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Modeling => Modeling Q&A => Topic started by: Quickdraw on October 11, 2014, 04:27:30 pm

Title: Stripping resin models
Post by: Quickdraw on October 11, 2014, 04:27:30 pm: Does anyone have a tried and true method of stripping resin models?
I've done plastics and metals. Just not any resin.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Last Rites on October 11, 2014, 10:01:40 pm: I just use warm soapy water and an old toothbrush. I use acrylic based paints so pulls off pretty easily. Hope this helps!
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Andrewchristlieb on October 11, 2014, 11:16:59 pm: For those stubborn stuck on paints soak them overnight (or for a couple days if its really bad) in some concentrated simple green (in the gallon jug, ~$10) then hit it with a toothbrush.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Quickdraw on October 12, 2014, 01:44:36 am: From what I've been seeing online Simple Green seems to be the stuff.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Ruckdog on October 13, 2014, 08:25:03 pm: I've used Simple Green to strip metal and plastic models without any issues. I haven't tried it personally on resin minis, but I suspect it will be OK. You can always try a small test model like a frigate first, I suppose.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: markymark1970 on October 13, 2014, 09:29:27 pm: Dont let them sit for too long. You can leave metal in for days. I would try 2 hours, then check back every 2-4 hours and see. You'd hate to have them melt. I know I melted something years and years ago in an Easy Off oven cleaner bath.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Landlubber on October 13, 2014, 10:11:55 pm: I stripped down my RSN cruisers last week using Simple Green. Left them in a Tupperware container overnight. Used running water and a toothbrush to get the paint off the next day--what hadn't already fallen off in the container. They are resin models, and I didn't note any damage to them.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: markymark1970 on October 14, 2014, 12:11:44 pm: Didn't like what your scheme Greg?
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Landlubber on October 15, 2014, 10:19:00 pm: The scheme I tried with the cruisers wasn't working for me, so I elected to strip them down and start over again.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Quickdraw on October 16, 2014, 07:52:56 am: The simple green has mostly worked. There is still a layer of stubborn primer, especially in the recesses. The resin seems "stickier" than plastic and metal I've done in the past.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: markymark1970 on October 16, 2014, 10:58:50 am: Do another Simple Green bath and a good tooth-brushing.

For the mini, not for you.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Quickdraw on October 16, 2014, 03:00:40 pm: Thats hilarious ;D
I will definitely be giving it another go tonight.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Ruckdog on October 19, 2014, 08:40:50 pm: Did the second dip do the trick for you?
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Quickdraw on October 20, 2014, 09:48:52 pm: Pretty much.
3 hours the first time and 4 the second time. No visible damage and the paint is more or less gone.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Creon on October 21, 2014, 09:54:39 pm: I've got a forge world TAU Broadside suit soaking. 24 hours the first time, and the hideous coat of thick, cracked black came up. Now for the electric green underneath it.
Title: Re: Stripping resin models
Post by: Delta on February 15, 2015, 12:44:40 am: I used a cheap jewelry cleaner and some simple green-water mix (1:4) and ran it for about 30 min. The black primer is still on but all the paint was gone, even in the recesses of the sheet metal roofs on a novgorod that tend to be quite stubborn. If you tend to strip minis often, I would totally recommend the investment. Mine was ~$30. Plus it keeps the lady's jewelry clean and thus the lady happy, a super bonus.