Ok, so I am painting some boots for my JCW guy, and I dont like the way they look. So do I need to apply paint thinner to strip the paint? What do you guys do?

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What kind of paint did you use?

If it's acrylic, most of the paint should come off with hot water and scrubbing. A standard scrub brush and Lava soap usually get the job done, though there might be a few nooks and crannies where it'll stay.

After that, I'd mask off the rest of the figure with painter's tape, apply a primer, and repaint.

I always use some Oops on my figures if I screw up the paint. It will get most of the acylic paint off and then just take a tooth pic or something small and clean out the paint that may get trapped in a small space. Also have to back White Line Nightmare about the priming after you get the old paint off.

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Yeah I'm going with the other guys on this, you gotta prime, I went out and bought a can of testors gray primer, just a ligh coat, nothing heavy.

I've been working on a new custom with the primer on and the painting is going like a dream, also dipping the figure in some boiling soapy water. Removes any oils/dirt from the plastic, I usually sand lightly before the rinse and then I dry the parts and prepare to customize.

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Cool, thanks fellas. I used primer when I first painted them, but again I just didn't like the way they looked. yeah it is Acryl paint, so off to strip the paint.

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