How to: Stripping paint off plastic models

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I'm sure there are 100 different ways to strip paint off of plastic miniautre, but this is the easiest way I have found.
 
To start you will need the following:
  • An old toothbrush
  • A small container
  • Castrol Super Clean
  • Any miniature covered in acrylic paint

Step 1
Add the Castrol Super Clean to your container. For this example, I chose to use an old medicine bottle since it was the perfect size to strip a single model. It also had the bonus of having a tight lid.

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Our poor Ultramarine has volunteered for duty

Step 2
Place your model in the container and walk away. I'm unsure how long this step should be, but I chose to soak the model overnight for this experiment.

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Our brave volunteer is having second thoughts

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There is no turning back now

Step 3
When you remove the model from the container, you should notice the paint blistering on the surface.

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Being covered in blisters may be good for Nurgle, but not for this marine

Step 4
With an old toothbrush, scrub the blistered paint from the model. Depending on your choice of primers, this step could take a couple of minutes.
 
After no more than 5 minutes, my model was finished. It's now ready for assembly and painting.

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This naked, marine ampute will live again, that I swear!

There you have it. With just a small investment, your models will be ready for paint and battle again.