Stripping Paint from Warhammer Miniatures using Isopropyl Alcohol

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Max prepares more CHAOS KNIGHTS for the diorama by removing the paint from a few older models ready for their new life raiding trenches!

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[chriswilko]

Useful video. Appreciated. Shame about the high horse brigade in the comments section. Don't see them going out of their way to make a video on doing this stuff.

[johnmiskimmin]

hey dude! top tip for pouring from those 5 litre bottles is turn them on their side when you pour, this way it allows the air to escape and stops that knarly chugging that splashes everywhere!
thanks for the vid

[Gumlass]

Citadel sprays (and Vallejo, etc) contain an organic solvent that eats into the mini to make the paint stick. My advice is to scrub the paint off, then spray over the remaining paint. It will not be noticeable.

[IronPhysik]

whats really important to know:

IPA doesnt really damage plastic or metal, but resin starts to get really soft after about 30min
I had the misfortune of experiencing that on old leman russ forgeworld turrets, where the smaller pieces can now be bent and its no longer feeling "firm"

[TheGameStorePiper]

A bit of a wine and mead maker's trick here. Next time you want to remove any liquid with sediment, you should try using a siphon. This will leave the worst sediment at the bottom and you can still use your sock to get the rest. Do that a second time with a coffee filter for even cleaner filtration.

[parkeredc]

My recommendation for pouring the isopropyl alcohol back in is a funnel and coffee filter an when pouring with a jug pour from the side or with the opening opposite what your pouring into, never spilt engine oil this way

[Alf_Hairy-arse]

Alcohol - the cure for so many of life's problems. The cause too though, to be fair.

[majorchronic]

Coffe filters work brill for filtering it 😊

[randallporter]

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!!!

[heademptyonlybun]

May or may not be able to assist in future large-container-pouring, huzzah for unsolicited advice!
If you pour from one of the larger flat surfaces and start at a nice gentle angle, the liquid within won’t be gurgling for continual intake since it won’t have as much volume above the neck of the bottle. Learned that the fun way growing up with rigs that devoured oil. Deffo go for that funnel too to get the useable contents back into the original container!

[DreadnoughtMan]

7:39 was satisfying, just how it peeled off, top tier vid, Also half way to 500 subs!!!!, just shows how great your vids are when almost half of your viewers are subbed! Well done 🎉🎉🎉

[michaelgunn]

To answer your question about the orange paint flakes, I think it's because (as you said) the paint was many thin layers that you patiently allowed to dry completely before the next application. So it was probably easier for the IPA to get behind the edge of the orange paint than to pass through all those consistent layers.

[arthwenlionheart]

This really helps, I have been looking for a video like this for sometime and has helped with my stripping of plastic minis.

[davidwinters]

Your frugality warmed my cheap Dutch heart

[Huusker]

Quick tip for pouring jugs. If you turn that big boi of ISO on its side, you'll find it pours out quite nicely, less glugging

[iamscoutstfu]

Leave the IPA and the cloudy sediment will settle to the bottom after a few hours. Then scoop the clean IPA out and the dregs will evaporate, allowing you to just scrub the tub out.

[lieuwedewolf]

Next time while pouring, flip the can 180 degrees so the opening is on top. This will cause the fluid to not splash out as much!

[brionl]

If you are going to be doing a lot of that pouring back and forth, you might want to go to your local DIY store and pick up an inexpensive pair of safety glasses and a funnel.

[jimholmes]

I have used both "La's Totally Awesome" and "Purple Power" cleaner (separately) diluted 50/50 with water. Way less toxic than IPA--which I already use lots of in my 3D printer. Great video!

[zzqtc]

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