Paint stripper that is! Morrisons own brand ,savers all purpose cleaner.25p for 750ml.Yep twenty five pee.
Just done a lovely job of cleaning an old and thinly enamel painted 1/35 sherman caliope, it seems stronger than the tesco equiv.
Another cheap stripper
- wbk666
- The Bug Has Well And Truly Bitten
- Posts: 351
- Joined: May 9th, 2012, 10:10 pm
- Location: Leigh, Lancashire. UK
Re: Another cheap stripper
well after reading about various concoctions to strip paint i thought i'd try something a little more obvious.
Wilkinsons Paint and Varnish Stripper.
I bought a red arrows hawk cheap from ebay but hadnt noticed in the description than the fuselage had already been painted, painted with Humbrol enamel.
I made sure it wouldnt affect the plastic by trying it out on an old wreck i had, it cut through the coat of Klear, the decals and the acrylic paint right back to the plastic after just 30 minutes soak time.
Would it work as well on enamel?
This is before application
The i pasted the kit with the stripper as advised on the bottle
30 minutes later after a quick wipe over with some kitchen roll
This Bottle cost me £5-50 from Wilkinsons and should last a long time.
I'd say it was a roaring success
I'll see what its like on an old clear canopy tomorrow.
Wilkinsons Paint and Varnish Stripper.
I bought a red arrows hawk cheap from ebay but hadnt noticed in the description than the fuselage had already been painted, painted with Humbrol enamel.
I made sure it wouldnt affect the plastic by trying it out on an old wreck i had, it cut through the coat of Klear, the decals and the acrylic paint right back to the plastic after just 30 minutes soak time.
Would it work as well on enamel?
This is before application
The i pasted the kit with the stripper as advised on the bottle
30 minutes later after a quick wipe over with some kitchen roll
This Bottle cost me £5-50 from Wilkinsons and should last a long time.
I'd say it was a roaring success
I'll see what its like on an old clear canopy tomorrow.
2012 - A-133 B-55 C-1
Build What You Want, The Way You Want To, but above all, HAVE FUN!!!
Build What You Want, The Way You Want To, but above all, HAVE FUN!!!
- SJPONeill
- Modelling Gent and Scholar
- Posts: 3525
- Joined: May 1st, 2011, 12:01 am
- Location: Near the Spiral, NZ.
- Contact:
Re: Another cheap stripper
That's really impressive both in that off the shelf paint stripper didn't replicate my one and only experience with it which left a gooey blob that once might have been a model, and that it has peeled everything back with so little effort...I'll have to see if I can find an equivalent down here...
Please critique my posts honestly i.e. say what you think so I can learn and improve...
The World According To Me
The World According To Me
-
- NOT the sheep
- Posts: 26188
- Joined: November 26th, 2011, 6:11 pm
- Location: Pontefract West Yorkshire
Re: Another cheap stripper
Yes indeed, it's stripped that Gnat down nicely, cheap at half the price
Doing - Tamiya 1/35th Universal Carrier.
Work is the curse of the modelling classes!
IPMS#12300
Work is the curse of the modelling classes!
IPMS#12300
- bobblelink
- Active Participant
- Posts: 627
- Joined: May 6th, 2011, 2:20 pm
Re: Another cheap stripper
I opened this thread with such high expectations........
currently on the go: Revell Blenheim I, Italeri Me210, Revell HMS victory, Revell 1/144 p-47
completions in 2012:8, completions in 2013: 13, Completions in 2014:10, Completions in 2015: 9, Completions in 2016: 8, Completions in 2017: 9, Completions in 2018: 12, completions in 2019:7, completions in 2020: 17
completions in 2012:8, completions in 2013: 13, Completions in 2014:10, Completions in 2015: 9, Completions in 2016: 8, Completions in 2017: 9, Completions in 2018: 12, completions in 2019:7, completions in 2020: 17