REMOVE PAINT FROM PLASTIC MINIATURES WITH ISOPROPYL - My First Time Stripping Miniatures
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REMOVE PAINT FROM PLASTIC MINIATURES WITH ISOPROPYL - My First Time Stripping Miniatures - Ігри
I want to strip some of my space marines, i painted them as Ultramarines because thats how they where painted in the box, but now after reading more about the lore and stuff i want to make them Black Templars.
This is the little german boy meme manifesting itself lmao
A wise decision, BT are my favorite marine chapter
Right decision we come to the crusade
Welcome”
Now I see why we never lose many numbers in our crusades
Late to the video. I pretty much use Isoprooyl for stripping, here is my experience.
70% is ok for water based Acrylic paints, and water based airbrush primers. Usually 45 minute soak is all you need, though longer my be needed. I dont use solvent based Acrylics (i.e. Tamiya), so I have no experience what is required for those.
91% 0r 99%, with 99% is always going to give you the best results. It'll cut through the most things and usually the quickest. The biggest problems are going to come from the types of primers used. Solvent based rattlecan primers are going to be exponential levels of nightmare. Some will come off, others you will have to find other chemicals, and some you will never get off ever. The Stronger the Iso, and the longer the soak (days and weeks), the better chance you'll have at getting them off. It could also take several cycles of soaking, and scrubbing, and washing, and scrubbing, and soaking... and table flipping, and soaking, and scrubbing, and hair pulling and scrubbing... You get the picture.
Great advice, thank you!
This is the best comment here
Great tip. I got 99% iso
As others have said here; Old school brown Dettol. Works wonders on all kinds of acrylic paint however the are primers out there that are thoroughly resistant to it's antiseptic charms.
Twenty years ago in our game store we did a experiment where we tested on GW figs several substances on which was best on striping paint. We tested break fluid, gasoline, ISOPROPYL, Pine-sol, paint stripper. and several others. After a month the owner won Pine Sol. It was cheap, non toxic, non flame-able, smelled pleasenant and worked fast. Now I use Simply Green or La Faboulus!!!
Alright Lee
I use 99% IPA, place around 5 models in a jam jar size recepticle, leave them for 24 hours, giving the (sealed) jar a good shake 4-5 times.
Just a quick scrub with a toothbrush using some fresh IPA and it gets all paint incuding spray primer (both GW and AP) off, it will also soften glue but that helps get to the awkward bits.
Thanks Uncle Bones!
I've tried over 20 different methods, including dedicated paint strippers...but I've never found anything better than Methylated Spirits. They're cheap, re-usable, and powerful.
I don’t play Warhammer 40k, but I am a model railroader. This video came in handy. Still haven’t tried it yet.
Join us 👽
I found methylated spirits worked a treat. 2-3 hours and the paint comes off easy with a tooth brush
Another vote for methylated spirits! They work quite a bit better than isopropyl alcohol.
Oh I am stripping models today too lol!
I used sandable automotive primer by mistake once. The sandable primer has a pretty heavy texture to it and it ruined the look of the models. Really upset me and I couldn't figure out how to bet it off.
I ended up soaking them in simple green for like a week. It finally came off.
There is also a fairly low hazard paint stripper (here in the U.S.) called citrus strip, it will remove primer easily and it doesnt seem to effect the hips plastic. It got most of the primer off in about an hour. I got impatient, probably should soak it longer. If you can get it in your area it may be helpful to know citrus strip is a gel. I found that stuff for stripping hotwheels to make cars for Gaslands.
"slide it in to not damage it" procedes to shake violently
In the US we have a (relatively) non-toxic paint remover called "Simple Green" and that would probably remove that tan paint. I'm not sure how easy it is to get outside the US though.
I DIDN'T THINK OF SIMPLE GREEN! THANK YOU!
Not available in the UK
Dettol Antiseptic works really well for this, the 5% or so Chloroxylenol brown liquid at about £4.50 a bottle, use in much the same way but leave to
soak for a few more hours before you brush the paint off, I found a old paintbrush (the kind you would use to paint a wall) works really well for cleaning them up. wash them a few times in warm soapy water afterwards as those mini's will stink of the stuff.
Be warned, do outside because your entire house will stink of disinfectant for a week if you do it inside.
I just tried this on my Tyranids. It works but it is a lot more effort than using some of the dedicated paint remover products. That said it is a lot cheaper! 😃
Litterally why I’m watching this video
@@braydenrogers7084 Unless you're very lucky, a lot of scraping paint out of some of the recessed detail
I had mixed results with isopropyl, as you said some paints just don't strip away. I've used biostrip 20 on some plastic and metal minis and it works a treat!
Do you dilute it with water ?
@@donnieka696 no just dunk them straight in the tub
i never knew that would work to clean the model. thank you for this.
The laugh at “getting rid of its skin” hahaha too funny
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LA Totally Awesome cleaner has always worked great in my experience, even getting thicker coats of primer off, plus it's cheap to boot (around 3 dollars for a gigantic bottle at dollar stores). I'm stateside however, so I don't know if it's a pain getting your hands on a bottle in the UK or anywhere else in the world.
