How to Strip Any Mini - Even Resin!

[@BurningQu3stion]

Finally after all my years I’ve found it a guide so simple and yet so beautiful thank you

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it!

[@J4zpr]

For scrubbing, I use my ultrasonic toothbrush with an old head. Works like magic.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Great tip!

[@niksatt4843]

Same

[@ВладимирСкобелевский]

Good idea, thanks!

[@lambo_jon]

Honestly just buy a 5 litre barrel of IPA for £20 and it will last you forever. You can keep using it until it basically evaporates away. Ive left my GW metal and plastic minis soaked in it for upto a week before and no ill effects. Usually just soak overnight (laziness) and then in the morning either blast it under a high pressure setting on the shower head or drop it in the ultrasonic cleaner and stripped back to new. Anything left in the deepest details just gets a second soak.

[@joergpage9377]

A bottle of this product costs about 15£/liter. I always use an old tooth brush and denatured alcohol which costs 2€/liter. All paint is stripped on plastic and metal minis, except the deep recesses and never lost any details. Resin never tested by me but i think it'll work. After stripping about 10 minis i'm using a normal coffee filter to clean the d.a. and it' s ready for the next Minis.

[@greglohman6750]

Caution in that I discoverd that siocast does not stand up to this treatment, it pulls something out of the plastic that makes it crumble. All other plastics I've done this with are fine.

[@joergpage9377]

@@greglohman6750 Thank you for that. Fortunately Siocast products didn't reached my desk till today. I knew that Siocast is an upcoming plastic mix which is used more and more by smaller companies. Good to have some amount of BioStrip in reserve. Hopefully BioStrip would work on Siocast without causing any harm.

[@bartledub]

This stuff looks brilliant! I always wondered if there was a way of stripping (the minis) without any mess. Great to see a tried and tested product made for minis rather than a home brewed solution.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yeah it works great

[@My8osGR]

For the metal pieces ONLY, the best stripping medium is Nitro paint stripper. But it has to be used with caution in an open space. It strips absolutely everything, including putty fillings and ocassionally CA glue joints. For plastic pieces I would recommend either isopropylic alcohol or oven cleaning spray. For 3D printed pieces I would only use oven spray.

[@harrycooper7918]

Ordered a bottle a few days ago after hearing it works well with resin so this is a great help

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Let me know how you get on!

[@elmodiddly]

I have used this stuff and I just brush on a thick coat and leave it, rather than waste ten times the amount in a bath. The recesses that hold the paint will contain soft paint, just use a dental pick to grab the hard to reach places. I also use an electric toothbrush head, it's great.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for sharing!

[@ovan2190]

I got this a while ago, so glad you're talking about it. It's so good. Good to know about resin models too hopefully Sevrin can live out the rest of his days leading some test marines when color scheme ideas strike you Great video

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@niksatt4843]

Ill have to get some

[@fateweaver9844]

I use Castrol Super Clean. Works great and won't kill you or your pets. It's found at every major DIY store

[@nikot.9920]

Perfect video for me, Ive been looking for a solid product for paint stripping, definitely gonna pick this up soon

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers Niko

[@Splodgenessabounds-j8o]

Official petition to hear Mrs. Painting Coach say “Balthasar Gold”

[@ThePaintingCoach]

🤣

[@thalkan]

Nice. I literally just refound my old Captain Artemis from Inquisitor early today, so i was thinking of getting some stuff to strip him down to the metal again. Will have to try this.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

That's a classic model!

[@GeorgeSlade1]

One thing I noticed using this product is Plastic and metal no NOT say time - MAX where as resin does so potentially no issue leaving longer as you showed!

[@sweatilaa5325]

nice video on how to strip minis. really appreciate how you tested the product by using it for way longer than the instructions said, nice to know that some materials will get ruined while others will look absolutely fine :) i still just use 90% alcohol to strip my minis. give them a bath for 20-30 minutes, give them a scrub, and if i need to they get another bath. is it the best solution? no. does it work well enough? yes :)

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@NagshforPrimeMinister]

i use detol in a tub, but only tried on metal and worked well

[@jonesdan85]

This is very timely as I have a heresy whirlwind I need to strip and repaint and as I sprayedbit leadbelcher I feel it would be very difficult to get off with alcohol. Cheers.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Let me know how you get on?

