Reply To: How to strip metal and plastic miniatures?

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If you have access to an ultrasonic cleaners (Used for cleaning jewellery and airbrushes) I can recommend putting them through a few cycles in one, once you have done all the other cleaning.  It can get out the loose but impossible to scrub parts.

I use Dettol.  I dunked some 25+ year old painted metal minis at the weekend.  Left them in for about 30 hours and they are looking as new right now.  One huge warning with Dettol if anyone tries it.  Never add water.  Never rinse your scrubbing brush (Toothbrush) and then put it in the Dettol.  Never wash the model and add it back to the Dettol.  While I have never made this mistake, I hear it turns everything in to a big black sticky mess.  It is safe to wash your minis in water once you are done with the Dettol though.