Jo1906 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) Hey, I’ve recently acquired a lovely CYMA mp5 but it’s been ruined by a terrible paint job, since I’m boring and have zero creativity i like the original ‘factory look’ anyway, how easy is it to go back to black as it were ? Debating whether or not to just buy new parts… Advice welcome Please Edited April 10 by Jo1906 Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromHorsham Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I’ve found acetone free nail varnish remover pretty good , you’ll need to strip it down as far as you can for the best job , use cotton wool pads / balls just use them like they are free , the paint will absorb into them and then start respreading the diluted paint , just draw the paint off in the same direction rather than scrub at it . After that I’d give the plastic parts a refresh with black Krylon . gavinkempsell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) I've found detol can be good for removing spray paint Edited April 10 by Cannonfodder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1906 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Thank you Do you think submerging and soaking the front rails might work well? 1 hour ago, JimFromHorsham said: I’ve found acetone free nail varnish remover pretty good , you’ll need to strip it down as far as you can for the best job , use cotton wool pads / balls just use them like they are free , the paint will absorb into them and then start respreading the diluted paint , just draw the paint off in the same direction rather than scrub at it . After that I’d give the plastic parts a refresh with black Krylon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimFromHorsham Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 35 minutes ago, Jo1906 said: Thank you Do you think submerging and soaking the front rails might work well? I wouldn’t advise soaking as such just incase the chinesium anodising goes funny , for odd shapes and awkward pieces I simply use an old tooth brush to work it in then rinse and repeat . Jo1906 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted April 10 Supporters Share Posted April 10 Angle grinder. That'll work. I'm with you on the factory fresh look. Ignore the haters, BLACK GUNS MATTER!!!!!! Jo1906 and gavinkempsell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 3 hours ago, Jo1906 said: Thank you Do you think submerging and soaking the front rails might work well? I would avoid soaking in chemicals etc Back in the olden days I decided to ‘unpaint’ model figures to redo them, I tested out acetone successfully, then popped some in to soak, and after leaving for not very long I returned to discover highly disfigured figures melting into mush Keep it simple, test out as others have posted above and stick to rubbing away on the individual pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedbird_666 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 A long soak in Isopropyl Alcohol should help get rid of a lot of the paint. Shouldn't harm the plastic. My son's ebay-bought used Warhammer models have been left to soak for days with no ill effects. Back in the day - Fairy Power spray was awesome for removing krylon. Then they changed the recipe...😒 But that MP5 looks cool painted as-is. Black guns are boring anyway.... TheFull9 and Amokura 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 21 minutes ago, Speedbird_666 said:... But that MP5 looks cool painted as-is. Personal preferences do apply, but I agree Real life painted weapons are at that level of ‘standard’ It’s to perform a function in the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Lozart Posted April 10 Supporters Share Posted April 10 The biggest issue I have with getting paint jobs like that off is that they just never really completely come off. There's always a little nook or cranny that stays painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitmanNo2 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Yeah. Can't say I'm a massive fan of painted guns but tan painted MP5s are quite a vibe imo. As Lozart says, I feel it would be a total pain getting it all off. I know it would bother me if it remained in all little nooks if you were going for total removal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez_Armstrong Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 you'll have a right pain getting that back to standard and it will look crap if you do, even painted black it wont look good, as much as i also like black guns all of mine are now painted id suggest turning that into a DEVGRU MP5 paintjob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1906 Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 What’s that look like pal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 8 minutes ago, Jo1906 said: What’s that look like pal? DEVGRU, AKA SEAL team 6 Mask or remove moving parts, lightly spray in layers, and make some rough patterns. Avoid too fancy factory type professional camouflage prints and go for a field expedient look … Like this …. https://youtu.be/wAeSKtluE-c?si=YozfS8ntxNmoPQlx Jo1906, gavinkempsell and Egon_247 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez_Armstrong Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 12 hours ago, Jo1906 said: What’s that look like pal? This was my Devgru SD6, granted it has a different front end and stock to yours but you can still paint it the same I used an old orange bag, played it over the gun and blasted it with short hits of brown to get the pattern Edited April 11 by Jez_Armstrong lokkers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1906 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 That looks awesome, thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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