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by robofreak » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:11 am
I totally understand not wanting to do a run for just one thing.
That remaining junk will come right off after a soak in purple power. Let it sit for a few hours without trying to fuss with it. Then you can pass the toothbrush over it and get it all off.
Once it's clean, I have a fix for the Krylon. I did some testing and I figured out the problem.
I'm pretty sure the parts you painted weren't cleaned all the way. GW is notorious for over oiling the molds which can cause severe issue for painting later on. Make sure you clean the sprues off in either purple power or some warm soapy water before beginning a build.
I was able to recreate the tacky paint when I painted a non clean sprue, but got the normal hard paint with a clean sprue.
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by Psycho Warrior » Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:48 am
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I'm going to get some of that purple power tomorrow, rest assured I'll do as you suggest.
The news about GW's waxy residue is news to me. which makes me glad that I haven't stared painting my other models yet. But the other problem was that mine had no nozzle, and I had to put it inches away from the model to get any coverage at all. that's before I really noticed that it had no nozzle, where it showed one on the can's example of the nozzle. ... sometimes I'm not very observant.
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by robofreak » Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:15 am
You'll find in about every 5 or so boxes that GW sprues sometimes have weird brown oily stuff on them. Not a lot, but enough to make you go huh?
Ulike most companies that only put oil on a mold before it's sent to storage, GW like to oile them a lot. Why? I don't know.
The plastic is waxy by natue so the residues can be prone to doing some funky stuff. with paint when it's not cleaned properly.
I learned a lot of this from my local GW before they went out of business and from experience as well.
A good trick for the paint also is to let the can sit in warm water for a bit. Get the paint warm before you paint. It will loosen it up and create a finer, more controllable mist.
I forgot to suggest that cause I live in a warm area where I only do that in the winter. You might find it helpful.
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by Psycho Warrior » Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:36 pm
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well, my icon bearer sat in purple power last night, watered it down about 3parts PP to 1 part water just for some safety since it was the concentrated large jug. and it took nearly everything off.
with a new proper can of paint I have three marines and one sorcerer properly painted.
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by robofreak » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:13 pm
Psycho Warrior wrote:well, my icon bearer sat in purple power last night, watered it down about 3parts PP to 1 part water just for some safety since it was the concentrated large jug. and it took nearly everything off.
with a new proper can of paint I have three marines and one sorcerer properly painted.
See what some purple power and a Krylon can that has a nozzle can do?
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by Psycho Warrior » Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:58 am
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namely let me get this far after, what 2 weeks of cleaning that first fiasco? X3
not bad for the bottom half of the pole braking off, the top spike braking off,
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by robofreak » Wed Aug 03, 2011 2:03 am
A 2 week learning curve is better than several years in which you make several hundred dollars in mistakes.
You're farther ahead than I was when I started building. Lots of trial and error.
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by Psycho Warrior » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:10 pm
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quick question about purple power, is it good for cleaning brushes?
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by robofreak » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:50 pm
Psycho Warrior wrote:quick question about purple power, is it good for cleaning brushes?
Umm, I haven't tried that, but I would think so as long as you clean it out with water afterwards.
Make sure you don't dip it in the solution past the bristles. If you do then the purple power has the chance to eat at the adehesives holding the brush together. That will not make you happy.
I usually clean my brushes with alcohol and water.
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by Psycho Warrior » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:16 pm
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4 incomplete marines, one unpainted torso, and a incomplete sorcerer of chaos. I'm leaving the heads off to paint them separate. paint's sort of been slopped on as base coats, so I can get some detail. My gold paint... not happy with it. I mistakenly watered it down with paint thinner before learning it was a water based paint. Live and learn. ^^;
Sort of bouncing between them as I paint.
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