Become a Stripper! How to strip your miniatures FAST and EASY
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Become a Stripper! How to strip your miniatures FAST and EASY
Are you unhappy with your paint job? Do you want to know how to strip miniatures?
Do you think you could do better?
Did you buy some cheap badly painted miniatures from eBay and want them as new?
Well then look no further, I'm going to show you how to strip your miniatures quickly and easily.
This is a video on how to strip citadel miniatures.
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I'd be over the moon if I could paint a mini as good as that was before you stripped it. Almost made me cry!
That was speed painted! I will have to do a tutorial on it. its easy!
Ooh thank you for this! Back in the day lead and pewter mini's were easy to strip. Didn't know how to do plastic without melting them
For sure! I once melted a red marines figuring this out 😂 don’t use acetone!
I had some accidents with my primer today: clogged details, primer cracking and even patchy covering.. so I found this video and I hope it will help me out :)
This looks really helpful thank You!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video, super easy 👍
Hope it helps!
Recently acquired an entire blackstone fortress collection. Every expansion and stripping all of them.
I hope it’s going ok?
this gonna really help me with my botched attemped with using to much primer
Oops! Yeah it should come off nice!
"now I'm doing my absolute best not to slip and gouge my fingers, because that will hurt" can confirm that this statement is true, I'm now missing a piece from my left thumb
not done it yet! but pretty sure it would hurt! missing a piece eh? that sounds painful indeed!!
Good advice. I've been using isopropyl alcohol to strip mine, works pretty much the same way. If you struggle with gloves it's worth ordering a box of proper ones online. Used em all the time as a cleaner so i know what a ballache they can be to get on and off 👍
Ive some better ones now, sadly they were all i had to hand at the time!
As I understand it Me the is just 100% Isopropyl alcohol
Do you also leave the minis in for 10-15minutes with isopropyl? Ive tried a first mini but the plastic seems to become a little weaker quite fast, it was only white primer but was a pain to get off
@ not always. I tend to use it as a scrubbing agent for minis, as it can affect the plastic as you mentioned if you leave it too long. A spray and soak for me is a matter of minutes with minis. Primer can be difficult, as it often has some sort of binding agent mixed in to help it set/stay on.
Seems like a good method; I'd try it. Wouldn't it be better to scrub the model off into a sink instead of into the methylated spirit? I'm wonder about the scrubbed off paint making the methylated spirit goopy? My current method of stripping envolves soaking a model in Simple Green & then scrubbing but it need to soak for a day. And you may have to repeat if there are ridiculously thick layers of paint.
You could do that! In the meths it goes more flaky than gooey, dettol is the gooey one, that stuffs horrid!
Oooh I used some alcohol wipes and it worked. I'm going to use the toothbrush method when I get some fluid. I used to make a fortune from nitromors back in the day with metal models.
You sold it as stripper? Or sold the metal minis?
@@SnakeWorksStudio I used to buy badly painted metal 40k armies & strip the paint back to new using Nitromors but then they changed the formula & it stopped working.
when you put the glove on and it wont go any where blow in the glove at the rist , it should work
I shall try that in future! thanks!
Thanks! :D
Are you stripping some minis?
@@SnakeWorksStudio
Yes indeed :) some of my first painted ones, since they look horrible compared to the new painted ones :p
This was helpful but I can’t be the only who thinks his voice is calming
My voice?
Thanks for this! For anyone else in the US, denatured alcohol seems to be the equivalent.
Youre welcome! hope it helps
I’d use bio strip for minis which have dodgy brittle bits like that standard pole. I’m way too clumsy to scrub without breaking.
The pole wasn’t my most Clever of things to strip! However this was the only model I had that needed stripping. Not heard of bio strip! Any good?
@@SnakeWorksStudio yeah it’s fab. I’m pretty new to nerd things. But you just leave it in the bio strip overnight and a really gentle rinse clears it off. It’s reusable as well so pretty cost efficient. Smells like a tramps socks though.
I agree with v1mt0 (the most delicious of all the fizzy drinks) Biostrip 20 is amazing and not as harsh as mentholated spirit. Just need to find a way to get it to smell like my old favourite Dettol now....
@@SnakeWorksStudio biostrip is good, but be careful I had some varnished spacemarines I stripped with it and had a weird chemical reaction it melted them lol but other than that is good for metal and plastic minatures.
