Best way to strip paint?

Shiminay

Hello all,

Some friends of mine recently said "lets get some BloodBowl going" and I thought "horay!" Found my old team and, well, lets just say that 12 years ago when I got the minis and decided on a paint job, I didn't know how to paint

So, I need to strip the paint and go again, what's the best way to do this without making a mess of the models?

Thanks

Spear

Kharn wrote: »

Hello all,

Some friends of mine recently said "lets get some BloodBowl going" and I thought "horay!" Found my old team and, well, lets just say that 12 years ago when I got the minis and decided on a paint job, I didn't know how to paint

So, I need to strip the paint and go again, what's the best way to do this without making a mess of the models?

Thanks

Should be something here to suit your needs.

http://forums.relicnews.com/showthread.php?t=136354

draven3410

are they metal or plastic?

I heard somewhere that brake fluid does the job. I also saw a video on miniwargaming.com.

quozl

I use dettol. Steep them in a jar of it for a day and the paint will mostly flake off. Scrub the last bits off with an old toothbrush.

However, I use this with modern acrylic miniature paints. I remember using really old enamel paints when i was a kid, I can't see anything as non-caustic as dettol sorting that stuff out.

By the way, check out http://bloodbowl-ireland.org . Good sized bloodbowl ladder in dublin & cork.

Mantel

Brake fluid is usually the liquid of choice if you can't get your hands on Simple Green. It really depends on the paint you used, if it's going to be hard to get off then oven cleaner would be good to use with metal mini's, just get a jar you can seal up, pile the mini's in and fill it with foam.

Fairy powerspray is also said to be very good and a less toxic to inhale Just spray them, leave for 30 minutes on some kind of tray and scrub with a toothbrush, might require two goes.

vulkan

I used break fluid from halfofrds!!!!
worked fine for me!
and it was on old rouge trader marines!