[@MyChannel-tl8ms]

Do you have any tips for building forge world models?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Depends on what you are building really?

[@1974Carnage]

Have you used Biostrip? Non toxic water based stripper I've used that worked OK for me, but didn't use on old or varnished ones

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Yes I have! In my opinion this is better than Bio Strip - it isn't as thick, cleans better and doesn't melt bases if left too long :)

[@schtoff8200]

I just use isopropyl alcohol for stripping. works fine and doesn't damage anything. It's probably cheaper too.

[@HerbertMiniatures]

Great video as always and what a cool product! Typically I have used either IPA for plastic or resin minis and Acetone for metal, but both process would need significantly more time to do and a respirator mask in a well ventilated room. Effective yes, but more time consuming and risky than this method. My only question is did you have to take any respirator like precautions in this undisclosed location that may or may not be a bathroom?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks! The undisclosed location had a window open - but there was very little odour and no discernable fumes 👍🏻

[@HerbertMiniatures]

@@ThePaintingCoach Thanks for answering my good man, I shall look into getting some and giving it a try :-)

[@heatherarmstead]

From the title card I thought you were launching the Painting Coach Only Fans 😆

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Need a few more gym sessions before that happens 😅

[@leestride2285]

Could you do a mini follow up/ reply just RE repriming and painting them again - espectially the resin boy if possible

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Lee - i re-prime them all later in the video 👍🏻 for the resin guy, I deliberately left him too long - most of his detail is gone as well as a few extemities - you can see that in there as well

[@leestride2285]

@ThePaintingCoach someone didn't finish the vid before typing 😅

[@ThePaintingCoach]

🤣

[@scotteverroad4545]

I was looking for a way to strip resin without melting it! I will probably buy some from Amazon. I was wondering,...I use Simple Green cleaner diluted with water in an ultrasonic cleaner. I was curious if you could dilute it water for a stronger/ faster turn-around? Also, as I mentione I use and ultrasonic cleaner, but any tips to break the super-glue joints? Great video! Liked, Subbed', Scott .

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Hi Scott - thanks for the sub - I'm afraid I don't know the answer to those questions - however the folks that make the product are super helpful so drop them a line! untothebreachhobbies.com/product/paint-blitzer/

[@BenMudge]

I was here for the stripping… I was not disappointed.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

😉

[@jasonhannon2160]

Any odor from the cleanser?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Only a slight sweet smell if you really sniff it. Models have no smell once washed

[@TCobar]

Thank you, this is great!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Glad you liked it!

[@GordonMcLachlan]

Great video! I've been using Biostrip to strip my minis. Do you know how it compares?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Cheers! Yes I have it - bio-strip is a lot thicker and smells a little more (although it isn't a bad smell). I think this cleans better and I also found that you have to be careful with timings using biostrip. Hope that helps!

[@niklas3947]

You had me at "even resin!"

[@ThePaintingCoach]

😁

[@aresking4332]

Damn it, I just learned about it now it's gone. Very cool

[@The_Bat]

Will it clean Enamel paints off old (1980's) metal minis?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I have no idea sorry. Would something like methylated spirits work better? 🤔

[@OldManRogers]

I prefer isopropanol or methylated spirits

[@pawelkicman]

Looks like Durostrip, which we had in Poland for years (but is green). It's similar in price, looks and behaves the same, I wonder if it's the same main ingredient. Either, I prefer this muuuuch more to any "liquid" stripper.

[@Metallica4Life92]

I know what I'm going to order from teh internet:D

[@Flamethrower1942]

Looks like biostrip my go too stuff but thinner consistency

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's different to bio-strip (I have that here too). Thinner consistency, less of an odour and I feel it works better - biostrip has melted bases for me in the past

[@Novastrom]

This looks exactly the same as biostrip 20 or Diall Paint and Varnish remover. Both look and behave the same, not checked what’s cheaper though.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

It's different to both - I have bio strip here. It's thinner with less odour, and in my opinion works better. I haven't tried Diall Paint Remover but someone else mentioned it in comments, and that seems a lot more hazardous based on the instructions and COSHH sheet

[@AdamSpokes]

How many times can you use it?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I used it twice to good effect - the company say that the more you use it, the less powerful it becomes as the broken down paint will be in the solution

[@Thornspyre81]

The one thing I'm worried about is how much usage you can get from one bottle?

