New Head Shrinking chemical?

[BATMAN89]

I threw a zombie Bo Duke head into a cup of Naptha for at least 12 hours. He is now smaller, and still has whatever paint he still had when I threw him in to soak. His head is as hard as a rock though, but the paint is there!
Is this a solution for Steve Austin, Starbuck, Alfred, and Bizarro??? Maybe, but I am going to test it more.
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The thought came to me when I degreyed a mint Luke Duke, by using Plasti-Dip that I had thinned back out with Naptha. The Plasti-Dip had gotten too thick, and it's recommended to thin it with Naptha or one other chemical.
I was pleased to see that Luke did not lose any paint. I was afraid he might because of the paint thinner.

Thoughts anyone?

Right now, I am going to soak the Bo on the right for at least 12 hours and see what happens. I did not time the first one. I kind of forgot about him.

[Boywonder0]

So... Which one is the smaller?

[BATMAN89]

It's not as evident in the pic, but the one on the left is definitely smaller.I'm thinking this could work for the balloon heads on some figures, without removing the paints.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

That is interesting! I am surprised the paint didn't come off as well. Cool discovery.

[mikeoz]

If this works, I'd love to try it on the BBP Battlestar Galactica figures.

[pmwasson]

Its a solvent like acetone so it makes sense it would work. It will be interesting to see how it holds up over time.

[BATMAN89]

The first Bo Duke head shrunk a little more since last night!
Here's a better pic to show the size of the first Bo Duke shrink:
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^On the left, full size Bo / middle is shrunken Bo / on the right is a Lion Rock head for comparison.

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In this one ^ on the right is knock-off Lion Rock with shrunken Bo in the middle.

[EMCE Hammer]

You may get different results across different brands of Naptha and heads from different companies. Definitely test it on a junk head of the same age/manufacturer if possible first. As in try a crappy LOST head from your parts box before dunking an Adama.

[BATMAN89]

Good thought!

[Mod Style]

I threw a zombie Bo Duke head into a cup of Naptha for at least 12 hours. He is now smaller, and still has whatever paint he still had when I threw him in to soak. His head is as hard as a rock though, but the paint is there!
Is this a solution for Steve Austin, Starbuck, Alfred, and Bizarro??? Maybe, but I am going to test it more.
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The thought came to me when I degreyed a mint Luke Duke, by using Plasti-Dip that I had thinned back out with Naptha. The Plasti-Dip had gotten too thick, and it's recommended to thin it with Naptha or one other chemical.
I was pleased to see that Luke did not lose any paint. I was afraid he might because of the paint thinner.

Thoughts anyone?

Right now, I am going to soak the Bo on the right for at least 12 hours and see what happens. I did not time the first one. I kind of forgot about him.

I don't think a tribe from the darkest reaches of the Amazon could get Alfred's head down to scale.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

I don't think a tribe from the darkest reaches of the Amazon could get Alfred's head down to scale.

Ha, ha, I would have to agree with that!

Did anyone enlarge the lion rock heads to be in scale with an 8 inch Mego figure?

[BATMAN89]

BBP head

I bought this dork just for the Batman shirt he had on, so into the Naptha he went.
He soaked for a few hours, then a little more, and then overnight the 3rd time.
It was hard to see a great difference in size, so I kept trying. Now he has dried out for over a week.
The first pic on the left is before, and on the right is the after:
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It is hard to get the pics to show what my eyes see, so it looks like it shrunk 1/16 of an inch.
In person, it looks like it shrunk 1/8 of an inch.
The head has gotten a lot harder, but it's funny that if you heat it with a blow dryer, it still feels nice and soft.
I was hoping the heat would help the shrinking as it dried, but it didn't.

I may be trying this on BBP Steve Austin next, since the paint apps are still intact, after all the soaking.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

It is very cool that the paint stays in tact.

[GUYx1]

I suppose everyone has had the better part of a year to play around with this technique.
Has anyone mastered it?

After the release of Dr Sivana, I figured something had to be done. It was time to experiment on a test head.
I filled up the mason jar full of this new clean oily chemical and dropped in an Adama head.
And so the waiting began...
Feels like the first time I cooked a Turkey.

After 24 hours. Not a single paint fragment. not full of paint debris like acetone.
But actually I can't determine that anything is happening. My guess is that it is a lot less significant.
What changes should I look for? Precautions that need to be followed?
Do I need to be careful removing the head, to avoid paint rubs?
I am not seeing any danger signs what so ever.
This oily substance is totally different than the thin, finger chapping paint remover.
Feels like he is getting a spa treatment in one of my wife's beauty products.

As this material is more dense and oily, should I even expect the head to grow big and take in the Naptha.
What is the longest you have ever left a head in this substance? I'll probably leave it in for a week or two to see what happens.

I am a huge fan of pushing head shrinks to the limit - soaking in acetone for long stretches and doing serious shrinks until the heads
feel like pasta, blow up and crack.
Generally if the head is the size of the Jar, I know it is time to reel it in, but with this I have no idea.
This method is far less dramatic, so I don't know how to push the limits. So subtle. Quiet and gentle as a Bob Ross painting.
I am trying to tell myself something is happening.
What exactly should I be looking for to tell the head should be pulled out.
Because Adama is just staring back at me with fully painted eyes and he ain't talking.

[BATMAN89]

Hi Guy,
That was the last head that I tried it on so far. I saw that head the other day and I swear it looked smaller yet, but I didn't measure it. I'll let you know.
As far as the chemical, it worked really well on an original Mego Robin head. It shrunk down to Teen Titans size. The head in the picture above, is not the same material as a Mego head, I think. So different results. The chemical may work better on the FTC heads, but I'm not sure.