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Stripping paint from minis
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It also came with a third team, Dark Elves. Hey, cool! They're painted, but it's a dreadful paint job, hilariously awful. I'd like to strip the paint off and get them down to bare metal. What's a good way to do something like that? The crappy paint job actually extends to the bases as well, so I'd prefer something that wouldn't damage plastic, but if that's not possible I can just paint over those.
I don't speak fluent "miniaturese" so any help is appreciated.
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Exactly what I was going to recommend.Josh Look wrote: Go over to the automotive store and get yourself a jug of Castrol Super Clean or Purple Power. Pour some into a bucket/dish you don't care about and let the minis sit in that for a day or two. With the help of an old toothbrush, the paint will flake right off
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If they're plastic, Simple Green and a brush works well but eats glue if it's in its concentrated form. Watered down, I don't know. The ~MAGIC STUFF~ though, is oven cleaner, the spray kind like Easy Off. Spray on and scrub. The stuff peels right off.
I've heard of Purple Stuff working, but I've never tried it. Thankfully.
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They are metal miniatures, but with plastic bases. I assume the brake cleaner would eat away the plastic but good?
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Does not harm plastic.
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FRP Games sells ArmsKeeper bases CHEAP AS HECK. I just got another 50 30mm lipped bases for 7.99$ Noble Knight sells them too.
EDIT: Nate, I have both an ample supply of bases and a jug of brake cleaner. I can run an experiment tonight if you wish.
EDIT2: BRAKE FLUID WILL EAT RESIN.
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I assume bases can just be purchased at any game store that sells minis?
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The BEST bases of all are US Nickels. Just glue a model to a base-coated nickel and then add whatever flocking or terrain as you see fit. They cost exactly 5 cents, have an outside diameter of ~21mm and are perfect for many GW models. A US Quarter is also very good with an OD of ~30mm, but it's more expensive, about 4 dollars more for a pack of 50 than Armskeeper bases.
I have about 20 cracked earth bases sitting here too, if you want them. They're from "Secret Weapons Miniatures" and are pretty damned nice. If you want them, just tell me where to send them and they're yours. I've standardized ALL of my models on Armskeeper bases, so I will never use them.
If I'm not mistaken, they're 25mm and these:
www.secretweaponminiatures.com/index.php...0_42&products_id=173
I also have another fifty or so other bases, but they're painted and need to be painted over if you (or anyone needing them):
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Will not hurt resin or pewter.
Treehugging paint stripping. Booyah.
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One other item I didn't see mentioned which is actually more powerful than Simple Green is Dawn Power Dissolver. I believe it has also been rebranded as Dawn Oven Cleaner or Grill Cleaner. It works even more quickly than Simple Green and just as effectively on both metal and plastic.
I've stripped about a hundred minis in the past and after much experimentation these are the two best options.
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