Mark, I just put them in like a 1 quart bottle with a good lid and a few ounces of brake fluid and just shake em up a lil ever time I walk by, it generally only takes a day or so for all of the finish to be gone...obviously this only works for plastic baits, so far I have only had it eat up 1 bait and it wasn't a good one, so it wasn't an issue....wash them really well in Dawn dishwashing liquid a few times and you have a blank that is ready for paint.