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April 13, 2024 at 2:19 pm #1872946

orinoco

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Leave the minis in a sealed jar of undiluted Dettol and that should take the paint off. Maybe leave them in for a few days. Mine are usually in for months.

The most effective method is then to scrub them in pure Dettol, but for me this then gunks up the toothbrush and splatters sticky rubbery paint everywhere while eating through any protective gloves you have on.

My preferred method at the moment after soaking in a jar of Dettol is putting them in an ultrasonic cleaner with water and a small amount of clothes washing powder. After that the paint usually comes off with a wipe of a toothbrush and isn’t sticky. I know your cleaner is broken so a basin of washing powder and water should work but would require more of a scrub with the toothbrush. This will also work with your sticky models. Cif or an alternative creme cleaner in water will also remove the stickiness of the paint, but then needs a further wash to remove all the creme cleaner from the figure. Wear gloves and eye protection for either method.

Sometimes a spray primer will have eaten into the plastic and the mini will be stained rather than clogged with paint.

Hope this helps