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I figure that on a forum largely about vintage figures, this is a subject many will have an opinion on...
What is your favourite way to strip paint from metal models? Does it depend on the model in question?
Let me give you some backstory for why I am asking this. A bunch of eBay lots I’ve bought are arriving, and some were painted models. First were some Necromunda House Cawdor, undercoated white (not certain whether spray or hand). I tried some Simple Green but after soaking for a day, a lot of scrubbing was still needed to get the paint off, and the recesses were stubborn. So then I tried some acetone, and the paint literally sloughed off them instantly, leaving them pristine.
Great, I thought, let’s use acetone for the next batch (some Ogres, fully painted, and I think from their sheen they had also been varnished).
This time it didn’t work so well—it didn’t dissolve right away like the Cawdor gangers did, and although the top coats of paint came off with a scrub, the black undercoat is very resistant to removal in the recesses. I’m going to leave it another day and then maybe try Simple Green again for them.
I guess the difference could be due to different paints used on the models, or possibly my ‘dual application’ of Simple Green and then acetone on the Cawdors. But I don’t have enough experience stripping to know for sure. Does anyone have any tips or comments they’d like to share? Or is there any miracle-compound that Works Every Time people recommend?
What is your favourite way to strip paint from metal models? Does it depend on the model in question?
Let me give you some backstory for why I am asking this. A bunch of eBay lots I’ve bought are arriving, and some were painted models. First were some Necromunda House Cawdor, undercoated white (not certain whether spray or hand). I tried some Simple Green but after soaking for a day, a lot of scrubbing was still needed to get the paint off, and the recesses were stubborn. So then I tried some acetone, and the paint literally sloughed off them instantly, leaving them pristine.
Great, I thought, let’s use acetone for the next batch (some Ogres, fully painted, and I think from their sheen they had also been varnished).
This time it didn’t work so well—it didn’t dissolve right away like the Cawdor gangers did, and although the top coats of paint came off with a scrub, the black undercoat is very resistant to removal in the recesses. I’m going to leave it another day and then maybe try Simple Green again for them.
I guess the difference could be due to different paints used on the models, or possibly my ‘dual application’ of Simple Green and then acetone on the Cawdors. But I don’t have enough experience stripping to know for sure. Does anyone have any tips or comments they’d like to share? Or is there any miracle-compound that Works Every Time people recommend?