AK Interactive - Paint Stripper

Never dared paint strip some of my resin minis. With this, still need to be careful. But works great and fast to boot. Need to be careful with some of the plastics, especially the older ones. But works a charm when it does.

This product is very strong and it does its job but it’s slightly too expensive

It pongs. But what do you expect from a paint remover?I've only had it long enough to give it a quick look-see on a second hand plastic miniature but I'm happy enough. Use it as intended by AK and job's a good'un! (If in doubt look at multiple 'in use videos' before trying it ~ if not before ordering - some of the horror/bad reviews could easily be due to the user not using it correctly ... )It certainly works on Games Workshop plastic ~ 2nd hand, so I've no idea what type of paints and/or varnishes had been used. Most likely acrylic, but not entirely certain. But the layers came off quickly/easily enough.I've not tried it on resin nor metal, so can't say one way nor another with those materials.Pros: It works (when used correctly and as intended)Cons: The cost (But still generally cheaper than most of the plastic miniatures and/or models would be to replace 😉 ).The smell (Expected but kinda strongly whiffy. Definitely not a sociable smell, by any means.)As with anything ~ test a sample before going the whole hog!

does great job strips metal resin figures quick with just a little help from a old tooth brush

Very very strong stuff, sheds paint in literal seconds off of minis. Pretty steep learning curve though. Absolutely do not dilute or water the cleaning utensil you are using to strip, or all the paint will gunk back up, this stuff only works absolutely 100% neat. You also need to use the product itself to clean the paint mess it will leave, again, use it neat and you will have zero issues. Be very careful with resin (forge world resin in my case), Ive noticed it goes a bit soft and gummy, and can lose some detail if you go hard on it.

I over sprayed Munitorium varnish on this tank commander popping out of my Baneblade. I was able to use AK stripper and a toothbrush to easily remove the top layers of paint and varnish. It literally took a minute to do, no hassles and no unwanted mess. Super chuffed!

I am a far better painter now than I was a few years ago - I took some old models with bad paint jobs out of storage and used this to strip the acrylic paint off of them. The models were back to a completely unpainted state all of the way down to the original plastic within about 10 minutes.

This stuff works great but is very expensive and the bottle is pretty small compared to better value alternatives. Product has no colour to it but does have a pretty intense smell, so use in a well ventilated area.