Stripping paint from 40K miniatures.

[Efour]

Hi,

I am feeling inspired to possibly sell a ton or maybe pick the best ones and bring them back here and repaint them.

Whats the best cheapest way to strip the old citadel paint from a metal figure. THere might be a base layer of spray primer too.

Cant remember anything about painting them. Hardly surprising it was about 25 years ago O_o

 

[kindai]

IPA and an electric toothbrush.

 

[vanpeebles]

Fairy power spray was the boy, would strip plastic models too.

 

[Pookie Bear]

Dettol does the job for me, given enough time. Stinks though! Messy once you take a toothbrush to it as well.
I've used Isopropyl Alcohol as well, but it's not as good.

 

[vanpeebles]

Fairy powerspray would turn the paint to jelly, and it would peel off in lumps

 

[No1newts]

I'm yet to find anything that does a top notch job, used Dettol but it was a chore.

 

[vanpeebles]

I found some old pics from a few years back, the Dreadnought was covered in thick silver paint, and originally blue underneath as well. Gave it a good spray and sealed in a large jam jar.

 

[Efour]

I've got some of the very old dreadnoughts and I used to play space hulk a lot and upgraded most of the terminators to metal.
God knows how i afforded that as a kid. Saving dinner money and washing cars... lol

 

[vanpeebles]

The old ones are ace

 

[BUDFORCE]

Biostrip.

Get a pot on Amazon for about £10, brush it on, 1 pot will strip 100's of minis and works in about 30 minutes.

Edit: £16 a pot at the moment, still best value for money as you don't have to dip, just brush on so a little goes a long way, I've tried Dettol, IPA after using this I'd never go back.

 

[gilljoy]

Biostrip.

Get a pot on Amazon for about £10, brush it on, 1 pot will strip 100's of minis and works in about 30 minutes.

Edit: £16 a pot at the moment, still best value for money as you don't have to dip, just brush on so a little goes a long way, I've tried Dettol, IPA after using this I'd never go back.

Tried it on Resin?

 

[Torquar]

Acetone is good for metal figures, IPA for plastic.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Tried it on Resin?

No, actually.

It's fine on plastic, I've read it'll soften Resin after some time, maybe Google that a bit more though.