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I just happened upon something again. A couple weeks ago I posted about using 'goop' or 'Gojo' handcleaner for stripping minis. [it's for grease and paint, usually by mechanics]
I was painting and was using goop to remove some paint that wasn't completely dry or only a day or 2 old.

I'm currently painting some more sailing ships from Spartan Games. A week or so ago, while painting the masts gold, I dropped 1 of the sails into the gold pallette. I painted the piece flat white, then the sail blue, then inked it blue for a nice deep color. I then started to paint the masts and crosspieces gold, when my hand spasamed and I dropped the sale into the gold paint on the pallette. I wiped it off, but it discolored the paint and left a stain.

So, I decided I wanted to finish these models for the contest and have to repaint the sail. I didn't want to completely strip it, but f I had I would. It's metal so Pinesol is ready. I decided to try the goop. I dipped a wet piece of paper towel into the goop and wiped it on smear. it took the gold off as well as the blue ink, but not all of the blue paint.

So now, all I have to do is re-ink the sail and then touch-up the little spots and mistakes.

Bottom line, hand cleaner can remove inks and washes.

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Interesting tid bit, thank you!!!

also with some soaking it'll remove paint. not as good as pinesol or even simple green, but it does take off the light stuff.

of course the professional paint stippers are great, except on plastics or resins.

I'm a simple green guy myself, it tends to take enough off to let the new paint into the details. I keep a tub of simple green in the hobby room and it's generally full of some model or another

If I am putting real hours into something I Dullcote it during the process. The dullcote basically gives you a "save state". You can use water and a a coarse bristle brush to scrub the mini back to the dullcote layer.

Moved to "Creative Endeavors," since this is about painting.

Nice tip, kt!

Eric