Removing the blue part of greenstuff...

[katie]

I've managed to get lumps of sticky blue gunk stuck all over the handle of a useful sculpting tool... anyone any idea how to get it off? Is there a good solvent for it?

Also, as a side note, don't store your ribbons of yellowblue in the same place as your tools. Important safety tip...

[OSHIROmodels]

Acetone should do the trick. If you can't get hold of any then nail polish remover will do as well 

cheers

James

[Major_Gilbear]

Assuming the tool is metal, soak a clean rag in some acetone and give it some elbow grease. That should remove most of it I think.

[Silent Invader]

I normally scrape the worst off first 

[beefcake]

Thanks. I've been wondering about this myself.

[katie]

I gave this a go; and it was partially successful; it's definitely got some of it off. I think the problem is that the nail varnish remover I have is a fancy-pants one full of moisturiser and stuff and possibly a wee bit short on actual solvents...

I'm going to go buy a bottle of the cheapest, narstiest varnish remover I can find...

Cheers all!!!

[OSHIROmodels]

Moisturiser? Well, you learn something new every day 

cheers

James

[Westfalia Chris]

Moisturiser? Well, you learn something new every day 

cheers

James

It's indeed a bit of a problem. I am quite fond of using nail polish remover for stripping figures, but many brands include oils to restore skin balance or something, and these tend to leave a nasty residue on figures. The oils-free acetone stuff works best.

[OSHIROmodels]

I'm assuming it only works on metal figures?

cheers

James

[Westfalia Chris]

I'm assuming it only works on metal figures?

cheers

James

I suspect so. For plastic, alcohol seems to be the better choice - I don't have any plastics that need stripping, but I've heard the hand disinfectant brand "Sterilium" works just fine for hard polystyrene, ABS and polyurethane resin.

[Antonio J Carrasco]

I'm assuming it only works on metal figures?

cheers

James

I've tried acetone with plastic figures, but it didn't work too well, although the figures themselves were unaffected. For cleaning plastics, I use brake fluid. It cleans the paint and doesn't affect the figures.