Friday 13 July 2018

Testing times 

I found the jar of figures l had unsuccessfully stripped with brush cleaner-


I then added the new figures prior to adding the Dettol. I will leave them overnight and see what happens.

9 comments:

  1. I should give it a couple of days to work.... and then scrub with washing up liquid but no water.

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  2. Will do.I will pop the results here.

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  3. Have never tried figures stripping , so await the results with interest.

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  4. I should have mentioned, keep the Dettol well away from pets and small children, I know our mum's always used to put a drop in the bathwater when we were small but it is actually quite toxic stuff. After use for stripping paint i usually strain it through a coffee filter into another glass jar to drain all the gunk out so i can reuse what's left.

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  5. Thanks Brian. Can you reuse it a few times?

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  6. I've used PineSol™ to strip painted minis. I use the actual brand rather than a generic pine cleaner because the generics don't do the job. I'll soak for 24 hours min, and then scrub with a stiff toothbrush. Sometimes I need to rinse and repeat for stubborn spots. I've mentioned my process in a old blog post: https://ilivewithcats.blogspot.com/2016/01/fearsome-boomsticks-of-war.html

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  7. Yes, you can use it a good few times, basically until its blacker than black.

    Have had great results with this although you can smell it for ages after. Protect table surfaces as well.

    Cheers, Ross

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  8. Take care Alan. Some of the old paint will contain lead. Don't flush them into a drain. Parcel up the residue and consign it to landfill.

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  9. Thanks for the advice,words of caution.
    About to see how they have got on...

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