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                        Removing paint from white metal

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                        smiddit
                        • Member since
                          July 2009
                        Removing paint from white metal
                        Posted by smiddit on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:18 PM

                        I'm thinking about purchasing the Andrea Miniatures German Sniper figure as a project to work on. Never worked with white metal castings before and wondered how easy/difficult it is to remove paint in case of mistakes?

                        On a side note has anyone done a WIP of this kit as I think it's absolutely stunning? If anyone knows of any links please let me know.

                        Any help appreciated.

                        Thanks, Brian.

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                        MikeV
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: Hayward, CA
                        Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:32 AM
                        I have never worked with white metal but I would suppose Super Clean degreaser or Easy-Off oven cleaner would remove paint from it just as it does on plastic.

                        “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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                        tyamada
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                          December 2002
                        Posted by tyamada on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:03 AM
                        If it's white metal you could use Lacquer thinner.  It's more agressive than superclean or oven cleaner.  If it's baked on enamel powder you can't remove it with anything except sand paper.
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                        Greasy
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                          July 2008
                        Posted by Greasy on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:02 AM

                        I second Easy off Oven cleaner.  I painted a lot of reaper minis in my day.  Just wear gloves as it will eat skin as well.

                         

                         

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