Re: Stripping Miniatures - Again...

Pine Sol.  Simply soak them in it for about a day, then use a toothbrush
under
running water to lightly brush the remaining paint off.  Don't use it on
plastic
figs though, as they will melt.  Also, you can use the pine fresh or
lemon Pine
Sol, and that takes care of the smell that you're worried about as well
:)

Scott Speiker wrote:

> Howdy all,
>     I had read a post a while ago that pertained to stripping
miniatures of
> the poor paint jobs that they currently have.  In the past I had used
laquer
> thinner, which worked great.	However, I would like to use something a
> little less smelly and if my memory serves me right (often it
doesn't), I
> believe that someone mentioned that you could soak the figures in
dishwasher
> detergent for a while and that would loosen the paint.
>
>     These figures are painted using Acrylic paints, but the detergent
did
> not work for me.  If maybe there is something that someone can suggest
as
> well as offer some idea of the concentration used to make it work, the
> gesture would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Scott Spieker