Whats better to remove paint from plastic miniatures?

Super clean degreaser, or brake fluid, i heard good about both,





ive tried super clean, and after about 8 hours of soaking in the fluid, the miniatures lost some paint, and a lot game off with scrubbing with a tooth brush, the primer hasn't gone of yet.Whats better to remove paint from plastic miniatures?
Super Clean is a degreaser, and will probably not work all that well for stripping paint. While brake fluid can be very effective, you need to be very careful, it will eat plastic very quickly. Almost a dunk and rinse procedure, it is that fast. I would not recommend brake fluid for stripping paint off of plastic miniatures, and would only briefly consider using for metal miniatures.





You might give Simple Green a try. It isn't harsh on plastics and works well on metals also. If you want to try Simple Green, get the undiluted bottle. I use a 4 Qt storage tub, and mix the Simple Green with an equal amount of hot or warm water, put the miniatures in the tub, put the lid on, and check in a few hours. An old toothbrush or nylon bristled brush will be helpful getting the primer out of the crevices.


I have let metal miniatures sit for weeks with little to no degradation of the original sculpt, nor damage to the base, though on metals it will break down the glue bond between the joins.


Also, once you have your container full, you don't need to empty it out after every use, just when it has become dirty looking or there is a layer of paint in the bottom. The warm/ hot water is to help mix the water and concentrate.





Good luck!Whats better to remove paint from plastic miniatures?
Depends on 1 - the type of plastic and 2 - the type of paint.





I use Easy Off foaming oven cleaner for enamel paint with ABS and styrene, sealed in a Ziplock bag overnight. Wear nitrial gloves and scrub with a toothbrush.