Best Paint Stripping Method - Biostrip / Wilko Paint and Varnish Stripper

[Shamash-Bel]

I've been itching to strip some old very poorly primed miniatures and I was asking around on a few of the chats I'm in and this came up.

Biostrip is the very expensive version of Wilko's own paint and varnish stripper: http://www.wilko.com/wallpaper-paste+preparation/wilko-paint-and-varnish-stripper-all-purpose-500ml/invt/0299049

This stuff is £3 per 500ml and it's great! Stripped the vast majority of the paint off my miniatures in under 30 minutes. This stuff strips enamels and lacquers with great vigour.

All you need is:
- The paint stripper: http://www.wilko.com/wallpaper-paste+preparation/wilko-paint-and-varnish-stripper-all-purpose-500ml/invt/0299049
- Some tupperware containers.
- Some plastic gloves.
- Some ready to be stripped miniatures.
- An old toothbrush.

What you need to do is:
1. Pour the paint stripper into a tupperware container.
2. Wearing your gloves, dip the miniatures into the stripper and put them into another container. They should have a REAL thick coat on them.
3. Wait 30 minutes.
4. Run the miniatures under some lukewarm water and brush them with the toothbrush. The paint will slough off.
5. If this hasn't got all of it (it will be NEARLY all of it, but some may remain in crevices) repeat from step 2.

Has cleaned up some really old Koralon Void within an hour.

Only problem with this stuff is it's consistency. It's like a bodily fluid I'd rather not discuss on here.

[Orctrader]

I just leave the (metal) figure in dettol overnight.

[Major_Gilbear]

I use acetone for metal models (very cheap, and will dissolve superglue and putty off models too).

For plastics, I've had good success with Simple Green, Halford's Dot4 Clutch & Brake Fluid, and 99.5% Isopropyl Alcohol. Currently, the Isoprop is my favourite, and it happens to be the cheapest by far as well.

Good to know about the Wilko's stuff though, thanks.