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How soon to repaint after applying a Oil Wash
sgtreef
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 02:16 AM UTC
well title says it all.
after applying an oil wash how soon can a model be repainted with Acrylic paint.
Reason I want to repaint the thing as a whole but applied an oil wsah last night,so is their a waiting period of days weeks or what I know that oil does soften paint .
Thanks (:-)
AJLaFleche
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 03:33 AM UTC
I'm not sure what the problem is here...If you are going to repaint everything, just wash off the oil was with thinner and let it dry a couple hours and you should be good to go. Use an old toothbrush to get in the crevices. If you've added a well thinned wash, the thinner will cause it to dry very quickly, anyway, so you could paint over it.
sgtreef
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 07:55 AM UTC

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I'm not sure what the problem is here...If you are going to repaint everything, just wash off the oil was with thinner and let it dry a couple hours and you should be good to go. Use an old toothbrush to get in the crevices. If you've added a well thinned wash, the thinner will cause it to dry very quickly, anyway, so you could paint over it.


Well I gave it a heavy wash but want to repaint the whole thing in Acrylic which is what on their now.
So was wondering if their is a waiting period!

That is all

Thanks
hworth18
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 08:46 AM UTC
I decided to repaint part of my Panther with after I did an oil wash.. I didn't remove the old wash, I just let it completely dry (about a week), lightly sanded the repaint areas and resprayed a acrylic base coat which seems to be just fine. I haven't painted any further yet.. I am gonna wait for the base coat to cure before I move on..
firemann816
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 10:00 AM UTC
Just a thought -
Are you sure you want to paint over it, verses remove it all?

I did a wash recently over enamels, didnt like it, didnt care much for the base coat.
EZ Off Oven Cleaner to the rescue !

Down to the bare plastic, I started over very fresh!
Now I'm much happier

Do a "Search Forums" for oven cleaner or paint removal
sgtreef
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Posted: Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 11:24 PM UTC

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Just a thought -
Are you sure you want to paint over it, verses remove it all?

I did a wash recently over enamels, didnt like it, didnt care much for the base coat.
EZ Off Oven Cleaner to the rescue !

Down to the bare plastic, I started over very fresh!
Now I'm much happier

Do a "Search Forums" for oven cleaner or paint removal


Sounds like a winner but I will leave it alone.
kind of growing on me now!
Thanks for the two answers tho both good ideas.
Next one I will really give serious thought to paint scheme before reaching for the Airbrush!
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