Best Paint Stripper For Miniatures, Works in a Minute on Plastic, Resin, & Metal! 

Needed this video. As a broke college student, I refurbish a lot of models from eBay (which is a side hobby itself). The people stuff prime their models with might as well be concrete lol! Thanks man

literally saved a figure i messed up soooo bad with an issue priming. best video i coulda found thank you

Those are not rubber gloves! You are wearing Nytril gloves and most petroleum based solutions will break them down! Get some Rubbermaid kitchen gloves and you will not have that problem!!!

Had a thought on doing this today, my first model was a Leman Russ Battle Tank and I use it quite a lot in 40k games, the problem is that its paint scheme is a bit dull and I moved onto adding camouflage to my other models (in which this model does not have a camouflage of its own, making it look out of ordinary to the other tank models)

Great video! Im stripping off paint from a plastic action figure and will definitely follow your instructions! thank you!

Never thought I would need this. But i just found an entire blackstone fortress collection with all the minis. It was the 1st time he was painting minis, so that escalation box needs repaint :D

Metals - Acetone (nail polish remover) Plastics - Isopropyl Alcohol or Methylated Spirits (super cheap purple stuff) Resins... um... All the above are FAR FAR cheaper than this overkill.

Thanks for the recommendation! Just received my first bottle.

Thank you and your dad

Fantastic!

Never thought I'd be stripping for minis 😋

> "this is so easy that I don´t have 10 minutes of footage" > makes the video 10 minutes long anyway

I'd love to see Super Clean a try with the plastic minis, I've heard good things but gloves are an absolute necessity

Great tutorial. I do have to say though that I used this exact chemical and technique but it did not have the same effect. Granted my models have had paint on them for about 20 years, however they’re not particularly thickly coated. I’m finding that a lot of scrubbing and chemicals are still not getting all the paint off. There are still stubborn areas that don’t seem to strip no matter what. Any advice?

Thanks for the product recommendation. From time to time, I have thought about doing the eBay dig for some cheaper minis due to bad paints, but couldn’t find a good source of cleaning. This looked like it did the trick and then some!

Does this work on plastic miniatures with out destroying them?.

Ultra sonic cleaners always seemed to be totally unnecessary for minis. This looks like an awesome product, thanks great subject.

Model kits were expensive back then.... lolz

For normal plastics and metal isopropyl alcohol bath for 30 minutes and a toothbrush for the win, not tried it with resin yet though. Do not get the liquid in your eyes of mouth and wear gloves.

“Models where expensive back then” Recent 1/35 model tank releases Pz.Kpfw.VIII Maus with Full Interior List price: $199.95 Kingtiger s.Pz.Abt.506 Ardennes 1944 (Late) List price: $96.95 US M4A1 DV List price: $78.49 Soviet Matilda Mk III/IV Red Army Infantry Tank List price: $65.00 I sure am glad kits are far more affordable now

Is there an equivalent we can get if we live in the UK?

My forgeworld knights are getting a bath and a fresh coat of paint. Hopefully I don't screw it up like last time. Thanks Man

MAGIC IS HERESY! But i'll let it slide this time.

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If you immersed it fully and just shook the shit out of it... would it damage in mini?

I just use the same way with Tamiya's X-20A thinner on my Tamiya kits. Then a soap bath afterwards.

That stuff seems ok, I like using denatured alcohol.

Does nail polish work?

What's the name of the product you are using on the metal container?

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Testors ELO easy lift off paint and decal remover

Break fluid will do the job too

Great video.

First place I’ve ever heard of an 8 Oz gallon.

Does it work on enamels or just acrylics?

If the base is expendable use Dot 3 brake fluid. Works like a charm costs 5$ a liter.

Will this work on resin models?

Does this work well with plastic mini or only metal minis?

Will this damage Warhammer plastics? I have a lot of Nighthaunt that I accidentally primed with non-acrylic primer and rubbing alcohol isn’t working too well.

works on plastics too?

Been dickin' around with strippers and stripping methods. TLDR: either use ELO as the initial step or final step in stripping to completely clean plastic OR if you're willing to put a couple of hours into a single model that needs to be cleaned THAT day. LATA will get the job done just as well with a bit of a soak. Speed: ELO>LATA Sonic>LATA Soak. Who needs a model stripped right the f--- now though? This ELO stuff is the fastest. However, it is work intensive and NOWHERE near as quick & thorough as the video makes it out to be. It's great for open and low quantity of models for the stripping process (1-10?) . Open models being something like an assault intercessor, where an intercessor with bolt rifle in both hands going across his chest is what I consider closed. There is practically zero passive stripping, so the harder it is to get a brush somewhere the more time consuming it is. I have always needed a soak in another solution and/or sonic cleansing to clean it completely. Also, the reusability of the liquid is questionable. What I've used turned the light blue/grey/black of the paint I was stripping. So far it has remained just as effective but not something I want to return to the bottle. LA Totally Awesome (LATA) in a sonic cleaner is just as effective, more passive, cheaper, works in "bulk", but will need a day or two to get best results. It will take some brushing to get the last bits off, but can be workable without that step. LATA and nothing but scrubbing will do the job. It can take up to a week to be as clean as it can get without scrubbing. This degree of soaking will also weaken glue, so repairs will be necessary. However, 24-72 hrs *can* get it done depending on detail and paint type.

