stripping paint

After some test runs of my army, I decided 20 spearmen will be the core of my army. They are cheaper pointswise than seaguard and more effective in combat than archers. The unit of spearmen I acquired were used. They were glued into the bases at a 45 degree angle instead of the direction the base is facing. So to remedy, I chiseled them out. Half of them were painted already as well. I read that SimpleGreen works to safely strip painted miniatures so I decided to give a try. After a 24 hour soak and some light scrubbing with a toothbrush, 95% of the paint is gone. I dropped them back in for another soak to get the remaining paint off.