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Stripping models is probably the shared pain of our hobby, it's the one part where 100% no one is having fun... unless you're in to the scent of undiluted chemical cleaners, in which case I suppose you're in hog heaven. So I'm currently working my way through 40-50 sisters of battle and I was wondering, when is enough enough? What do you consider a "finished" strip job? Can there be a little paint left in the crevices? Or do the minis have to look like you just got them off the sprue or out of the blister?

Well, I guess you decide when to stop... If you're ok with a little paint left over, don't bother removing it.
But then again, these left overs might rub off very easily later, which will suck when you have already painted over them....

MrMerlin wrote:Well, I guess you decide when to stop... If you're ok with a little paint left over, don't bother removing it.
But then again, these left overs might rub off very easily later, which will suck when you have already painted over them....

What he said. I left pain in the crevices of my nid warriors, and it turned out crappy. But that's my opinion, and I may have left a tad more than I should have. So... ymmv... Strip it clean, get a pick and get the excess out of the cracks for best results I guess.

Getting stuff out of the crevices isn't all that difficult. Scrub 'em with a toothbrush when they're in the chemical.

I bought a pile of painted minis from the Bay. I soaked a squad of Fire Dragons in green stuff, hit em with a firm bristled toothbrush, then with a plastic grout brush (for tiling, available at DIYs) both several times. I then scraped the paint out of the crevases with a sewing needle. I'm kind of anal about getting them clean, but if they look good with a new coat of primer on them, then I'm good to go.

Someone told me dentel picks are the way to go for tight spaces

Honestly bro I wondered into the sewing section of my craftstore and bought a 5 pack of thick pointy sewing needles. Cheap as hell ($2) and I've never been happier with their ability to get the little bits of paint out of the nooks and crannies.

Hmmm well I'll bug a dentist I know for a free tool, and if that doesn't pan out I'll follow your advice!