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Not a 40k question, sorry. I need to get the paint off about 100 tin soldiers so I can reuse the metal. I couldn't find an appropriate community, but thought you might be able to help. I main Kommando Nob in DoW2 if that helps.

Acetone probably. If you are.just going to melt them down then it doesn't really matter that much.


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Actually, what kind of paint do they have on them?

"humbrol enamel"

Weekly paint stripping thread :p I use brown dettol and nail varnish remover

They're metals, acetone. You're only going to melt them down anyway.

Acetone will take care of any enamels, acrylics, superglue - just remove any plastic from them first (like attached bases) as the acetone WILL turn that into so much goo.

I recently stripped a metal mini using Methylated spirits and it took 99% of the paint and primer off.

Thanks

Whatever you use, an ultrasonic cleaner will save you a lot of effort.

Back in the day (way back) I had to strip Testors enamels of metals. I used Pine Sol - which worked, but took a few weeks of soaking and scrubbing in cycles. But yeah, Acetone should do the job.