Can anyone provide me with advice to effectively remove cured acrylic paint from 1/35 scale figures? Oven cleaner? Ammonia? Goat milk? (just kidding about that one!)
Any help will be appreciated.
Actually I use the goat milk to THIN my acrylics when I spray them on… incredible adhesion with that! (kidding as well)
Oven cleaner such as easy-off, Castrol super clean (you can get it in the automotive cleaner section at Wal Mart or auto supply stores) work great… put the piece in a plastic ziplock bag, spray either on the figure and seal in the fumes, let sit at least an hour (some say more, some say less) get an old toothbrush and (wearing gloves) brush off any remaining paint.
Clean it up in soap and water and BAM!!! you’ve got a fresh piece ready for painting! I the paint is being stubborn you can put it back in the bag to soak longer. I’ve left stuff for several days before with no bad results… Just keep going back and checking and scrubbing with that toothbrush now and then if ya do… And wear gloves… voice of experience… [V]
Thanks very much for the quick reply…I’ll give it a shot and let you know how it goes. With gloves, of course.
I just thought about the fact that your figure may be resin… I am sure I heard someone say the cleaners wouldn’t hurt the resin but ya may want to wait until someone who knows, comments to make sure…
(So don’t throw away that goat’s milk just yet! [;)])
rubbing alcohol
Hi all
The other one you can use is spray oven cleaner works on all paint that i have used, they are Taymia, Humbrol & vallejo. Resin i have used the spray oven cleaner with no problems. All you need is a bag one of them ones you can zip up place your model in the bag, then spray the cleaner into the bag leave over night.
I have had success with TSP ( tri sodium phosphate). Make a very strong batch (stronger than on the directions) and submerge the model overnight. In the morning…rinse and voila! Yep, wear gloves.
Rich [8D]
I use Polly Scalle paint and decal remover. Its works well for my use.[:D]
A vote for 91% alcohol here…
I can’t speak for other brands, but Tamiya acrylics, even 10+ years old, can be removed simply by rubbing with a rag dipped in denatured alcohol (aka methylated spirits in these parts) with absolutely no ill effects on the plastic.