Not available in
UK
The best I have found is 99% isopropyl alcohol. After about an hour most of the parking will slide off the model. Leaving it overnight is even better. But it will eat away exposed super glue so be careful when cleaning the paint off or you may loose pieces.
Remove paint from plastic figures and models 100% safely with "LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner" available in 1/2 gallon jugs at "Dollar General" stores. It's better than alcohol, better than Simple Green, better than Castrol Super Degreaser, better than brake fluid, and better than what you're using. I have been experimenting with all types of products to strip plastic models since the 1970s, and this is By Far the the most effective, and it doesn't soften or dry-out the plastic in the slightest. It works as a soak, but is downright speedy when using with an ultrasonic cleaner. For old paint, scrub with a toothbrush between cycles. I've noticed that Casey at "Ebay Miniature Rescues" uses it in his video projects. Smart man.
this is also my experience.
removes most paints, but primers tend to be the ones it have a hard time removing.
Biostrip & the Green Stuff World paint remover are my recommendations. The GSW is quicker & less wasteful in my opinion.
Nice one thanks
Dettol works well.
Nice this was exactly what I was looking for, what an informative video. Thanks
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching!
but this seems terrible at stripping paints... what?
Does this work on Battletech miniatures? They are a different plastic from GW. Great video!
Dasty (a degreaser) and a sonic cleaner do it for me. The paints just goes brrrrrrrrrrrr.
would be interesting to see you try Tamiya Paint Remover
I originally wanted to pint my marines orange, and I did, but painting with light colors sucks so I’m going to strip and repaint at iron hands
I have seen some paint removing tutorials on UA-cam here (how to remove paint from warhammer).
Also i think Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% could do the job or just try Mr. Green.
thanks for making this. every time I need a hobby/mini question answered you seem to always have a video about it. made the horrible mistake of priming an entire army in high humidity.
Awesome, thank you for watching!
Biostrip 20, check it out. Works fantastic, it doesn't smell, works in 1 hour.
I use two different types of stripper. For plastic I use Biostrip, for resin I use AK Interactives paint stripper.
You dont have to worry about Biostrip with plastic, other than a slightly miscoloured plastic from the primer, AK's stripper, be sure to rinse it in water fairly quickly as it _can_ melt resin, if you're not too careful but otherwise works well on plastic.
But seeing this, I might give it go with Isopropyl, see what results I get.
Edited.
So am I doing something wrong because I have some I soak in 91 alcohol overnight, then I submerge them in hot water and start scrubbing hard, but will some comes off, some just seems to stick no matter what
A few comments here recommend going with a stronger alcohol. I haven't yet, but I think its good advice
@@tabletopskirmishgames will try. Someone else suggested to me skipping the water and scrubbing with the alcohol instead after soaking. That seemed to work really well too
I've tried IPA and even 99% is meh and required so much effort even with an electric toothbrush. Don't ask.😂
However, biostrip 20 is a god send for stripping minis and requires minimal effort. I still use the IPA in an airtight container to cleanse the models as the biostrip gunk. Water doesnt seem to work at all for cleaning.
Good call on the electric toothbrush!
@@tabletopskirmishgames work smarter, not harder 😌
Does it work on primer? I accidentally put primer on my figure when it wasn’t ready and I want to remove it
It does, but I would read some of the other comments for recommends for a stronger solution.
Had no success with Isopropanol even after waiting for days. "Biostrip 20" on the other hand could even strip the weirdest oldest paint of an eBay Genestealer.
Thanks for this, I have several models that need stripping and I will try this. I get the feeling plastic doesn't float in pure alcohol but I'll have to look that up. Also, your timer was at 43% charge at the start of the 45 min and remained 43% at the end, what super battery is in that timer? LOL.
Haha the magic of editing 🤣
Do u think it can remove lacquers?
I really don't know. Hopefully someone in the comments can help.
I have one question
Does it disolve super glue??
I made poorhammer with a bunch of plastic trash and it happen that the stuff i made was not the same color than the rest of the minies but if it disolve super glue too I'm gonna end up with 80 rivet floating around and a bunch of other pieces doing a party in a corner
One model came loose but it was push for so I’m not sure if it was glued. Other models were glued and didn’t come apart. I would be careful and seek more info.
No-one believes it's your first time Stripping, Lee 😜
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Try methylated spirits I have done loads of models that way
Toothbrush is too soft. I use a small bottle brush, and keep dipping it and the model into the isopropyl. Don't even need to soak them for more than a couple of minutes.
Nice one thank you
Does someone knows if it removes load of artificial snow? I bought a Rogal Dorn tank and his previous owner had the fantastic idea to make the equivalent of the end of a gangbang with artificial snow, so I can't prime it...
Does it remove primer?
Yes it does.
Why would someone cover up that beautiful coat of tan?!
🤣
Dettol is your friend
Anyone got vietnam flashbacks at around 1:40? Or just me?
Alcohol has never helped me take out paint :(
91% works better
well the tan broly oil bass but yes nie thin bit just paint over it the stuff tht might get off oil bass stuff well siply green UUGG benzen tipentime lighrt flued YACK exstaly flabel stuf i just live with tan nopt to bad and uesd as a primer your god go