AK Interactive - Paint Stripper | Review and Test | Best Paint Stripper?

[@brad9336]

Glad you had a better experience! I have had bad experience with this and yes I strictly followed the instructions and video tutorials.

[@paintingpanzers]

Ah bummer, I wonder why that was? Perhaps they've changed the solution since your experience?

[@reuterss306]

could also have something to do with what kind of colors, primers etc you used. I stripped a lot of minis so far with different products and had super good results with some, and other minis really wont lose the paint.

[@Splurgie101]

Brilliant Video again, going to pick some this up.

[@paintingpanzers]

Awesome mate, I'm chuffed you liked it too 😁

[@basicminiaturepainting]

Excellent mate

[@paintingpanzers]

Many thanks! 😁

[@Blitz9H]

Nice! This is a game changer!

[@paintingpanzers]

It really is very useful!!

[@theartificerchannel2110]

really helpful and just ordered a bottle, got some old tanks I want to convert in 1/72 😎

[@paintingpanzers]

Awesome mate, good luck with it! If they're plastic, don't let them soak for a long time as I haven't tested that method yet and they could be prone to be damaged from melting 😅

[@cailumgrantham-tibbitt8543]

Okay, Ive used ak paint stripper for quite a while, and heres some things I learned; the stripper will melt plastic and resin if left on long enough, I had a batch that I forgot about for 24 hours and its was reduced to a gooey blob. Any residue left after washing it with soapy water will still react with the plastic or any paint you put on top of it. It hates finecast or polyutherine minis. And finally it tastes horrible Make sure you follow those instructions /to the letter/ to avoid the stuff I learned the hard way Happy painting

[@paintingpanzers]

Excellent information mate, very interesting too! I really appreciate it. I'll make another video in the future testing out what you've pointed out to make others aware.

[@GavinWoodward-d5l]

Do you know if it works on varnished models?

[@paintingpanzers]

Yes, I believe it will work on varnish models but I can test it out again soon just to be 100% if you'd like? I just need to source a model I want to strip :P

[@Nighthaunter-t3j]

I bought some this a year ago and wasn't happy with the results so I tried it again recently on a couple of minis and the results were the same. Seems like a miracle as the paint starts to run but as soon as it comes into contact with water it turns into thick slime that doesn't want to come off and cakes the details of the model. Tried it with isopro instead of water had had slightly better result but it instantly tuned into white hard crust. Spent about an hour trying to pick the crust and slime with toothpicks but gave up. The solvent becomes harder to remove than the paint ever was. Not worth the money or the frustration.

[@paintingpanzers]

Oh really? That is very interesting indeed. I did find the water trick as per the instructions to be very hit and miss. I think I'll do an updated video and really put it through it's paces. Thanks for your info though, it's really made me think twice about this product.

[@thomashood155]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@paintingpanzers]

About time eh!

[@trekanbelluvitsh]

I heard a lot of good things about AK's paint stripper. But it's not that cheap so it's mabye not for stripping pint off an entire army.

[@paintingpanzers]

Definitely not the cheapest option but worth the money if you're not a patient person IMO.

[@tonyparker4211]

Thank you for the video. Just received an original Matchbox 1/72 (top lid opening) Westland Lysander from eBay and most of the parts, including the canopy, were pre painted. Luckily I had a bottle of the AK paint stripper which I had not tested at this stage. Bit the bullet and went straight to the canopy for cleaning off the poorly applied paint. Seems to be going well at the moment with applications applied and let stand for five minutes and gently scrubbed with a paint brush and cleaned up with soapy warm water. Seems to be no degradation or hazing of the clear part….so far One hour later, hazing of clear parts is moderate to heavy. At the moment I’m dipping them into Pledge….stay tuned One application of Pledge improved the clarity and subsequent applications will improve that again. So all I can say is, use very carefully on clear parts and be prepared to dip and pray. Best not to risk it on clear parts, I still have hazing in a few panels after two applications of Pledge.😢

[@paintingpanzers]

Thanks for the comment and I appreciate the test you carried out. I would definitely be afraid to use any chemicals on clear parts but it sounds like you've done a great job of cleaning it up. Sounds like you just need to give it a few minutes of cleaning and drying as opposed to letting it sit for a while.