Kaika87 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Hey guys, I got a Forge World Huron in recently, and I had him soaking in water with dish soap for about a day following some instructions I found online about how the lubricant from the mold makes it so the GW paints don't stay on the model very well. When I pulled him out this afternoon and dried him, the model was STILL coated in the lubricant. So I've taken an old toothbrush and scrubbed at the model with dish soap on the brush, under running warm water, and there's STILL lubricant all over the model. I've gotten the more smooth parts relatively clean, but I don't know what to do! I'm in a tournament tomorrow and, being a :cussty painter, I can't paint a model after it's assembled! What do I need to do? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Give him a quick soak in petrol. I promise it won't do any harm. Then wash him again without detergent Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2749730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Give him a quick soak in petrol. I promise it won't do any harm.Then wash him again without detergent Never heard that before, brother. How did you find out petrol did the job? :sweat: (Not that I disbelieve you but it sounds, I dunno, hazardous?) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2749734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Give him a quick soak in petrol. I promise it won't do any harm.Then wash him again without detergent Never heard that before, brother. How did you find out petrol did the job? :P (Not that I disbelieve you but it sounds, I dunno, hazardous?) I was stripping paint from an old metal model and it had a bit of resin stuck to it. After a day all the paint went and the resin was still fine. plastic is doomed though :sweat: It helps to take whatever the resin is coated in off. L Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2749749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Ah, fair enough. :sweat: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2749754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannus Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Easy-Off oven cleaner does a great job too. :tu: Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750215 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfinger Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I have had this problem as well, particularly from forgeworld, any other resin stuff I buy never seems to have a problem....what I ended up doing was hitting it with a few thin coats of Testors Dull Coat....paint stuck fine after that. Ashton Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
richmarine Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I've had this on a chaos warhound titan, or to be precise half of it. I had to send that half of it back as it was an issue with the resin used in the mold. I suggest you do the same and word to the wise, make a big deal of it and they'll throw some minis or a imperial armour your way. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Dish detergent and good brushing never failed me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fury Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Dawn dish soap is the best liquid detergent. When I was a mechanic, it was one of the few things I could clean off all the grease with, better than fast orange or the lava soap. Scrubbed with a toothbrush you should be good to go. I saw that they recommend priming with an automotive primer. It'll probably cut through to the resin better than an acrylic primer. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron-Daemon Forge Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Other note is. After clean the model by wash it & then building. Use varnish before undercaoting, this help to key in the paint & undercaot. Then varnish after the model is fully painted. Just from doing my NQ to HND model making course we'd do this & also talk to FW during event they'll some time say this as well. As said the varnish just help the paint to key on. I never had any issue from doing this. Just make sure not to heavy varnish the model first, as last thing you want to do is block any detail. IP Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/229217-help-paint-wont-adhere-well-to-forge-world-model/#findComment-2750344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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