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hey, peter

From what I am understanding from your post, when you paint on the resin, primer is essential, right?

Thx

Jay

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I use primer with resin although some people don't with resin being so small at 1/35th scale. Some modelers just paint straight on the resin. The reason I prime resin, especially in larger scales, is that even after washing the resin, the resin is slick and smooth enough that paint may not stick to it when dried and touched. I've experienced that myself for unprimed resin after painting...the paint flaked off in my fingers. But this didn't happen when I primed the resin first and then painted. As such, spraying on primer first acts as a bonding agent to the resin and allows handbrushing of paint.

I use black primer (from the can) when necessary. No need for a follow up color.

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I use black primer (from the can) when necessary. No need for a follow up color.

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Thank you, Rob, just like how this guy did it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlQVysICaxE

Jay

I have to get more of those war rugs. I don't to sell the ones I have, but GeForce the future, I know where $35 rugs are going for $900 (yes, that's two zeros) in he states.

The resin they use for casting the Live Resin weapons is very high quality, few if any flaws or bubbles ever, and the texture is a bit on the "hard" side, which I prefer because you can carve it and shape things better than the more flexible "rubbery" resin used elsewhere. But the trade-off is broken tiny parts sometimes..I really like their resin though, it is easy to work with. Just be careful cutting the parts off the casting blocks!

On small things like weapons I don't use primers if I can help it...clogs up too many tiny details. the Live Resin gun was washed with a paint thinner ( in Europe it's R 6001) to remove any mold release or other film, and after drying I just paint with Testors' Model Master Enamel..the petroleum based enamel, not the acrylic. It seems to bond to the LR resin pretty solid.

Cool Gary. THx

Jay



.50 101, I will go through it before I put all the parts together.

http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/SMCT_CTT_Tasks/Skill_Level_1/0710220001-sl1-maintain-a.shtml

Jay