Stripping Metal & Plastic wargaming miniatures

[dluff]

THanks for the info on Simple Green, will have to try it. Also super glue was mentioned and a simple way to seperate parts is to leave the miniature in the freezer overnight. In the morning you can just pop the pieces apart. Something to do with the freezing that the super glue cannot standup.

[luckycharms1978]

Nail varnish remover works great as well, you can have a model stripped in under an hour from start to finish. You dip it for about 20 minutes and acrylic paints turn a bit rubbery and can be peeled of. You will need a toothbrush or something similar though to remove paint that is in fine detailed parts or deep crevases

[shimpooer]

I was told that if you leave your models in the cleaner for too long it will remove details from the models just wonder if this is true or not, any answers would be appreciated

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@shimpooer - interesting, I've never had any results to prove that. I've had miniatures sitting in simple green for months and never had a problem. I wouldnt recommend that, its simply because I'm lazy and have a shocking short-term memory, its easy to forget things I have done.

[jodokast75]

I've also found Easy-Off Bam Power Cleaner Degreaser works well on both plastic and metal without breaking down superglue.

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@jodokast75 - Easy-Off Bam ... and the paint is gone!

[Arcane7707]

Simple green is great! I have found though and it's not a big thing but sometimes on metal parts the simple green can break down super glue. So your metal models may come apart. Just glue them back together. :)

[MrPieman1996]

thanks viv i hope i can start painting soon i just need to get me some simple green.

do you know if its avalible in the uk??? if not i could allways go on ebay

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@MrPieman1996 - no, I'm not sure about the UK .... sorry :)

[MrPieman1996]

@RubbishInRubbishOut what else could i use then????

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@MrPieman1996 - the comments below about Brake Fluid and Dettol are correct ... both can be used, but I would only use them as a last resort

[montecarlo712]

axis & allies... GREAT GAME! saw it back on the shelf

simple green, booyah

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@montecarlo712 - we played a massive 72 our game once ... no sleep, nothing but A&A ... I dreamt about factories and dollars and units and moves for almost week after - that was the biggest nightmare, not being able to sleep and NOT dream of A&A!

[montecarlo712]

@RubbishInRubbishOut haha WOW... that is QUITE the marathon!  i love that game... WAY more fun than RISK, by leaps and bounds...!

[hereticofyew]

Thanks for the vid. I need to take the time and do this with some old Arbites I picked up from ebay.

[vanhammer73]

thanks for the tip and getting your feet wet making vids again cya later man..

[spacepaw1]

Best thing for stripping ever - brake fluid. Yes... Brake fluid... The one for cars :) belive it or not :)

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@Catachan1brainleaf - it was also a slang term for black people if I'm not mistaken "Did you hear Jimmy went to that old bar with that Tyrone from outside the office" ... bizzare, but true!

[SomeDudeK]

 Dettol is also an option to remove paint from miniatures, be it plastic or metal. I leave them in for a day or two before cleaning them with a brush. Although wear gloves when dealing with the stuff it will dry out your skin. As well the mini is left unharmed, even if they are in the stuff for more then a few weeks.

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@SomeDudeK - I've never used it, but I've heard it can leave the figures 'tacky' if you don't rinse them correctly ... ?

[SomeDudeK]

@RubbishInRubbishOut Sometime they come out a little tacky, although it washes away easily enough. I have found though if you leave them out to dry sometimes the tackiness is gone.

[ahhhh01]

FINALLY a new vid!! been missing you bro

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@ahhhh01 - its actually quite nice to make some videos :) more on the way ...

[TheEvak20]

is there any way to remove black gw primer? I left my minis in simplegreen for like 5 days and they are still black =/

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@TheEvak20 - hrmmm ... haven't had many issues with that. I know Simple Green isn't the solution for everyone, but for GW spray - works fine for me

[MascisMan1]

I actually just leave mine in overnight and it works fine with a toothbrush the next day

[mbartleyaol]

Great basic info, too bad the video quality was so poor. Get a cheap electric toothbrush for removing the paint, works great.

[RubbishInRubbishOut]

@mbartleyaol - quality will improve shortly ;p

[clubace090]

@RubbishInRubbishOut

it amazes me how many people dont know newly posted videos need time to be processed by youtube for the quality to improve