Sunday 3 August 2014

Paint stripping and the nightmare of second hand models: Second Round

... and the experiment has been a success. For the first part of this article click here.

The dettol antiseptic has proven to be a good product to remove paint without damaging the miniature. Let's see how it went.


This is after letting it submerged for around 16 hours. The paint seems a bit cracked and is starting to peel a bit in some areas. 
The next step is messy. Using an old toothbrush to scrub the paint off. As the antiseptic has a very strong smell I decided it was probably a good idea to go to the patio and do it there in the open. Alternatively use a dust mask or respirator. Also, get some latex gloves and cover everything with old newspapers: scrubbing action will spray the liquids everywhere... I learned that too late and the table was already a mess (sorry love!)



That's me during the process of scrubbing the paint off. It didn't require to apply too much strength for it to get off. I had tried other cleaning products before that had worse results and required a lot more muscle.



After removing most of the brown mess from the model with a paper towel.



This is how it looks after washing it with soapy water to remove all traces of the antiseptic cleaning solution. Not bad at all, almost as good as new and no damage to any of the parts.



And here it is, the assembled Black Ivan, ready for some test games, priming and painting.

I hope you liked the tutorial. I definitely recommend using this as a paint stripping method.  See you all around.

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