So here is my process for stripping minis:
Although hard to see in this small thumb nail, click on the image to see a larger picture and you can see just how rough the surface is. |
The fuzzy primer is more obvious on this miniature where I started to paint the skin. Again click on the picture to see a larger image. |
My stripper of choice. Just think what it would do for kitchen floors! |
The first victims about to be submerged |
Covered in a nice blue layer of Pine Sol |
Tub #2 |
And the soaking begins |
I'll let these sit for a couple of hours and then break out the old toothbrush. |
I use Simple Green or Wesely's Bleach White (Tire cleaner) to stip models. I found pine sol to be very strong in odor and if you soak a plastic too long the plastic gets very soft. The two above has had a plastic and metal figure soaked for a month with no bad results.
ReplyDeleteAs for primer, there is so many factors with primer it is always an Xfactor in the hobby, same for using dull coat/finishes....I live in Florida so it can be too hot, too rainy, too windy....so we have windows to primer things. Near Empty cans can cause a problem, I have also had paint in a can so old that the stuff settled in the can and no matter how much you shook the can it would not mix back (old GW Camo green), a can of White I had sprayed out thick goo (I always test old or questionable cans before going straight to priming).
I typically just use what ever is under the sink. Simple Green is not always available where I shop, but Pine Sol is. There are a number of different "flavors" now and the one I get doesn't smell nearly as strong as the regular stuff.
DeleteI always feel bad when I give the poor fellas the bath. The previous one went well (those figs had to pass the procedure for the 4th time) but the ones before that had a very thick primer and the situation only got worse. I'll have a go at them again once I have enough time.
ReplyDeleteI hate the time it takes from my painting more than anything else. If I had been paying attention I would have been able to save half of them since I primed in two batches on Friday.
DeleteOh Kris, those are gritty and there was no way to salvage them. I strip my mini's in exactly the same way. That should come as no surprise as you were the one who taught me how to do it:)
ReplyDeleteIf I had my steel wool with me I might have tried that to buff the surface down but I expected to be painting!
DeleteLuckily I've never had to stip any figures.....yet? I I know there's plenty of gamers out there who have!
ReplyDeleteBetter knock on some wood there Ray! You never know when it will strike now. And will it be just a case of bad primer? Maybe you will pick up a nice can of black primer when you go to seal the next unit you complete. :-)
DeleteI've heard that can happen:P
DeleteI see you and Ray are in cahoots on this!
DeleteI've given up on spray priming. I'm too heavy on the trigger and I actually knocked the 1/72 plastics over when I sprayed them. So it's back to brush on priming for me. I also have never stripped a figure. I may need to soon.
ReplyDeleteYea, its hard to spray (or airbrush) prime any of the light weight plastic stuff without fastening it down to something.
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