PSA – Dettol Paint Stripping

[Mike]

For those that are wondering about Dettol as a paint stripper.

I left the models for a few hours and the paint sort of bubbled away from the metal.

Most of it came off in one weird suit/piece.
The rest was removed with a toothbrush and a few stubborn bits in hard to reach places were picked out with a pin/needle.

Easy as anything.

[Andrew Beasley]

I love the smell of Detol in the morning 🙂

Never tried plastic or resin figures in the golden liquid and found the paint goes to a goo in some cases esp. if you leave them too long but better than most other things I’ve tried.

The Biostrip stuff is easier on the nose (unless you are like me and oddly like the smell) but way more expensive.

 

[Mike]

I left a really expensive GW resin/plastic model in there for weeks by mistake.
(Not sure what it was made of tbh)
It turned it to rubbery jelly….

🙁

[miniaturemen]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Been using Biostrip for a few years now, best thing I have found for stripping metal minis and it does have a pleasant smell. Worth the price, especially if you buy a big container direct from the manufacturer.</p>

[Steven Francis]

Never used it in resin but on plastic it seems safe for 48 hours of soaking. One word of caution…. Do not wash with water if you still have paint on the model, you get a sticky goo that is a pain to remove at least with GW paints.

I recently stripped 40 odd plastic Tau infantry and battle suits and it worked well. I have some metal buts I keep meaning on ebaying as they should go better stripped.

[Not Connard Sage]

A brass wire brush is more effective than a tooth brush.

As it goes, I discovered the efficacy of Dettol as a paint stripper many years ago when I dripped some onto a painted surface. Mom wasn’t best pleased, it was the kitchen windowsill 🙂

Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.

[Andrew Beasley]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

A brass wire brush is more effective than a tooth brush.

You can get fibreglass brushes that work well on plastic figures that will not scratch as much – not great for small tight areas but handy. Designed for cleaning electronics and rust off metal!

For the tight little corners I find a toothpick handy – both wood ‘cocktail sticks’ and interdental / plastic ones work well. Never tried a pin TBH but can see that could work better if the paint is still firmly attached.

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