Lidl Pine Disinfectant

[Cubs]

Lidl Pine Disinfectant has now taken over from Dettol disinfectant (also known as Pinesol in the US) as my no.1 paint stripper.

It has isopropyl and pine oil (most disinfectants don't have this), combining to make a great paint stripper, and at less than 90p a bottle is about a quarter the price of Dettol.

I shall certainly be stocking up with half a dozen bottles when next I visit.

[Momotaro]

Lidl Pine Disinfectant has now taken over from Dettol disinfectant (also known as Pinesol in the US) as my no.1 paint stripper.

It has isopropyl and pine oil (most disinfectants don't have this), combining to make a great paint stripper, and at less than 90p a bottle is about a quarter the price of Dettol.

I shall certainly be stocking up with half a dozen bottles when next I visit.

One to try then - thanks for the heads-up.

Does it add a certain something to a strawberry daiquiri though?

[YPU]

Could you take a picture of the bottle? Chances are the stuff is sold under a translated name over here but I'm guessing the rest of the packaging design wouldn't change a lot.

[Cubs]

Will do. I'm trying to find a pic online, but for reasons unknown I can't find one.

It's called 'Beta-Zone Antiseptic Disinfectant' (the Lidl own brand) and has a big white cross on a green badge. I'll take a shot later and put it up.

[YPU]

Will do. I'm trying to find a pic online, but for reasons unknown I can't find one.

It's called 'Beta-Zone Antiseptic Disinfectant' (the Lidl own brand) and has a big white cross on a green badge. I'll take a shot later and put it up.

Actually with that info I found a post on the warlord games website about the same stuff working great as a paint stripper. Fits your description so I'm pretty sure It's the same stuff. Thanks, hope they sell it over here as well. 

[pocoloco]

We (here in Finland) have had years a Finnish brand of Finnish Pine Oil disinfectant, called Mäntysuopa (lit. Pine Soft Soap, even though this stuff is not actually a soft soap). Hasn't failed me so far.

[Cubs]

This is the very badger.

[Silent bob]

I found that it worked well but left my figures very very sticky......

[Cubs]

Rinse it.

Hot water.

[weismonsters]

Great news thanks for the info Cubs. I cant get dettol here. Been using some kind of bathroom cleaner. Even tried toilet cleaner one time. Not very good results.

There is a Lidl v near me so problem solved.  

[Silent bob]

Rinse it.

Hot water.

Hi,

I've tried rinsing a couple or three times - even using boiling water.

Its no big deal, I was only experimenting with it

[Argonor]

Can you use it on plastic without ill effects?

[FramFramson]

Hi,

I've tried rinsing a couple or three times - even using boiling water.

Its no big deal, I was only experimenting with it

Maybe that's half-dissolved paint residue left on and you need to use more?

Or were the figures a softer plastic?

[Cubs]

Can you use it on plastic without ill effects?

Yes. You immerse the model overnight (or longer if you like) in a little pot of disinfectant and it softens and lifts all the paint away - varnish and glue too. Then gently brush the paint away with an old toothbrush. Plastics are fine although I wouldn't like to leave them in for a week (although someone else on another forum did say they had done so without ill effect), and I wouldn't use it on a soft plastic like cheap toy soldiers are sometimes made from.

Wear rubber gloves! That stuff isn't nice on your fingers and can make your skin sore if you're doing more than one model.

Don't rinse in water until all the paint has come off. Dip the brush in the disinfectant to scrub at stubborn bits. Once you rinse in water, any remaining paint will re-set. If there's a lot of paint still in place, just leave it for another night.

You can even drain the disinfectant to get the gloops of paint off and re-use it (for paint stripping).

[Argonor]

Thanks, I'll see if I can find some of this stuff.