Thanks a lot for the vid, does this also work on Mantic's restic stuff? I have an Ogre army of them and would like to do a full repaint so they're off for a bath so to speak but I'd hate to damage them.
Hope it helps! Sadly it can make resin go a bit soft? Dettol however will work but is messy sticky stuff
@@SnakeWorksStudio Thanks for the info, I'll go gentle on them then ;-) Perhaps they'll stay firm enough as the resin's mixed with plastic?
Is this method of stripping paint safe for forgeworld resin?
He knew what he was doing with the title
Does it work on resin minis as well? Or will that melt in the spirit?
It can go soft. I’ve used it but only with a quick 10 minute dunk. Dettol is safer for resin but horrid messy stuff
Option 1: Don't worry about it.
Lol, brilliant.
Did I say that??? Lol
@@SnakeWorksStudio Yes.
Marcel..I am chock full of old hammer love...I love your videos. ..
soak in Simple Green concentrate overnight. If you have it follow with an ultrasound. Mineral spirits leave an oily residue that requires cleaning with alcohol.
Does this work with metal minis? And if so, will it also dissolve superglue? I have some multipart old school metal terminators that I want to strip and reconfigure, so I want the glue to be removed too.
Works with metal fine. Superglue not so much. I just scrape it off with a knife
@@SnakeWorksStudio thanks, I’ll try that!
i tried meths a few years ago. it strips most colours really well, but there was one or two colours like averland sunset it wouldnt remove properly
That’s interesting, I might have to run a few experiments on that
@@SnakeWorksStudio also it seemeed a lot less reusable than dettol, which perhaps doesnt matter as its a lot cheaper
I always thought meths would have melted the plastic, and opted for isopropyl alcohol instead. Glad to see I was wrong and that meths is just as good as isopropyl. 🙂
it was fine with the plastic. not sure why it seems to react differently to different types of resin though..
Good tips. I remember asking a youtuber how he strips mistakes/rescued miniatures etc... hahaha he told me (in all seriousness) that he never HAD to strip a miniature? Wow. Must be tough to be perfect
For sure! back in the day i didnt, but i do it too much now :D
i tried Spirit too. YES it loosens the paint but WHY didn´t i get it off as clean and easy as you do? o.O
Also used an old Toothbrush.
Multiple baths!
I use pinesol, even gets off oil based paint like that testors stuff.
that in the UK or US?
@@SnakeWorksStudio Well I am in the U.S. so i assume it is a mainly American product, but I think there are other pine based cleaners that might so the same thing. Pinesol is some great stuff, I bought a load of old harlequins and tossed them in and it stripped all the old paint off, including the testors layers and even spray undercoating.
Have to admit I’ve never heard of it, but will have to have a look out!
I recently bought some plastic minis from a genius who had the idea to prime them with metallic blue acrylic spray. This crap got softer after a prolonged bath in 99% isopropanol but it is a pain to remove. The toothbrush simply isnt hard enough. Would a Dremel do the trick? And, if yes, which bits? Thanks for any help!
I would give them a longer soak and use a stiffer toothbrush first, I feel a Dremel might ruin the parts?
@@SnakeWorksStudio they've been soaking in isoprop for 8 days now, changing to fresh solvant from time to time. I still need to scrap the surface to flake off the paint... I used the hardest toothbrush I could find.
Oh wow that’s a long time. You might also want to try Dettol. The brown stuff. It melts the paint good but it stinks and is horrid. You will need gloves for sure!
@@SnakeWorksStudio I will check if I can find this in Germany. Thanks!
It kind of looks like you primed the model gray after cleaning, it looks very mat in your finished clip.
That would have saved me a lot of time! There’s still a fair amount of staining and residue there if you look close in hand. It’s not a perfect method. Although this Biostrip people mention sounds like it could be...
So any methylated spirits is alright?
i believe so!
Do you know how well it works on resin (forge world)?
As i know No. Only plastic.
i had mixed results, one was fine, the other went like rubber...
LA Totally awesome from the dollar tree store will strip forgeworld safely.
Cheers guys, I've got a rhino with some FW doors so I might try separating them before stripping it
does it works with resin kit?
it makes some resins go soft! so I would advise against
Thanks for answering
99% isopropanol alcohol works just as well and only takes 3 minutes, not 15. Worth checking out
I shall have to check it out!
