand hovers over delete button while waiting for page to load*

Edit: For those who can't tell, yes I am exaggerating a LOT and yes I am trying to make a funny.

lord marcus · 11-14-2007

i can tell.

manacycler · 11-18-2007

so pine-sol seems to be the most favored...so is it easy to use? I just retrieved my chaos lord and turns out and spray painted him too much, now it seems I'll need to strip him or he's going to look pretty...frayed looking.

Dragoon King · 11-18-2007

You would think GW would market something for stripping paint off their minis. I say we form a mob and storm the gates ( wow that sounds so good I gotta say it again, Storm the Gates!)

Rellik · 11-18-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jericho199

I came into this thread thinking there'd be a stripper

lol same wit me! but just straight simple green let it set in there for a bit and take a toothbrush to those hard to reach places. works wonders.

Torquemada Coteaz · 11-18-2007

That's a good point.
why DOESNT GW sell it?

Maybe it's so taht kids that don't know how to strip paint will go rebuy models...

*black suited agents are outside my house going "this guy knows to much... take him out"*

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,518 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 194 Thanked 252 Times in 159 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Pine-Sol will take acryllic off plastic in about 2 hrs use a soft bristle toothbrust for fine details. dont leave in more than 2 days. it will melt the plastic. __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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SteveBerenyi Just A Regular Joe. Again Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Butte, Montana Posts: 2,518 Rep Power: 4 Thanks: 194 Thanked 252 Times in 159 Posts Blog Entries: 5	yes indeed! __________________ WIN/DRAW/LOSS On The Battlefield 5 / 1 / 4

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Ion Raptor Beef Potato Wheelman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 793 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 111 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 4	It should, alternatively you can use engine degreaser called Purple Power.......you can leave mini's in there for months and nothing will ever happen to them. __________________ "Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment" - Librarian Isador Akios of the Blood Raven's 3rd Company "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him." - Sun Tzu, the Art of War

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Mart007 Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 102 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1	As said Brake Fluid works wonders on metal. Nail Polish Remover works on plaggy, but is expensive and you may as well buy new mini's! The other alternative for plaggys is Dettol, you can soak them for as long as you want, but abut 2-3 days should do it, then just use an old toothbrush to scrub off. With stripping your always gonna have a bit of paint left in the cracks, but once you've under coated you cant notice. __________________ Follow my log (dont worry, it's a project log) http://www.40kterra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3223

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Krom_stormbrow Hairy Hunter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: York, North Yorkshire, UK Posts: 502 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 25 Thanked 36 Times in 26 Posts	WARNING... DO NOT USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER ON PLASTIC If your using nail polish remover it need to have acetone in it. And acetone melts plastic. States use Pine Sol or simple Green UK us Dettol or simple green __________________

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Jericho199 Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greeley, Co Posts: 197 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 33 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	I came into this thread thinking there'd be a stripper F- for this thread.

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Jericho199 Trooper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Greeley, Co Posts: 197 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 33 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	My local store guy also said oven cleaner works well.

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Word Bearer 81007 Sergeant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pueblo, colorado (hell) Posts: 569 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 19 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	plastic models use the pine sol. metal brake fluid is awesome. just use a toothbrush on them, paint comes right off, after soaking awile of course.

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Mart007 Lieutenant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,008 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 102 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Easy big man, you'll have a cardiac arrest! I can see the sweat beading from here!!!. Seems my advice on NP remover was incorrect, though I did say dont use it for cost, also dont use for cos it will nack your minis! (If they are plaggy!) lol __________________ Follow my log (dont worry, it's a project log) http://www.40kterra.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3223

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vicius13 Primer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	LOL... Dude use Brake fluid, on plastic too... It doesnt do a thing to them, but it knock off the paint... I sunk my minis on it for a week and they are ok... Were are the stripers.... ajajajajajajaj __________________ What is your life? My honour is my life. What is your fate? My duty is my fate. What is your fear? My fear is to fail. What is your reward? My salvation is my reward. What is your craft? My craft is death. What is your pledge? my pledge is eternal service.

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Torquemada Coteaz The Grammar Cop Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the TC personal =][= estate on Encaladus Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 55 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I don't strip paint myself but my friends tell me they agree with Steve's first post. So um, that's however many votes for pine-sol. Oh and COME ON you could have chosen a better name for the thread right? I was like "stripping...wtf? this better not be..." hand hovers over delete button while waiting for page to load Edit: For those who can't tell, yes I am exaggerating a LOT and yes I am trying to make a funny. __________________ My Site: www.freewebs.com/ejshtuffz All of my stuff are there. Current Projects, etc. General Wargaming Guide: here Picture/Art Blog: here (BT) Asomrof: Crusade Fluff: here Crusaders Fluff: here (BT) "2k7-2k8 NHL Season" Crusade (i.e. Ottawa Senators) [WIP] http://www.freewebs.com/jason-lastword/index.htm

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manacycler Trooper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 112 Rep Power: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	so pine-sol seems to be the most favored...so is it easy to use? I just retrieved my chaos lord and turns out and spray painted him too much, now it seems I'll need to strip him or he's going to look pretty...frayed looking. __________________

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Dragoon King Destruction Manifest Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Loyall, Kentucky Posts: 2,653 Rep Power: 3 Thanks: 70 Thanked 95 Times in 73 Posts Blog Entries: 1	You would think GW would market something for stripping paint off their minis. I say we form a mob and storm the gates ( wow that sounds so good I gotta say it again, Storm the Gates!) __________________ “Nothing you can lose by dying is half so precious as the readiness to die, which is a man’s charter of nobility.” George Santayana.

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Torquemada Coteaz The Grammar Cop Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: the TC personal =][= estate on Encaladus Posts: 1,730 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 55 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Blog Entries: 4	That's a good point. why DOESNT GW sell it? Maybe it's so taht kids that don't know how to strip paint will go rebuy models... black suited agents are outside my house going "this guy knows to much... take him out" __________________ My Site: www.freewebs.com/ejshtuffz All of my stuff are there. Current Projects, etc. General Wargaming Guide: here Picture/Art Blog: here (BT) Asomrof: Crusade Fluff: here Crusaders Fluff: here (BT) "2k7-2k8 NHL Season" Crusade (i.e. Ottawa Senators) [WIP] http://www.freewebs.com/jason-lastword/index.htm

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