[@Bunyip_Studios]

You can get Diall paint stripper from B&Q 1L for £10 or 5L for £29, it's EXACTLY THE SAME THING!

[@Bunyip_Studios]

soapy water makes clean up a bit easier as well

[@toogreytogame]

I find methylated spirits works fine. It's cheap and doesn't harm any type of mini. You do have to leave it for a long time though. Oh...and never use it in a sonic cleaner, unless fire is what you're going for...

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for sharing!

[@NicolasCaRva666]

Sadly they don't ship to south america :( , great review btw!

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks!

[@timothyng3829]

ordinary brush cleaner already does the job well

[@pancakemogul]

Seems like a great product. It won't warrant transatlantic import but I'm happy for the U.S. nonetheless.

[@gavherron3714]

We have BioStrip 2.0 as an option, it's the same stuff.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

I've got Bio Strip 2.0 here - can confirm they are different - the Bio Strip is a lot thicker in consistency and I have found that it will melt the plastic bases if left too long - it had also damaged resin previously as well

[@gavherron3714]

@ThePaintingCoach I take that back, sorry dude! 🙂

[@ThePaintingCoach]

No problem at all! Appreciate you commenting!

[@michaeltei4173]

I tried Meth spirits, simply green and yelling at it. I found Meth Spirits to be the best

[@nataliotrevizo503]

So for years now i have been using purple power Has not failed me yet Doesn't destroy miniz I would recommend it guys

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for sharing!

[@Heizzer47]

Where in wales is he from?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

South West 👍🏻

[@Heizzer47]

@@ThePaintingCoach thought so, didn’t wanna assume but it sounded Llanelli way

[@niksatt4843]

Green stuff world has good paint remover i even forgot my mini over night and it was fine

[@tonyclfc]

Tuthbrush 😜

[@AbdulAlhazred-l2l]

If it's a metal model just use break cleaner, it removes EVERYTHING.

[@tien65]

that looks very good but sadly, think they do not ship to South east asia region =(

[@ThePaintingCoach]

😞

[@ArnolddeGans]

Paint Blitzer contains a few similar active ingredients to Biostrip but has been formulated with a range of additives and additional magic to make it safe, fast and effective for this specific application! So is similar ... but more expensive ?

[@bingorobins1010]

Good video considering I have to strip a mortarion for a commission... 😟

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Let me know how you get on!

[@tomrea4586]

I strive to reach the poorly painted model level .... I use Castrol Super Klean

[@ThePaintingCoach]

🤣

[@destrocrimson]

i have pretty good results with simple green and its cheap.

[@ThePaintingCoach]

Thanks for sharing!

[@privatespoon77]

I used Biostrip for a long time but found it quite wasteful. Green Stuff World do one which they estimate can be reused about 100 times. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve used it but it hasn’t let me down yet.

[@Ultr4l0f]

Now they just need to be sold somewhere in my country (Sweden) so I dont need to pay high shipping and brexit-induced double VAT

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

Green Stuff World have a paint stripper for models which is very good. Give it a try.

[@ВладимирСкобелевский]

I use brake fluid, however I’m not sure, that it don’t dissolve resin…

[@Enhefell]

Well why not, but an ultrasonic cleaner with 90° alcohol is easier, will do the job in 6minutes and won't cost anything but alcohol which is cheap.

[@spanish4289]

My clothes were already off

[@ThePaintingCoach]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimworthington449]

Toothbrush not tuthbrush.

[@michimatsch5862]

How immodest. Just putting this out in the public. Have you got no shame?

[@ThePaintingCoach]

🤷🏼‍♂️

[@kainoctis7724]

Too much effort. Ultrasonic cleaner filled with water, and 99% IPA in a ziplock bag with the mini and 20 minutes does it all for me £23 for 1L vs £23 for 5L IPA 99%

[@timothyng3829]

ordinary brush cleaner already does the job well