How To Strip Paint Off Scale Models TUTORIAL

[@ericsainte290]

I have heard about that technique you're using, but prefer using a cheaper and less toxic one using either liquid or pasty soap used to clean ceramic covered floors (brands found in Belgium and France are "D'Or" or "Palmidor" - we called that in my area's dialect "Vier Savon" - meaning green soap) and have effectively striped down multiple layers of oïl and enamels as well as two sprayed coats of car primer from resin, plastic & metal figures and models with such. Simply prepare a mix of lukewarm water (about 40 ° celcius) and dip the model and let it set in the mix overnight. The next day, clean with lukewarm clean water and a toothbrush… The advantage also is that not only does it strip the model but also cleans it of any grease and dust (I use this to clean all my models prior to painting them !). Hope this'll help too. Eric.

[@DeronShank]

Hey Shane. Cool video. Here in the USA we use what is considered the Purple Pond. It’s a floor waxing / washing product called Castrol “Super Clean” that’s the expensive name brand of it. There’s a generic brand to this that u can buy at Walmart and what you jus call the pound shop over there like Family Dollar or Dollar General called “Purple Power”. Don’t be fooled and buy Super Clean because Purple Power is the same identical stuff and is actually made in the same warehouse as Super Clean is. Simple Green works S well and there’s a mockery generic of that called Mr. Green at the Dollar Stores.

[@longlance67]

thanks for sharing mate,this will be helpful for my viewers in the US!

[@dasguero9655]

I usually use brake fluid, which works surprisingly well, or oven cleaner, I have accidentally left a tiger tank soaking for s week in oven cleaner and no problems, however I would always remove rubber band tracks when stripping paint, and link and length tracks you can expect to have a couple pieces come loose or off, also use a large strainer when scrubbing kits because you prolly will have some parts come off, especially if you work in 72 scale, also headlights on real small afv's always seem to come off during scrubbing, in the future I will just remove beforehand, much easier than finding them later, also small mg barrels, maybe put a bright color on to keep yourself aware of them or you will be making new ones

[@andylovatt7288]

Try using dot 3 or dots 4 brake fluid, safe on plastic,I use it to strip paint off of subbuteo figures .No distortion of figures , just do the same as you have been doing with tooth brush, after soaking model for 1 or 2 days then when done rinse in warm water.

[@dasguero9655]

I was surprised how well brake fluid works, cheap also

[@the-primered-thumb]

Great tutorial Shane, I recently used household bleach to strip chrome off a kit I'm building 🖒😉

[@longlance67]

thanks mate ! I've never been brave enough to use bleach as the fumes mess me right up lol

[@lasercreation-world1981]

Hello Shane, thanks for the great video,👍😀

[@longlance67]

thanks mate !

[@SmallSoldier]

Great solution for stripping paint. I use Super Clean which works as well.

[@longlance67]

heard good things about super clean too !

[@joinery1888]

Thanks for sharing. Will be trying this on a varnish job gone wrong....after hours of painting.

[@longlance67]

happens to the best of you

[@HamilkarBarkasScaleModelling]

Interesting! that is one of the few things in the hobby i have never done so far. Nice demo mate :)

[@longlance67]

its my first time too, and was born out me not wanting to buy another VC hahaha

[@claytonmcclain182]

Like this video Shane. I tried to do some of the same thing. It was such a pain in the butt I ripped off the metal barrel and resin parts and I'll just build a new kit. It worked but some of my kits I've used enamel paint and that WON'T come off :-( oh well such is life. Great video as always.

[@longlance67]

Ya enamel is an immensely tough mate to remove but I am sure there must be some way to do it

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Cool stuff mate,I've got an old wh40k rhino I may try and strip it

[@longlance67]

will make short of work it mate !

[@brandonbrockwell4997]

91% isopropyl alcohol has always been my go to, can get a pretty big jug of it at the pharmacy for only a dollar. Soak it overnight and usually don’t even have to scrub much, just rinsing under the sink is enough. Plus I can also use it to thin my tamiya so dual purpose

[@longlance67]

great bit of advice there! I wish we could get bottles of the stuff still in our pharmacies they are near impossible to find in Ireland

[@ArmourEmpire]

Really useful vid Shane. I've got s couple of paint mules I practice on and this will come in dead handy mate

[@longlance67]

thanks mark ! it so handy for practice pieces as you can endlessly recycle them as you wish !

[@schweinhund227]

Keep up the good work Shane !

