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dougal99

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Preparing resin mouldings
« on: March 08, 2016, 07:45:19 pm »
What's the best way of preparing resin mouldings for painting?
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Re: Preparing resin mouldings
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2016, 08:13:33 pm »
Clean off any flash and fettle the sprues and any blemishes with tools and abrasives etc. Wash them in warm soapy water to remove any release agant and finger grease.

Let dry and then a good way is to prime it with spray primer before getting the paints out.
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Re: Preparing resin mouldings
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2016, 10:16:23 pm »
Thanks for that. Confirms my ideas.
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