Help needed

[Dekiman]

Hello
I have two questions:
How to strip paint from figure? Figure is painted with Gams Workshop colours.
Second:I read that if your pour a drop of Tamya FX in acrylic colour it finish will be mat.Is this the only thing I have to do? I have a problem with Valejo red and blue.
No matter what I do (shake,mix,use colour breakr,talk,sing to them) they ar always gloss.

 

[mick3272]

Hi.
Re Q. 1 . Use ron 's method submerge fig in dettol. for 15min or so and scrub off with a tooth brush. their are plenty of threads about this on this site.
Q2, sorry have to leave that one for someone else.

Mick

 

[Dekiman]

Tell me what is dettol?

 

[mick3272]

Dettol is an antiseptic
If you type in dettol in the search engin at the top of the page you will find a shed load of information. look for info posted by Ron 'T' or Del they are the experts.
Mick

 

[Dekiman]

Thank you Mick.

 

[mick3272]

trying

to load a picture of the stuff but it wont come up will try again.
mick

 

[Ulrich]

I always use dishwasher tabs. Warm water and a tab and after one night you can use a tooth brush and cold water. I try it with oil, acrylics and humbrol

 

[rossbach]

What is your figure made of? Resin? Plastic? Metal?

 

[Martin64]

About your problem with unwanted glossy sheen: A coat of Testors Model Master Flat clear applied with the airbrush (using the thinner of the same brand) killed up to now any gloss of any brand permanently. The Andrea color sets blue and red are dead flat out of the bottle btw.
Cheers, Martin

 

[Dekiman]

Figures are made of metal.

 

[Cristian Sartori]

If the paint is acrylic you can use white alcohol to strip the colour, scrub with a hard brush or tooth brush. for colour, or you use andrea colour, very flat, or you can add a small quantity of tamya x 21 flat base to the colour

 

[Dekiman]

Thank you dear friends for you helpfull answers.

 

[DEL]

http://www.planetfigure.com/threads/cleaning-paint-off-metal-figures.70386/
The info on Dettol is on page 1.

 

[kenshin393]

Dettol for question 1, without a doubt.
As for #2, a coat of testers dullcote after painting should sort it, that or switch to scale75 paints, they are super matt.

 

[D. Overland]

For question #1 you can also use an aerosol oven cleaner called Easy Off., be sure to wear gloves, goggles and some form off a ventilated mask as the fumes are toxic and the stuff will also dissolve skin, do not use this on plastics or resin though, as it will eat them.

 

[Richie]

Hi Dejan,
A tip I was given from Carl with regards to Tamiya X21 flat base, use an empty clean paint dropper bottle, add your X21 to the bottle with distilled water and shake up well and use this to thin your paints. For paint stripping - Dettol.
cheers
Richie

 

[theBaron]

I use an automotive de-greaser for stripping paint, Super Clean. If you're in the US, you can get it at WalMart and at auto supply stores. I use it to remove paint from metal, resin and styrene. The beauty of SuperClean is that a batch can be used over and over. I use glass jars of various sizes, depending on the size of the piece, and immerse the piece in the liquid. It will soften the paint immediately, and the longer you let the piece sit, the more paint dissolves into the solution. I usually soak a piece for about 5 minutes, then I use an old toothbrush to scrub the paint away gently, repeating the sequence as necessary.

SC does not harm metal, resin or plastic.

I don't know about its availability outside the US, but you can look online to see if it's sold near you. I do think it's available in Canada, too.

I used to use oven cleaner, but it's rather caustic--the main ingredient is lye--and so, you really need good ventilation and a pair or gloves. And you can only use a batch once.

Prost!
Brad

 

[samson]

agree super clean is great.