Anthony Kesterton Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Hi I am trying to paint my first 1/48 white metal figures, and after cleaning up the mold lines, I sprayed them with Tamiya White Primer (the Tamiya Fine White Surface Primer to be exact). Made the classic error - sprayed too much primer so the primer is welling up in areas. I really must remember and practice "light coat only, light coat only"! Not dry yet, so hoping it will pull back a bit. If not, I may need to strip it back to the metal again. Any suggestions on what to use to remove the primer? thanks anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bull-nut Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 As the figures are metal, I'd suggest dunking them in Nitromors or similar overnight before washing them off thoroughly with running water and re-priming. Remember to wear gloves and follow the safety instructions though, it's nasty stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 15 hours ago, bull-nut said: As the figures are metal, I'd suggest dunking them in Nitromors or similar overnight before washing them off thoroughly with running water and re-priming. Remember to wear gloves and follow the safety instructions though, it's nasty stuff. Many thanks for the advice (and warning). I may have got away with this - the primer seemed to pull back a bit as it dried. anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 That's the trouble with rattle cans their either on or off when spraying. Tamiya primer should tighten up quite a lot as it drys just give it a lot longer to dry, if it has covered some of the detail you could try a dunk in cellulose thinner and a old tooth brush to remove. Again were gloves and do it in a well ventilated area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 On 24/10/2016 at 4:39 PM, colin said: That's the trouble with rattle cans there either on or off when spraying. Tamiya primer should tighten up quite a lot as it drys just give it a lot longer to dry, if it has covered some of the detail you could try a dunk in cellulose thinner and a old tooth brush to remove. Again were gloves and do it in a well ventilated area Thanks Colin - missed this reply and only just saw your suggestion. I hope to get some paint on the figure this weekend, in which case I will decide if the primer was ok or not. anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Just to complete this thread - I tried Fairy Power spray with limited success - it did lift some of the Tamiya primer, and some of the Vallejo paint but not much. This morning, I had a think about this and tried airbrush reamer (metal - lumpy paint). This worked a treat - lifting off the paint and primer immediately, and a quick scrub with a toothbrush and all remaining paint gone. The cleaner was Premi Air Liquid Reamer, which is solvent-based and has Xylene (so be careful, use it in a well ventilated area). Now to re-prime (very lightly!) and start again. anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticMac Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Ive just taken some Tamiya White fine surface primer off a resin figure kit. I used a new to me product from Vantage Modelling Solutions its called Clean Slate rmvr 2.0. (Its available on ebay and while not cheap works just grand.) Basically all I had to do was pour some in a shallow dish and just cover the figure. (Use one just large enough for the figure to cut waste.) I let it stand for a few minutes then used an old brush to just work off anything that was still on the figure - removed 99.9% with minimal fuss and no damage to the resin. I used around 10%? of the 200ml bottle so fairly frugal, plus its not something you use every day. Its got my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Good tip for resin figures, I have a few of those I will no doubt mess up at some point in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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