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Hi guys,
we can found plenty of threads about this on the internet, but I want to have some feedbacks by actual people and hobbyists.
So, I didn't find any isopropanyl alcohol in my town, however I found thoses products:

-tar remover
-sulfuric acid
-hydrochloric acid
-acetone
-solvent / nail polish remover with and without acetone
-white spirit
-solvapeint
-turpentine (?)
-ehtanol 96%
-alcool 95 and 90
-petroleum
- "white gas"
-ammonia 13%


I need to strip 30 cadian guards quicly.
What's your experience with striping paint ?

Purple Clean. It works fast. It's something you want to wear gloves with. Otherwise. Yeah. Paint comes off FAST.

I'd be careful with alcohols because they actually damage the plastic (it is usually called DRYING.. but it effects the polymers over time. one strip is fine but strip after strip after strip).

Acetone will also strip the paint but tends to soften plastics.

If no isopropyl alcohol 91%, the next best thing is cleaning supplies like purple power, simply green etc(soak in sealed container for about a week); get a old electronic toothbrush, saves your arm and energy.

I’d also suggest using a ziplock bag to put in your squads and then use knife to poke holes in the bag so that when soaking your minis the small parts won’t get lost. Wear a glove too while stripping. Wear old shirts and cover area of work space.

 Big Mac wrote:


I’d also suggest using a ziplock bag to put in your squads and then use knife to poke holes in the bag so that when soaking your minis the small parts won’t get lost. Wear a glove too while stripping.

That's... a good idea actually !
Thanks guys

Here we have a comparison of different products if it can help:
https://youtu.be/OqBjt1wKZfc

Ethanol strips acrylic paints just as well as methanol or isopropynol (that's the "rubbing alcohol" you find for disinfecting at drug stores/chemists). They're all alcohols, but ethanol (EToH) is the only one that's safe for human consumption. You could strip minis in vodka, if you wanted/needed to, but the lower concentration (usually around 80 proof/40%) would somewhat lower the efficacy compared to the 70% and 90% concentrations you can commonly find in isopropyl alcohol.

A lot of your listed options would strip the paint in a hurry, but will also attack the underlying plastic. Alcohol products are a pretty safe bet, as are some commercially available degreasers. I use Simple Green to soak whole minis for stripping and isopropyl on a cotton swab or brush for minor spot-stripping. Regional availability and branding varies, but alcohol is almost always available. I think translation/naming is the bigger issue, here, not actual availability.

I've never had good luck with Simple Green for stripping minis, even with multi-day soaks and lots of scrubbing. "Super Clean" (which, based on its SDS, appears to be a lye-based cleaner) does the job quite well, though it often stops short of taking primer completely off.

I'll second the Purple Power/Super Clean recommendation. However, I've also found that almost no plastic-safe stripper gets off every kind of paint - some primers resist, some acrylic paints resist. It's a crapshoot sometimes, especially when companies change their formulas occasionally.

Denatured Alcohol or purple Spirit is ethanol (ethyl alcohol)

Good for stripping plastics, smells a bit but works in like 5 mins with scrubbing, toothbrushes are good for this