Biostrip 20 Paint Stripper 500ml, Paint Remover. Water Based Solution to effortlessly Remove Paint and Varnish from Wood, Brick, Concrete, Metal, uPVC, Glass and More

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If you want you can pop your model into soapy water to soak, but the IPA evaporates quickly so I just leave them on a towel to dry naturally. Also there is no benefit to using a dust mask, the ipa fumes are in the gas phase and will pass through. Corners and crevasses are always a pain, but a tooth pick or some other soft-ish pointy thing to dig out the corners is all you need. I had to use the full tin to remove the red lead paint from my sandstone door step, however, it did not remove all of it as I think the stone has absorbed the colour into the step over a period of a few years.

As I’m not a Chemist or Medical Expert I do need to caveat this post with a warning and story of my own experience so here we go; How to Strip Paint Off Miniatures – WARNING!

Strip times can vary massively depending on paint type and thickness so you may need to vary your stripping method. I'd be much more worried about the propellants in spray cans or the additives we put into our paint. This will help get rid of any excess paint stripper (especially helpful with Biostrip 20, which is incredibly thick). Leaving small components in a tub of methylated spirit cleans the pieces further and doesn't conflict with this product.

We wash them before we recycle them and then whoever is emptying the dishwasher stacks them in my office.

Once again this is not just useful to Strip Paint off Miniatures, if you have an airbrush you should use something like this in the least. Much safer to put the IPA and minis in a closed plastic or glass container and put that in water if using an ultrasonic.

As always, we suggest that you test it first on a sample and recommend dunking or very short soaking times, and gentle scrubbing to and check the progress of the paint removal. It works about as well as anything else, just take it steady and don’t leave the resin mini’s soaking in IPA like you could with plastic or metal.You should see that unlike the other products, IPA doesn’t gunk up, It turns most of the paint to fluid and just drips away, use paper towels to catch the excess and wipe the model clean. Never had IPA affect plastic models, but avoid with resin parts, some types of resin can be permanently damaged.

It’s great for stripping minis mate but like others have said just take care and also ventilation is a good thing too.Update: Methylated Spirits (Denatured Alcohol) has also been highly recommended as an easily available product that does the same job, however after a quick read, I cannot recommend Methylated Spirits as it is known to leave a greasy residue, whereas IPA evaporates. Especially about giving it several rounds of cleaning, IPA will usually require at least 2 rounds of soak then scrub. But you’re right it is toxic and definitely don’t drink or intentionally sniff those fumes or you’ll be in the hospital! I prefer biostrip 20, a non-flammable, non-toxic virtually odourless paint stripper that strips minis significantly quicker - but as a UK product it's not always easy to get internationally and is more expensive.