Stripping clix - not easy! Help?

[dijit]

Around here we normally get acetone in the DIY shops together with other paint strippers, methylated spirits, etc I'd try there first.

[Vermis]

Got some in Boots anyway. One of the few things they have to keep behind the counter.

[Predatorpt]

And I finally bought some pure acetone on a drugstore. DIY stores were a bust. Let's see if I can clean some Clix tonight and post some pictures

[obsidian3d]

Places like Walmart will have metal cans (1.x Litres-ish) for a few bucks. Be very careful using acetone, preferably use it outside. It will eat the finish off you your floor or nice kitchen table. Also be careful disposing of it. Don't pour it down the drains in your house. The pipes in your house aren't equipped to dispose of this sort of chemical.

[Predatorpt]

Ok, I'm impressed with the stuff. It's not as easy as the Youtube video shows (maybe because my Heroclix are old ones, lots of paint and a different material - not the transparent plastic they now use) but the paint really sloughs off after some baths. Now I have a nice Doc Samson and a Hellhound to repaint.

[Grimmnar]

Picked up a can yesterday. Couldnt find a smaller can.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_622048-78-QJAC104___?productId=50298079&pl=1&Ntt=acetone

Grimm

[obsidian3d]

I did another batch of paint stripping yesterday. An older Heroclix and the hero figures from the Guardians Chronicles core game. Every time I do this I figure out little things to make it better.

*Make sure to wear gloves and do this in a well-ventilated space. ie: outside*

This time I poured a small amount of acetone into a glass container. Using a metal rod I stirred the mixture around a few times. Using an old toothbrush and some tweezers I pulled each figure out and gave it a quick brushing in the hard to reach spots to dislodge the paint there. For stubborn spots dipping the paint in the acetone and then scrubbing again worked.

I tossed the cleaned figures into a glass jar filled with cold water to rinse them off.

Total process time: 7 minutes.