Anyone know how to remove Milliput?

[Banjer]

I have modified a white metal figure with Milliput. I don't like the modification. Is there anything that will soften the putty to make it easier to remove? Mechanical attempts are damaging the metal.
Cheers
Bill

 

[valiant]

Nothing I'm aware of, sorry

 

[Nap]

Perhaps a soak in Dettol might loosen it slightly

Welcome to PF as well

Nap

 

[Helm]

As it's metal you could try boiling water
Steve

 

[housecarl]

Acetone apparently.

 

[John Bowery]

C4?
John

 

[Blind Pew]

I've had some success by drilling holes in it then gradually prising it off. I you can get under the surface all the better.

I wish you luck. Do let us know how you get on.

 

[yellowcat]

Just boiled your figure in water and it will comes apart.

 

[Banjer]

Thanks all, it's off ​

Tried boiling without success. Acetone got most of it off, used with fine wire wool. This left a small reside which did come off with further boiling, Perhaps I didn't boil for long enough first time. Didn't have any Dettol so didn't try that and I don't know what C4 is. I didn't try drilling as the Milliput was a very thin layer.​

I had used standard and superfine and the superfine was much harder to remove.​

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Bill​

 

[theBaron]

...I don't know what C4 is...

It's a plastic explosive. John was being facetious

Prost!
Brad

 

[Blind Pew]

It's a plastic explosive. John was being facetious

Prost!
Brad

It still does the job though.......

 

[arj]

It still does the job though.......

 

[yellowcat]

Thanks all, it's off ​

Tried boiling without success. Acetone got most of it off, used with fine wire wool. This left a small reside which did come off with further boiling, Perhaps I didn't boil for long enough first time. Didn't have any Dettol so didn't try that and I don't know what C4 is. I didn't try drilling as the Milliput was a very thin layer.​

I had used standard and superfine and the superfine was much harder to remove.​

​

Bill​

Boil it longer and should take care of it. All epoxy should comes apart. I did it before.

 

[Forté]

Think I need to do that with some sculpting tools.

 

[Ray Stout]

Try soaking it in Dettol for about 3=4 days, and THEN try the Boiling water. Ray

 

[Forté]

I boiled mine in a frying pan of water. Gentle rub with a wire scourer and it all came off.

 

[CGS military figures]

If on metal, brush nitro paint stripper over the milliput, the milliput will crumble off. If you want to soak and providing it's all metal will be fine. Nitro hates milliput as I have found by needing to resculpt numerous bits once stripped over the years.hope that helps mate, any paint stripper works. They have got weaker over the years due to H&S but the milliput will eventually fall off clean or just breakdown, soak,wash, resoak and repeat. You can get a fig back to new