Beverley[TK] Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Hi Troops, I'm just finishing off my AP kit, and I'm not happy with the vocoder. I have gone around the edges off it with a white Humbrol paint, to try and neaten it up, but it dried beige :/ I just want to strip it off and start again - what is the best thing to remove Humbrol enamel paint, with out destroying the ABS? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolderMaster Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have found that Goo Gone works pretty well and does not harn the armor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kecro Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I had a paint mess up on my helmet as well and used a cotton ball with a little finger nail polish remover. I had very lightly dabbed some on at a time and gently rubbed it off. If its shinny abs the clear will come off but i have put wax on my helmet to give it a shine. If I dont tell people that happened they dont even notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley[TK] Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have found that Goo Gone works pretty well and does not harn the armor. I'm in Australia, and as far as I can tell by doing a heap of product searches - we don't have it here Is there something similar? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTrooper[TK] Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I wonder if anyone will confess to "messing up" with painting their armor/helmets and say "Darn it, I'll just cover my mistake with some weathering and be a sandtrooper instead" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamez1965 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 If Humbrol is anything like Testors, paint thinner/brush cleaner from a hobby store should take it right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 you have to be careful with paint thinners that have solvents in them... it can melt the plastic. you can wetsand the paint off slightly with 1200 grit, then polish the area with novus 3 then 2 then you can wash with dish soap and water. after dry, paint again by drawing with a pencil until you get the lines the way you want them. use a round modeling brush to finish it off. satin or flat black works best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outer Rim Tim Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 I wonder if anyone will confess to "messing up" with painting their armor/helmets and say "Darn it, I'll just cover my mistake with some weathering and be a sandtrooper instead" I am a bit disappointed with how my bucket came out, and I am debating this very thing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyTrigger[TK] Posted April 26, 2013 Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 Humbrol paint once dried can come off or be edge tidied up like this. Once dried you can rub off smudges or tidy up edge detail with a blunt toothpick. Rubbing the edges or bleeds of paint with wood seems to be enough to remove it. This is useful round a vocoder edge or on tube stripes. The humbrol brush cleaner can be used to remove larger dried paint areas. Go lightly and expect to do it a couple of times. For example, add some brush thinners to a cotton wool ball and wipe over the paint. This will soften, penetrate and remove a layer at a time, then you can go back for the next layer. As Vern mentioned, if you go like an animal at paint removal in one go, or with too much thinners at a time or too much on the Plastic for too long then you can run the risk of softening the plastic and hence causing damage. I have successfully totally removed tube stripes to start again using the above method. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtrev503 Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 I wonder if anyone will confess to "messing up" with painting their armor/helmets and say "Darn it, I'll just cover my mistake with some weathering and be a sandtrooper instead" I often wonder if this is the sole reason anyone goes sandy. "whoops, my blade slipped. Looks like I have to be a sandtrooper now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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