So I have a bunch of old minis just sitting with bad paint jobs, and I wanted to repaint them. Incase you haven't seen my pic in the Member's Progression thread, I'm a LOT better now.
I don't really have the ventilation/workspace to use Dettol, so my alternative, especially where plastics are concerned, is Fairy Power Spray.
I've heard many conflicting ideas of whether to spray or soak, leave for a day or 30 minutes! So I'm going to be doing an incremental update on how things are coming along to try and find the optimal method.
And so it begins...
Here we have our Elven Warriors enjoying a well earned bath. I'd better dig out the conditioner for them if they're anything like Legolas
Ten Minutes
Here we have an Elf. After ten minutes in the power spray, I took him to the sink and proceeded to scrub him with an old toothbrush under the tap. The results are surprisingly good after such a short time - his colour scheme was Snot Green robes, Space Wolves Grey sash and Mithril Silver armour. In other news that nail varnish really needs to come off! Chipped to hell.
Twenty Minutes
Wow! This stuff is brilliant. As you can see, most of the paint has come off, and we're down to the undercoat, and even some of that has started to come off too. It might be good to point out that I haven't scrubbed any of the other miniatures yet - whether they will come clean with one scrubbing session at the end is a matter of curiousity.
Note to self...
Next time you strip models, make sure you haven't just painted your nails. xD
45 minutes
So after 45 minutes the model is reduced, pretty much, to the basecoat. I didn't notice as big a difference as the initial scrubbing after 10 minutes. I think it'd be safe to say that to remove primer (these were coated with spray) it would require a good soaking for a few hours. As it stands I'm happy with the 45 minute result - they'll be reprimed anyway! I used a small knife to get in a few of the nooks to scrape out leftover paint - it wasn't too difficult at all.
That works really well
