I just got a prop gun in that was painted by the previous owner. The person i'm giving it to wants a custom paintjob so i want to strip and repaint it. The question is what is the best way to strip what appears to be model paint (from the thickness of it) from resin without melting the resin? I was thinking simple green if i can find it locally but wasn't sure.
paint stripping question
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psimon
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I use Easy-Off oven cleaner for taking off enamal paint from styrene kits. Just spray it on and let it sit for a few hours. It works great but I don't know how it would affect resin. Could test it on a piece to find out. Hope that helps
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Gastrol Super Clean, also called Purple Power. Excellent for resin pieces. Just fill a container and submerge the piece overnight and you should be able to rub it off with a tooth brush in the morning. The kitbuilders over at theclubhouse all use it with great results.
exoray
Master Member
That has always been my go to choice, one thing I suggest after stripping in this stuff though is to soak overnight in clean clear water to make sure any cleaner that leached into the surface comes out... I do this because I have found on some occasions it slightly softens the surface on some plastics, soaking it overnight in clean water restores the hard surface if it was to happen...
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Pilot
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Simple Green works almost as well as Purple Power if it's more readily available to you. Purple Power is usually a little cheaper per gallon, though, and any auto parts store worth its salt should have it on the shelf. In either case, do as exoray says and soak the piece in clean water afterwards. Your next paint job will thank you. 
does anyone know how to strip paint from latex props ? i.e. i have some part of my Xeno costume that were painted with enamel spray paint ( by the previous owner ) and the paint is cracking from everywhere
i was able to remove the paint on one part by spraying Easy-Off oven cleaner on it and hard brushing the paint away. but i don't know if the latex will decay in the future.
i was able to remove the paint on one part by spraying Easy-Off oven cleaner on it and hard brushing the paint away. but i don't know if the latex will decay in the future.
exoray
Master Member
Walmart carries it as well...
exoray
Master Member
It goes even further if you put the part in a ziplock bag, and only pour in about 1 cup of the purple power then squish out the air and zip it up so that, that 1 cup of liquid submerses the entire part...
Either way yes it's cheap stuff in the end, and reusable as well...
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Please keep me posted on how it goes. I've seen other people strip resin kits and licensed paint jobs with this and it was quite spectacular, but I've never had the opportunity to try it out myself, as I haven't found anyone carrying it here.
yeah , we have Gastrol Super Clean and Spray nine available in Canada, looking at Canadian Tire or Walmart or some hardware store ...
last Sunday ,i tried to strip paint on latex part with Spray Nine .. but it's doesn't work.
last Sunday ,i tried to strip paint on latex part with Spray Nine .. but it's doesn't work.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
I think you need something else to strip stuff off latex.
SingleSeat
Well-Known Member
Testors ELO (Easy Lift Off) Paint and Decal Remover works flawlessly in 10-15 minutes, but it's $8 to $12 a can.
