Wednesday 24 March 2021

Out of Dettol ready for painting

 This afternoon I took some of the figures out of the Dettol. It had worked really well. A scrub in hot water with a tooth brush and they were ready for the first coat of paint. I am pleased with the detail revealed by the stripping back of old paint.



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  1. Dettol usually works well - I sometimes have figures where it doesn't, but certainly my go-to method.

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  2. Good work. Any stubborn paint can be removed with Mr Muscle oven cleaner, but it looks as if the Dettol worked well on these flats.

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    1. I haven’t tried Mr M but will make a mental note.

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  3. Glad that the Dettol worked cleanly this time. It sometimes leaves a sticky mess which is hard to remove.

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    1. Vigorous scrubbing with soapy hot water and an old tooth brush worked wonders on the gunk that was left!

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  4. Alan
    Spotted some Askari type flats on Brian Carrick's website, photos of figures at a collector's fair that may be of passing interest. https://toysoldiercollecting.blogspot.com/2014/08/german-east-afrika-in-40mm.html?m=0

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