Stripping Vallejo from resin

[Adam Baker]

Trying to work on my 120mm 82nd Airborne figure, and I've decided that I don't like the color I based the figure in. Trying to work on the 2nd color of the camo, and its just not working, so I want to strip the Vallejo off.

I know that Tamiya can be stripped w/ ammonia window cleaner, but I don't have any idea if this will work for Vallejo, and I don't know how the resin will react to it. The figure is primed w/ Floquil enamel Grey Primer.

 

[RichB]

I've used a gel version of PolyStrippa with no adverse reaction to resin and seems to remove most types of paint. It washes off with dish soap, water and an old toothbrush. I scraped the paint out of deep creases with toothpicks. It may take a couple applications to get everything.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[moon puppy]

Try Windex also.

 

[Adam Baker]

Thanks guys.

My hope is that Windex will work, so that it wont remove the primer that's on it, or kill the super glue holding the parts together.

 

[Adam Baker]

Looks like the Windex w/ ammonia is the ticket. Went home for lunch today, and while there, filled a container w/ window cleaner and put the figure in it. After just 5 minutes the Vallejo was already kind of bubbling up, and w/ some scrubbing using a pipe cleaner (couldn't find my cleaning tooth brush) the paint was starting to come off. I'll get it cleaned up when I get home this evening, and maybe try getting some color back down on it tonight if time permits.

 

[Adam Baker]

Well, the window cleaner w/ ammonia worked on removing the Vallejo paint, but its also removing the primer that I put down a long time ago, so it means that now the goal is to completely strip the model of all paint and start from scratch. I'd continue w/ the window cleaner, but at the rate its going, its going to take a month to strip all of the paint & primer off of it.

So tonight the figure will go into the purple power, and hopefully tomorrow evening I might be able to put primer back down on it.

 

[AndyFettes]

Oven cleaner mate

 

[phantom II]

Well, the window cleaner w/ ammonia worked on removing the Vallejo paint, but its also removing the primer that I put down a long time ago, so it means that now the goal is to completely strip the model of all paint and start from scratch. I'd continue w/ the window cleaner, but at the rate its going, its going to take a month to strip all of the paint & primer off of it.

So tonight the figure will go into the purple power, and hopefully tomorrow evening I might be able to put primer back down on it.

I had no idea this was going to be a problem .

I have never tried purple power but as of the last few months I have started using Simply Green on my bristle brushes . That seems to remove the last bits that other cleaners have left behind without harming the bristles.
Guess if you have some handy , you might try it .

Cheers, Christian B)