[@longlance67]

thanks Norm !

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Très intéressant travail mon ami SHANE Merci pour tes conseils 👍 Very interesting job my friend Thank you for your explanation 👍

[@longlance67]

Jean Marc Galzy thank you my friend

[@alj644]

mais t'es partout ;) ca va toi?

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Al J Oui ça va Et toi mon collègue tu fais quoi en ce moment tu bricoles ? 😂😂

[@alj644]

suis sur une traction avant, sur le paladin M109,l'abrams tusk,et le panther G....je bricole pas mal oui ;)

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Al J C est bien mon ami Il me tarde de voir cela !!!!!

[@seansmodelingchannel1149]

I have a chally to strip will get a couple of bottles and give it a go good video bud

[@RollingThunderModels]

Very interesting video! I guess the more aggressive alcohols in the solutions attack the paint. I removed paint from my models as well using IPA (isopropanol) it works great and does also not attack the plastic. I work as a chemist at a aerosol/paint factory, so video's like these are quite interesting for me. Take care mate!

[@longlance67]

thanks mate ! I've been trying to source IPA to try out but its from what I've been able to find quite expensive

[@RollingThunderModels]

Could be, i don't think its available in large quantities for normal people. I was lucky to get some from my work. Your method seems to work fine tho, thanks for uploading mate!

[@martinoconnor4314]

I use methylated spirits to clean my airbrush, its a hell of a lot cheaper than airbrush cleaner and yes I do it in the garden as I do my spraying in the shed.

[@longlance67]

I wouldn't recommend using methylated spirits to clean your AB. As it will start to attack the seals within the AB after a while

[@martinoconnor4314]

@@longlance67 Yes that is true unless they are Teflon which mine are, I've been using it since I bought the airbrush a few years ago.😀

[@jakobp8020]

Very helpful

[@lasercreation-world1981]

yes I think so, great idea👍✌

[@canton7180]

yeah the main problem I encounter is that I 'am not simply trying to strip acrylic paint, but alternate layer typically build up of other products, like oil paint, and lacquer, which react differently and require different based solvents ir petroleum-based opposed to acetate, I guess simply oven cleaner would work best.

[@longlance67]

it is the other go to for many modelers

[@danphilpott6302]

Very helpful information. Much appreciated!

[@hazardtrooper2791]

i tried this for a 1/35 panther, painted with Vallejo air colours, and the paint just doesn't want to come off. ive had it soaking for 3 days, and every day i try to scrub off more paint, but still only about 5% of the paint has come off

[@longlance67]

what are you soaking the model in?

[@hazardtrooper2791]

@@longlance67 methylated spirits, however, in Australia the methylated spirits isn't purple like in Ireland. also, I did put a 88mm flak in as well (which was primed with Tamiya spray can and painted in Vallejo) and that seems to be removing paint nicely. I'm not sure if the Vallejo surface primer on the panther is sticking better to the surface than the Tamiya spray can on the 88mm. Thanks

[@inclusivemodeldesigns16]

Excellent video! Great tips!

[@longlance67]

thanks mate

[@klonik79]

Ever tried to use technical alcohol? Not sure how it is branded at around you. We call it technical spirit. What it is 91-94 pure ethylalcohol with some benzen, close to blue staff you are using, but less toxic. I use it as airbrush cleaner as well (Vallejo AB cleaner is 50% or around alcohol, if I am not mistaken), costs zero point nil per liter :) Actually last time i bought it it costed 2,8Euro per liter and for stripping it will last for some time in closed container.

[@longlance67]

I've heard of using ethyl alcohol before but could never find it for cheap must have been looking in the wrong places

[@klonik79]

This technical is cheap, because it can't be drank (it will not kill you, but that benzen will turn your stomach inside out completely, that;s why it is there), it does not have consumption tax on it, as most of them would do. Medical ones (like isopropyl) are usually more expensive as they are "safe" and not exempt from tax. Our local version of windex has too low alcohol content (

[@klonik79]

You could try some welding and paint preparation spirits, that's what this is in first place.

[@davidjones1645]

I only build aircraft... done this a few times... but I use a product called fairy power spray ..

[@longlance67]

I know fairy power spray, I am sure it works well though least where I am their products can get expensive and I personally prefer bathing the model in a solution but thats just me

[@kevinegan6876]

a handy one shane

[@longlance67]

thanks my friend !

[@robbie_rohm88]

What would mentholated spirits do to the glue?