I got some of this after watching this video to fix some Ebay scores. I had a Necron Night Scythe that felt like it was painted in a wood shop and got a ton of sawdust in the paint as it was drying, and a Necron Monolith that was primed solid black, but it was probably with some sort of automotive primer, because Simple Green couldn't touch it. The ELO got all of the paint off from the Night Scythe, no problem. The Monolith has been a bit more difficult. I finally got it down to plastic, but the paint as sort of melted and bonded to the plastic permanently. Have you ever had this experience? Is it safe to prime over?

Will this damage or effect resin models

Thank god I found this I need to strip my nids

Amazing

Do you have a link for that stuff ,having trouble finding

Does ethane alcohol work?

is this ok to use on something 3d printed?

Is this a resin figure? I am looking for something to strip paint from resin. Thank you!

How well does rubbing alcohol work?

Does it work on varnished miniatures?

What kind of paint was this, though? Acrylic, or enamel? I have a Grenadier metal (lead/pewter) mini from back in the day that someone painted something on that neither Simple Green nor mineral spirits will strip off - and it sat in mineral spirits for a year (!!!).

Does this work for 3d printed resin minis?

Imagine that, a product made to strip paint off models is pretty good at stripping paint of models :p No need to play Jr. Chemist with your cleaning supplies.

hi there! after we strip the model with this, do we rinse it in water or how do we know when it is ok to re apply a new coat of primer? / paint

Does this thing works with plastic?

Do you have a recommendation for glue dissolving for plastic minis? I am trying to change bits around and don’t want to damage the bits im no longer interested in using

I use metholated spirit but it melts resin.

Almost like a rib would fall off the bone 😂😂

Does this Work with plastic minis well?

I wish this was a minute long video

how well does that work with a varnished miniature?

What if I wanted to repaint just one specific part of a model? For example, if I want to re do the weapons on my Stormcast Eternals, but was satisfied with the rest of my paint job?

Would this work for the pre painted D&D miniatures? The pre painting seems to covers a lot of detail.

Looks great! how can I get this product in Germany? Looks like it does not ship to Germany :/

How do you make sure that all of it is gone from the model when you want to repaint it? Just water?

well a look in to and good to know will see as post

So..... model kits are cheap now?

You demonstrate this on a metal mini, but does it work on plastic minis?

Does it work o plastic minis?

Hey nice video. I'm very new and sorry for a stupid question but does it remove primer as well?

Hi Rob, is that paint stripper liquid oily/oil based?

What about plastic miniatures?

How was this stuff on plastics?

Can you put the solution and a mini in a ziplock bag or will it cause the bag to leak

£54 in the UK, I'll stick with Detol or Iso for now but would love to buy this if it was £20, speak to your friends at Testers Robair ;]

What kind of Minis do you get with the high level patreon

Is it for sale anywhere else? Amazon doesn't sell it anymore

does it remove the primer? Did you ad water to the bucket thing?

Very good tip, but you cannot buy this product in the UK I searched Amazon UK don't sell it.

Will it take off any top/clear coat? Such as Testors Dullcote?

Does this work with citadel spray paint on plastic miniatures?

its like winsor newtons brush cleaner

Does any old stain remover work?

I'm having issues with removing the primer...paint come off fine. Would this help?

Greetings, I'm thinking about purchasing Elo . Some of my action figures, transformers . Would it work and be safe on them?

Just a heads up, the affiliate link isn't working :(

What kind of effect does this have on spray paint or spray primer anyone have experience?

No way this guy is older then thirty when this video was shot

water-based turps is as good and cheap

This sounds like potential tech heresy

Soak the model in Super Clean over night. No muss no fuss and it's safe, no gloves needed.

Yes great video. No it's VERY expensive to get it too the netherlands. Do you or anyone else know what the equivalent of that stuff is in europe or even close the benelux ?

I have no where to buy this in my country, here is what i did with mine. READ I used Nail remover acetone free. This acid is little weaker then this one in video.. It is used to remove acrylic paint from nails without destroying plastic nails. But i did it with caution anyway. Soak him first for 15sec in tequila glass. And then start dooing thing with a tooth brush. Effect is a lot weaker then this procces on video. Also soak the brush in acetone, and after, soak mianture couple more times for about 3-4sec. Didnt loose any details, removed 99% color.

Rob, I Have never have seen or heard of this stuff before. But, why wait so long to bring this to the masses?

Tom Cruise Voodoo. 🧞‍♂️

Yikes almost $20 for that stuff I’ll stick to $3/half gallon LA’s lol

Why do you not soak them? Is that bad?

Anyone knows if there is a european version of this product, i cant find it in amazon.es (spain) ty

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