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Author:  hellopike [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:12 pm ]
Post subject:  How to strip the paint from vinyl?
I just read Lash's fine tutorial on how to paint with v-color and it may be something I try in the near future, but I was wondering if anyone could give me a heads up on how to strip paint from vinyl figures without damaging the vinyl.

thanks

Phil
Author:  Collin Shots [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:16 pm ]
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If I remember correctly its best to use a pure acetone, then with a cotton ball or pad you move from the inside to the out like a cd. Reds and pinks tend to stain clear vinyl and are tricky. Clear vinyl tends to get a bit cloudy when acetone is used so be ready for that. Thats the extent I remembered.

edit: soak the cotton ball, not the figure
Author:  toybotstudios [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:28 pm ]
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say hello to the acetone jacuzzi
Author:  Locomoco [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:30 pm ]
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Good Lord... don't drop figures in Acetone baths...

you want to keep the exposure of the acetone to the vinyl at a minimum... the more you use, the more it'll soak up, and can cause the figure to distort. :shock:
Author:  toybotstudios [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:07 pm ]
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Locomoco wrote:
Good Lord... don't drop figures in Acetone baths...
:shock:


wait, that was a tip I got from you! always talking about acetone bath this, acetone bath that.... :lol:
Author:  gatchabert [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:37 pm ]
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Locomoco being helpful??? I can't imagine what else the new year will bring...
Author:  Locomoco [ Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:39 pm ]
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No no no!!! You put the acetone on a cotton ball, and gently swipe the paint off... sheesh...
Author:  tavaro [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:13 am ]
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Locomoco wrote:
No no no!!! You put the acetone on a cotton ball, and gently swipe the paint off... sheesh...

that is the acetone bath... :wink:

much like a sponge bath.. haha
Author:  Darky [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:16 am ]
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Don't tell Liquidsky either or else you're in trouble :D
Author:  3x3is9 [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:06 am ]
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Locomoco wrote:
Good Lord... don't drop figures in Acetone baths...

you want to keep the exposure of the acetone to the vinyl at a minimum... the more you use, the more it'll soak up, and can cause the figure to distort. :shock:


if you give it to long an acetone bath the vinyl gets very very soft.
It will harden back up for the most part, but I'd be a bit worried about longer term damage to the vinyl. I got mixed up on the bath/sponge bath thing as well, and have a mightin with a squishy head.
Author:  lgcolddrink [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:13 am ]
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I was told that on clear vinyl you can never get the paint off and the vinyl still be completly clear underneath becasue of the way the paint adheres to the vinyl. True?
Author:  meanmistert [ Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:26 pm ]
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The only colors I've had a problem w/ is red or sometimes black.
Red tends to leave a pinkish hue, black can leave a lovely nicotine-yellow stain.
Author:  Buff [ Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:08 am ]
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In my experience, Gargamel paint comes off real nice and doesn't leave a trace. even for red.

Blobpus paint takes a lot of work to get off. last time I'm doing that :)
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