@@SnakeWorksStudio Fumes are stronger so be careful! But its my preferred method
Resin away by monocure Australia is super quick its wipe on wipe off
not heard of that stuff before!
Do you get the same result with isopropyl alcohol 99.99%
oi lad where do ya get that hat?
Amazon I think! Are you after one?
@@SnakeWorksStudio if its possible yes.
Get yourself the cheapest ultrasonic cleaner you can find (usually about $15). Use the solution in the ultra sonic cleaner and you will completely negate the scrubbing step. It usually takes about 30 minutes to an hour for the ultrasonic cleaner to do its thing but you can do multiple models at once, I can usually fit about 10 minis at a time in mine.
Nice idea! Will look into that one! The scrubbing step is the worst but!
Is that stuff less toxic?
@@LoftOfTheUniverse Im in America, so I use stuff from the dollar store called awesome cleaner. Its just a strong detergent. But i have even had just water strip light paint in an ultra sonic cleaner. www.dollargeneral.com/products/product-page.las-totally-awesome-all-purpose-concentrated-cleaner-refill-64-oz.html?adpos=&scid=scplp00942201&sc_intid=00942201&PRODUCT_GROUP&Google_DGE_Shopping-NonBrand_General_All_US__Desktop___Ecomm_ROAS&00942201&gclsrc=aw.ds&
Would this strip a clear coat off of my miniatures
I think so!
@@SnakeWorksStudio thanks
I use simple green for my minis
does its work well?
@@SnakeWorksStudio yeah it does within an hour it weakens the paint and most of the prime for easy scrubbing and washing though the primer will stain the mini with what ever you originally color of primer you primed it with.
The gloveproblem is because your hands are damp ! Dry hour hands and try a little baby talc and youre fit to go
never knew that! did you have the same issue?
I have used this on some of my old minis wich had been ubdercoted with gw spray can and painted and varnished with the 90s he paint and thay didn't come clean as easy as thay 🤣
might be the varnish! or soak them longer
@@SnakeWorksStudio might be the brand I used as well I got the no nonsense screwfix methalated spirit. Not sure if there are different strenth meths
GW Spray primer from the 90s was WAY MORE intense. It had more of an enamel smell and etched to the minis better. These days it feels like black paint. My 90s marines are a dark shade of grey stained by the spray or still black, while my recent work comes out clean as new.
Sausage fingers for the win!!
cant beat them eh?
Sausage fingered gamers - represent!!
Hopefully Mr. Hobby's Mr. COLOR THINNER is going to do the job. Alternatively I have a 1L bottle of IPA 100% by Hiroba Zero
did it work out?
@@SnakeWorksStudio yeah, it stripped the old paint off really well, it came off like a sheet of dead skin.
water-based turps is far safer than this and just as good
Never tried it. It sold in art or DIY shops?
debased stripper (eggplant emoji)
more eggplants required!
DETOL!!!
its so sticky!
I'm a stripper now
Congrats!!
Here in the states, I use isopropyl alcohol (91%) to strip plastic and metal figures. However since 'covid- coverup ' rubbing alcohol is no longer available in any major or minor store. It's like living in a 3rd world country now,as certain commodities and no longer readily available
Use LA totally awesome from the dollar tree store.
@@IndraSunrise yeah?? I will try it. Thanks!
@@adamfox1669 its not super fast, it might take a couple of overnight soaks. But it wont damage plastic, forgeworld, China cast or Russia cast. The fact that its safe to use is gold for me, i hate ruining models. Only thing it eats is paint, Elmer's glue, green stuff, and super glue. Paint fastest, superglue could take weeks. Good luck! Don't use the purple, use the yellow!
@@IndraSunrise ok. I did see purple but did NOT buy. I will continue to look. Thanks so much. I used to get isopropyl alcohol 91% pretty easily but we live in a different America now😕
@@adamfox1669 good choice, purple has a lilac odor that you will never get out of the model. Use the yellow. There aee faster strippers, but this one will not risk damaging your models!
Nice watch, dork.
Thanks. I got it from Argos.
this isn't the kind of stripping I thought you'd be teaching us...disappointed
thats the other channel!