Biostrip 20 Paint Stripper 500ml, Paint Remover. Water Based Solution to effortlessly Remove Paint and Varnish from Wood, Brick, Concrete, Metal, uPVC, Glass and More

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You can make all manner of thinners or drying retarders for your paints, I’ve not looked into this too much myself but mixed with a few other chemicals and household products you can apparently make some great support fluids at a fraction of the cost of what they sell for in stores. I’ll have a go at this for a future blog post. Just make sure you have some dropper bottles to store your mixes in. BIOSTRIP 20� is a revolutionary paint stripper that is safer for both the user and the environment. It is suitable for use in the home by the DIY enthusiast and also for large industrial applications as an alternative to Methylene Chloride based products.

I don’t want to scare anyone off the stuff, I can’t imagine it’s any worse than using neat bleach, some people use this stuff to clean wounds. But during my first experience using it I was so happy with the results I persisted in stripping minis for a good 6-8 hours solid. With latex gloves and no mask, sitting over the mini I was stripping, breathing in the fumes almost constantly. Also, I was in a poorly ventilated garage and at the end of this, I learned I had pierced a hole in my gloves so I had been absorbing it through my skin. Have broughtnsom3nisontontry out have been using acer one for stripping metal models as it seems to work amazingly well, knlt have to put models in for 2 – 3 mins and give them a scrub and they come up really good. For plastic, primed, painted and then varnished minis, I have found that if left in ISPA for 24-36 hours, the paint will slide right off. However, the crucial bit here is to not hold it under a running faucet while scrubbing the paint off - if necessary, wetten your brush with the ISPA and scrub the mini. Once all paint is dislodged, run it through some water. The flashpoint of isopropyl alcohol is around 11-13 degrees Celsius so if your going to use it just make sure there’s no sources of ignition around. Boiling point is a different matter. It’s around 82-83 degrees.Alongside your models you’ll also want to get hold of some paint stripper. There are numerous different paint strippers you may see suggested, including: Can I leave miniatures to soak over night? Shorter soaks are recommended but overnight is generally fine. We have reports of models being left for over a week with no significant damage. Ensure a plug is in the sink when you rinse the model. We don’t want you losing parts down the plug hole! At the end of the day, it did the job I needed it to do, and, I felt more at ease, working with it around the cats, although still taking precautions. We are now one of the market leaders in water based wheel strippers. If you are having problems with your existing product give us a call for advice and the best possible prices

Would it work? yes, I suppose, depending on the brand… would it work as well? again, it may or it may not, depending on the brand. But the point here was that Isopropanol isn’t a brand it’s a cheap product that does the job well and is available from anywhere. All FUZE products are manufactured in our ISO9001 accredited factory where strict quality procedures are followed.It's bad for your health if you inhale it or let a lot of it get absorbed through your skin. You may or may not drink 'normal' alcohol for leisure, and perhaps getting fume drunk while stripping minis sounds funny, but absorbing this into your system can damage your liver. Now it's not hydrochloric acid of course, but it's worth protecting your health.

Coatings removed include: Water based coatings, Varnishes, Primers (including aerospace), Primers containing chrome, Oil based paints and Emulsion. Our wide range of products, whether it be for floor or hard surface cleaning, rust treatment or paint stripping have all been tried and tested in both factory and engineering situations. You don't need to fill the whole container, if you fill it to half submerge your mins you can turn them half way through the procedure, saving alcohol Clean your Airbrush with it, Whilst I wouldn’t soak your whole airbrush in IPA as it will likely break down your rubber seals. Dropping IPA in an Ultrasonic Bath along with your metal airbrush parts will clean them up very nicely. You can create a safer mix with some Distilled water which will be better on your seals and just submerge the lot if you want Thanks for your in depth and comprehensive tutorial! It has clarified and improved my knowledge to cleaning miniatures with isopropyl alcohol.BIOSTRIP 20 is a revolutionary paint stripper that is safer for both the user and the environment. It is suitable for use in the home by the DIY enthusiast and also for large industrial applications as an alternative to Methylene Chloride based products.