Plastic recycled models

[MarkRG]

Iv some old plastic models that i painted many moons ago and i want to get the old paint off them without destroying the models detail.

Iv tried detol, like mort surgested, it helps.

Any surgestions?

Game on.

[MortiS-the-Lost]

leave it in the Dettol for a day or so ... after a while the paints just slides off

[MarkRG]

Hi Mate Iv had a few arms and power packs in a jar of dettel for over a week. Its got most of it off.


Game on.

[MarkRG]

I tried other painted parts yesterday and found out today that dettle does work pretty well on most colours except Ultra marine blue and chaos black.

bloody hell i sound like a soap tv add.

Game on.

[MortiS-the-Lost]

I'm guessing thats Chaos Black and Ultramarines Blue that came from spray cans?

[MarkRG]

Yes and no.   most of it was chaos black undercoat, i painted these when i first started 40k.

[Umboman]

MortiS suggestion of Dettol is well worth noting.I have used an old bottle of Polystrippa paint stripper which even does polyurathane paints.However I do not use it must & they might not make it anymore............this bottle was £1.15 & is over 20 years old.It comepletely took GW gold off a GW black plastic case,with no residue.Another useful idea is to buy a plastic pickle container(if they still make them)from Tupperware 14cm high x 9.5cm diameter.......it contains a lift out 'floor' to raise your onions/figure out of the vinegar/Dettol.........so you can give them a good soak.I have never had much of a result with White Spirit or spirits of Turpentine,except with oil painted figures.I have used Acetone,with mixed results.Acrylic is quite stubborn,I will try the Dettol,its cheap enough!

[Metropolis]

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