Simple Green questions

[tanagra]

So I'm stripping 5 warriors and a trygon at the moment. I just put them in a 1:4 (simple green:water) solution in a bucket in my garage. I then placed a lid on top and weighed it down incase my cat gets nosy.

1.) The trygon and warriors are floating in the mix. I figured that might happen with the trygon, considering all the hollow bits in him, but I didn't think the warriors would. Is there any way to fix this?

2.) I have several brothers younger than myself who, from time to time, deem it necessary to make my life miserable. If they decide to mess with my simple green, is it a safe enough product that I can keep it my room or another locked room inside without a noxious odor forming and/or dangerous health hazard developing?

3.) About how much use can I expect to get out of my solution? I bought a 32 oz squirt bottle at Walmart and, as stated earlier, is sitting in a bucket in a 1:4 solution.

4.) Will it remove the primer already on the models?

5.) How long, if at all, should I wait after removing paint and drying the model to re-apply primer and/or paint?

[dakkathrope]

1. Super glue washers to the bottom of bases is all I know of for this. But it really won't hurt that much for them to float.
2. I would recomend keeping it in a well ventilatred room or in a sealed container. I keep mine in my room when it's sealed and it doesn't bother me.
3. I used the same 5x5x3 inch container of SG for over 100 models and it still worked fine. I didn't dilute it though.
4. It should. When I don't dilute it, it will cut through oil-based paints fairly easily and with a little time using an old toothbrush it's fairly effortless.
5. I have applied primer immediately after I let it air dry for an hour with no problems.

[FTGTEvan]

I've had a bit of trouble with primer and plastic models, but generally I use pure Simple Green. It's generally safe and while it does leave a smell in the room I'm soaking them in, it's not unpleasant or headache-inducing.