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                        Painting resin parts

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                        rabbiteatsnake
                        • Member since
                          February 2005
                        • From: California
                        Posted by rabbiteatsnake on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:38 PM
                        Washing can't hurt always a good idea. As for priming it was once held that a coat of shellac promoted good paint performance, this has since given way to "Krylon" primer as a substrate.   I use krylon on many of my kits, it builds up fairly fast, is a good surface for puttying, and can be burnished to a semi gloss luster.
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                        mfsob
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                          March 2005
                        • From: West Virginia, USA
                        Posted by mfsob on Monday, June 8, 2009 4:51 PM
                        As a 1/700 resin (usually) ship guy, I can say the one time I didn't wash the resin parts in warm soapy water, followed by a thorough rinse, the paint would not adhere evenly, and in some places not at all.
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                        pibull63
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                          June 2009
                        • From: west central florida
                        Posted by pibull63 on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 9:34 PM
                        all i ever do is wash them in soapy water.  i do spray laquer primer, but i guess thats just habit
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                        camo junkie
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                          January 2009
                        • From: clinton twp, michigan
                        Posted by camo junkie on Monday, June 1, 2009 2:47 PM
                        i never wash my resin parts nor prime them and have "zero" problems! i can see y people do it but i dont and dont have the issues! just my My 2 cents [2c]
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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Monday, June 1, 2009 10:30 AM
                        I always soak the resin parts in Bleech White for several hours  then wash it thoroughly with warm soapy water followed by a rinse in cold water.
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                        ajlafleche
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Massachusetts
                        Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, June 1, 2009 7:24 AM
                        It's always a good idea to wash resin parts to remove any leftover release agent. This is especially true of acrylics. A sprayed on light goat of primer is also a good idea.

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                        Bugg
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                          May 2009
                        Painting resin parts
                        Posted by Bugg on Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:48 PM

                        I'm building my first model (a Sherman) with Verlinden resin parts. What preperations do I need to do before air-brushing with Tamiya acrylic paints? I've seen one article that soaked the parts in Westleys Bleche-Brite before attachment. Some articles suggest priming the model before painting, but some articles on models with resin parts don't mention it. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

                         

                        Thanks,

                        Bugg 

                         

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