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 Post subject: The usage of Simple green for paintstripping
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:31 pm 
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So I've seen in mentioned numerous times as a good way of stripping plastics. But how exactly should I use it? Watered down or concentrated? and how long should models be left in there?

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 Post subject: Re: The usage of Simple green for paintstripping
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:25 am 
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I have some simple green for cars or something I found in the garage. I have had plastic guys in there for over a month, full strength and it hasn't done much to harm them. I find that the stuff I have just loosens the paint, especially on the plastic figures, so you still have to scrub them quite a bit. I seem to remember it also stained my metal figures a different colour....maybe reacted with the metal or soemthing, but it didn't seem to have any bad effects.

In short, it's fine for plastic, even full strength. But, if you want to soak them for 20 minutes and then have the paint fall off, this isn't the stuff for you. :)
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 Post subject: Re: The usage of Simple green for paintstripping
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:07 am 
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Ok, thanks. I didn't need something that would act immediately, just as long as it doesnt harm my plastics.

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I've tried undiluted Simple Green for paint stripping and it doesn't harm either plastic or metal miniatures. In fact, I had some plastics soaking for 10 months and it did no damage.

My test of Simple Green on metals - http://ozvortex.blogspot.com/2010/03/si ... ccess.html

My test of Simple Green on plastics - http://ozvortex.blogspot.com/2010/03/si ... sults.html

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 Post subject: Re: The usage of Simple green for paintstripping
PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:32 am 
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Thanks for the pics! I need to get an overabundance of paint off of an excessive amount of galadhrim and rohirrim, good to be able to see that none of the detail is lost. The longer it takes, the better actually, because if they're busy soaking for months, then that's longer to save up before I need to puchase those nice new commanders sets.

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I didn't mean to suggest that Simple Green took ages to work. The only reason I had a batch soaking for 10 months was because I forgot about it. The ones in the pics were soaked for 6 days, however you'll get reasonable results after 24 hours.

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Oh, ok. Well I'll leave them for a month or so anyway seeing as it'll do no harm while I work on the other projects Ive wanted to finish

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Citrus-based cleaner or methylated spirits (ethanol) also works very well. :D

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Does it loosen up white glue/ wood glue used for basing miniatures? Just wondering cause I have the MoM Fellowship that needs a new coat of paint. Well, un-layered would be better, as I tried repainting Legolas and the layered paint made it worse.
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Yes it does loosen the white glue.

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Oven cleaner, in an aerosol spray can, works really well for plastics and metals painted with acrylics. Just put the models in a plastic ziploc bag, spray, seal the bag and leave for ~10 minutes, then scrub the paint off with a toothbrush, 8)

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