Stripping

[King Ulrik Flamebeard]

Well as newly appointed mod of this here forum a few things have come to my attention, this topic is popping up like nobody's business. So to stop this, this here will now be the new and entire thread on stripping models.

You have any questions about stripping or need suggestions on what works best or even wishing to help by giving a list of this and there. Then here it goes. Any other threads started on this topic will be closed and then deleted, unless I or the Globals see fit to leave it open.

So to start and to save you all seacrhing this is the search results on the term "stripping" in the painting section.

Stripping Search

Please use this, as I will do as I say.

KU

[WiCkEdRock]

... And thus began Ulrik's reign of terror in the painting forum.

Surprises me this haven't been pinned up earlier!
I know of 3 fluids that can strip the paint of models, of which 1 I am using often, so I can give you pointers about that.

Aceton - Also known as nail polish remover I believe. This chemical is powerful. If you ever tried sniffing it, just a little, like I did that one time, You'll notice that it will burn like a mother*****er in the nose and your head will j€rk backwards.
Aceton is only to be used on metal models, if it is used on plastic models, it will melt into a blob.

Simple Green - This product isn't availible in my country, so I don't know much about it. Supposed to work on plastic models, but I've heard that it can cause plastic to soften a bit if the model is left for too long and cause things to break when you clean them.

Brake Fluid - Availible in all countries. This fluid isn't very dangerous, but do keep it in a ventilated area and wash your hands if you would get any fluid on them.
Pour some of this into a glass-jar or something similar, and drop the models you want stripped into the fluid. Should be left there for atleast 5 hours, I usually just leave them over night. I haven't had any loss of detail on models dipped in it, like those 5th ed goblins I left there for 2 weeks, they where fine when i got them out of it.
After they've been soaked for atleast 5 hours, you brush off the paint with a toothbrush and clean it under running water so that all the brake fluid comes off.

[The Fifth Horseman]

I heard alcohol-based solvents work wonders for plastic too.

Something called "denatura" in Poland is said to be a great one. It's used to remove furniture varnishes and the like.

[Dark Trainer]

CASTROL SUPER CLEAN! It's better than simple green (in my opinion). Paint just bubbles up and comes right off. Here is a guide from a friends site showing how easy it was.

http://www.evilbryan.com/ht_stripping_plastics.html

Best part about this was he lost no detail on the plastic models!!!

It's a standard cleaner. Bought it from an auto parts store. It's for degreasing or something. Came highly recommended from a post he read. Might be able to find it in the auto section of a Wal-Mart or something too.

And yes, it's a general product. (USA and all)

Here is some information about it. Compared to Simple green. They say it's more harmful to skin (**CORROSIVE**) use gloves, but it worked GREAT on the models. It doesn't dissolve styrene plastics.
http://www.simplegreen.com/pdfs/safetycomparechart.pdf

Here's an example of where to buy it. (Bear in mind this link shows a case, it's about $5 a bottle)
http://www.acehardware.com/sm-castrol-supe...pi-1451528.html


BTW, I just talked to my friend who suggested "Castrol Super Clean", he told me he ran a test. He left 2 models in solution for one week.

One model was in the Castrol Super Clean...
The other was in Simple Green...

The simple green actually ate some of the detail from the models and super clean left all the plastic intact

[Swierzaq]

"Denaturat" is a strong alcohol. Somewhere around 90% (correct me if I'm wrong). Just like the_fifth_horseman said it is used to remove varnish, paint and is also used as some sort of fuel. Some people drink it straight too

[Macragge]

hi,
i just put my tau into castrol super clean for 2 days and im still having a hard time getting it all off, the primer come off only slighly. Why is this? if i leave it longer will it work better? because i was told 20 min was good and it ahs been 2 days thank you

[Dark Trainer]

Is it the acrylic paints from GW? I've never had any problems...primer or otherwise. I mean it doesn't come off ENTIRELY to look grey again, did you look at my buddies guide? Primer and all, he soaked for about 4-6 hours first time. Also you have to use a toothbrush or something to brush away the blistering paint.

[Baharroth]

Nail polish remover strips everything without melting anything. Just stripped about £250 worth of eldar

[rovens]

if you want to strip a flatish surface nail polish remover pads work well. I used somem the other day on clear plastic and it remained clear.

[Dark Trainer]

Check out the forums section of the Gamesworshop website. In the hobby section of the forums the topic of the week is Stripping. Lots of information, includes details on Castrol super clean and about 20 other options and details about what damages plastics and so on.