Super Clean - Stripping Paint Off of Miniatures Tutorial
I went to my local game store with my friend Will and we rummaged through their bits boxes and found some vintage Warhammer 40K Epic miniatures. I ended up with a couple of Eldar Tempest tanks and jetbikes, some Imperial Guard Bombards and Basilisks, as well as a stand of Squat Devastators. I was happy that I only paid $9 for everything, but my joy was tempered by the horrendous paint jobs (well... the Tempests are okay) on them. I knew they needed to be stripped... and there are a ton of ways to strip miniatures. How was I going to do it? I did some research. I decided on Super Clean, formerly known as Castrol Super Clean.
Did I mention that Super Clean is inexpensive, biodegradable, and doesn't smell bad?
Before
Spoiler Alert: this stuff is amazing. Here's what I did. This really isn't much of a tutorial at all. These are the steps:
During
- Purchase Super Clean in the purple jug and pour it into plastic container with lid
- Drop in minis
- Wait 12-24 hours
- Wash with toothbrush under warm, soapy water
- Be amazed
I've never seen anything like this stuff before. The figures in this photo were only soaked for six hours. Six! I couldn't wait. It didn't matter. The paint fell right off half of the figures as I was pulling them from their Super Clean bath. I mean, it really just fell off. I didn't have to scrub them or anything. The other ones took 15 seconds of light scrubbing with a toothbrush.
Did I mention that Super Clean is inexpensive, biodegradable, and doesn't smell bad?
WARNING - Don't be stupid: wear gloves when working with this product, unless you enjoy chemical burns on your fingers.
I can't recommend this product enough. It worked on metal and plastic miniatures with no problems. I've even read stories where people have left their miniatures in the stuff for months at a time and the miniatures came out just fine. Have any of you used this before on resin? Let me know in the comments below.
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