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Specialist Games General Discussion => Modeling & painting => Topic started by: jodrell on January 19, 2015, 10:26:28 AM
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I've been thinking about repainting my IN fleet. But I'm not sure how the plastic IN cruisers will react to being stripped.
I normally use Dettol which is generally pretty good but can leave stringy bits of paint clinging to the model, which have to be manually removed. Given all the inny-outy bits on the IN ships, particularly the launch bays, I'm worried that stripping them will result in models better suited to the Plague Fleets!
Any tips and advice?
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I tend to strip plastic with a thing called Simple Green. In Australia it can be found in hardware stores, I don't know about the rest of the world. I usually leaves things to soak for about 2 days, then give it a good scrub with a toothbrush. If it's really bad, resoak and repeat. I can usually get things pretty spotless.
I don't know what Dettol does to plastic- never tried it.
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Thanks Geep. I'm in the UK so Simple Green isn't easy to get hold of. I'm not so worried about what I use to strip the paint, but how well the IN ships respond to being stripped (as in, the recesses are too deep to completely remove all the paint).
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I've left plastic cruisers in simple green for over a week with no ill effect. The hard part is making sure you get in the nooks and crannies so having a pick or other tools is handy sometimes
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@Jodell- I also live in the UK, and have just discovered the joys of Fairy Power Spray! Spray liberally and wait 30 mins or so before taking a toothbrush to it. It can take a couple of goes to get into the nooks and crannies. Doesn't seem to cut through the spray undercoat though.
I would have posted a photo, but my phones spazzing out. >:( Will try when it starts behaving.
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