Re: painting help needed

At 06:14 PM 8/15/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>> >So does anybody know how to remove the spray
>>> >primer (its acryllic i think) from the mini's
>>> >with out damaging them so they can be re-painted
>
>If the mini's are metal and the paint is acrylic, then you can use
>methyl-ethyl ketone, a.k.a. MEK, which is available from places which
sell
>industrial plastics or do acrylic fabrication.  A 4oz can should run
you
>about $3 or so.  You may also be able to get it from a hardware store,
>probably as something to clean PVC pipe with.
>
>Note that pure MEK is _extremely_ volatile ie evaporates very quickly,
so
>you'll want to work in a ventilated area.  Open the container, dump the
>mini's in, and seal it again (or find some other way to keep it sealed
most
>of the time.
>
>MEK does not bother polyethylenes so you use a milk jug or similar
container
>if you wish.

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WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING  WARNING!!!
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MEK vapors are very good at causing long-term permanent chemical
intolerances in humans, so when folks say work in a ventilated area,
read
that as needing an *extremely* well ventilated area.  A desk fan in an
enclosed room with an open window doesn't cut it, Jack.

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