[@longlance67]

I tends loosen lightly glued parts, but for the most part it doesn't seem to bother the glue at all

[@negativeimage2445]

I'm late to the party. I've seen videos using Dettol as well. Do u have an opinion on which works better? Thanks, cocked up the body on a tamiya Ferrari

[@longlance67]

Both work fine, with the Dettol method being the less toxic option of the two, the only reason why I used Spirits over Dettol in this video is that Dettol is quite expensive for a small bottle which would require several for a large model. But its really up to you what you want to use

[@negativeimage2445]

Many thanks for your trouble

[@waltervanvooren994]

Thanks for your video,cant you use brake fluide dot 4?ore is dis only for resin kits?

[@longlance67]

Walter Van Vooren you should indeed use break fluid though Ive never used it myself, I hear it works and both plastic and resin and also it breaks down glue too I believe

[@waltervanvooren994]

Thanks for the answer shane,y thought a expert like you know the answer😁

[@SmallSoldier]

I've used brake fluid before and it works great. Doesn't attack plastic and has virtually no odour at all. Works great to clean an airbrush as well.

[@klonik79]

Brake fluid is great cleaner, it will clean rust from steel as well (if you have stuck bolts), but it is skin irritant so gloves are required.

[@longlance67]

haha don't know about expert though :)

[@pinkmidget3680]

Would dish soap work? Have been looking for house hold cleaners that would work

[@longlance67]

washing up liquid would have little effect on anything other an a little light paint, something along the lines of oven de-greaser would be your best bet

[@stovallholmes3060]

Hey there, nice video. i messed up a tamiya m60 and wanted to repaint it. will this technique work on plastic or just resin models? thanks

[@longlance67]

yes it will work on both plastic and resin and at a guess it will work on metal parts too

[@stovallholmes3060]

Thanks so much! i actually use Simple Green but the result was the same.

[@longlance67]

happy to hear you found something that works ! A lot of my US friends use Simple Green and swear by it

[@thetyrannicalllama2211]

Is there something a little less toxic that I could use in the UK? Great video anyway.

[@longlance67]

I m told degreasers work well too, it just depends on what your budget is really

[@thetyrannicalllama2211]

Thanks for the reply, I will look into those.

[@alj644]

thanks for the tip Shane :) is it for enamel or acrilyc paint?

[@longlance67]

it will destroy acrylic paint very easily, enamel is a bit tougher and I don't use it but it might work on it too just may take longer to break it down

[@allanatwick1606]

Hahaha" this is toxic as fuck" Love it, cheers mate you just made my day. I must say, I've used this technique (repeatedly cos I'm crap) and it works a treat, you can also filter off the sludge and re use the liquid a number of times

[@longlance67]

can't beat an Irish Public Safety Announcement lol

[@Duraltia]

Any Information on if the Methylated Spirits would attack ABS? I'm currently stripping a Tamiya #56020 Leopard 2A6 Full Option model ( upgraded to a 2A7+ one: imgur.com/a/GzLRqvl ) after accidentally mixing brands of paint/varnish resulting in an orange peel effect and I noticed that one of the various paint strippers I've used in the process to strip that model ( Oven Cleaner, Revell Paint Stripper, VMS Clean Slate ) must have attacked some of the structural ABS parts ( rest is PS ) of the model though I'm not sure which one as I only noticed it fairly late in the game - Thanks to 3D Printing though I managed to replace all the broken parts

[@longlance67]

I can't say for certain if the spirits will attack ABS plastics and I wouldn't want you to risk such an expensive model on bad advice

[@bucknertarsney7674]

Mmmmmmmm, postules!

[@longlance67]

Papa Nurgle approves ;)

[@extreme_loe]

It really upsets me seeing you do this to such a lovely model

[@longlance67]

Don't it will return even nicer once I get back to it! Was never fully happy with the final result I got with the original version as it was one of the first Shermans I did and made a lot of mistakes with the build

[@extreme_loe]

@@longlance67 I'm actually biulding one of these next month so I'm looking forward to what you do now.

[@longlance67]

@@extreme_loe its a really nice kit and builds up very nicely! I planning to refurbish mine to have track add on armor seen on late war Canadian Firefly's so it should make for a striking model when finished

[@vasili1207]

I seen strip I seen models, I will be honest here mate I am a bit dissapointed. Had my fivers at the ready who am I kidding I'd be lobbing pounds at them like pitch and toss I aint a millionaire. :)

[@longlance67]

need to save those fivers ;)