How are you removing the factory paint from the Profundity? Mine has been soaking in isopropyl alcohol for two days and the paint is still intact. This method has worked pretty well on the other models.
Hopefully the ship is just as tanks in game as on the paint table!
Simply green and toothbrush
19 minutes ago, Nihm said:Simply green and toothbrush
Simple Green should not be removing factory paint from Armada models. It's used to remove after-market paint to give you another go at painting models you've already painted.
@Gorsk Why are you removing the factory paint from your models? It's so thin that it doesn't negatively impact after-market paint jobs.
3 hours ago, JauntyChapeau said:Simple Green should not be removing factory paint from Armada models. It's used to remove after-market paint to give you another go at painting models you've already painted.
@Gorsk Why are you removing the factory paint from your models? It's so thin that it doesn't negatively impact after-market paint jobs.
It can. The assault frigates I have needed to be stripped down to bare plastic because the paint was textured so much a wash wouldn’t flow.
Isopropyl Alcohol is the only thing that will strip the latex based bake on paint they use on these models (unless they have changed that with the Profundity).
Double check you are using 97% instead of 75% iso (the two most common formulations) and soak only overnight, but keep it slightly warm (i day soak on a windowsill in a sealed container).... but scrub. Scrub like a madman and then re soak...
39 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:It can. The assault frigates I have needed to be stripped down to bare plastic because the paint was textured so much a wash wouldn’t flow.
That's interesting! Do you have any photos of Assault Frigates you've painted with that method?
Just now, JauntyChapeau said:That's interesting! Do you have any photos of Assault Frigates you've painted with that method?
No, I didn’t get pictures of the horrid washy mess they were before I stripped them right down and made them passable.
I think either the baking temp was inconsistent, or dust was baked in.
Either way, those were the ones (3from3) that needed it.
i strip the others out of convention now.. The surface is cleaned and I have ensured the only non paint thhings there are what I ha e introduced.
helps my etch primer stick too, especislly in the weather conditions here.
The temperature might be the issue. I was scrubbing with a toothbrush roughly every 8 hours (I was lazy this time). However we have had a couple of cold days, so maybe that is the issue.
Interestingly I had a raider and an arquiten in the same bath and they are now paintless.
1 hour ago, Gorsk said:The temperature might be the issue. I was scrubbing with a toothbrush roughly every 8 hours (I was lazy this time). However we have had a couple of cold days, so maybe that is the issue.
Interestingly I had a raider and an arquiten in the same bath and they are now paintless.
If the paint on something else came off, then it may be a new sealant or a new formulation of paint on th 75... Or it might just be baked on harder...
If thats the case, I'll have to research it some, because generally speaking, Alcohol is a good default measure for paint that way... Since it won't kill the plastic... I mean, for example, Acetone will probably get the paint off, but you'll destroy the model doing so, so why bother?
I've repainted 2 Neb-B's, and all I did was go over them lightly with a white spray primer.
I might just shoot primer over the model, though I was hoping to remove the current paint and sealant. I was planning on airbrushing Vallejo surface primer to start off anyway. I am a little hesitant to use a strong chemical like Acetone.
I suppose I could just use the FFG's paint job, but where's the fun in that?
My point on acetone was don’t. If alcohol doesn’t, then stop trying lest you have a spare model...