Priming

[Dr.Goblin]

Hello.
I got a serious problem. I remove flashs, mold lines, etc from figures and then cleaning the miniature with water and dish soap before I priming it. After that I dry the miniature and priming it with white spray. But when I´ve priming it lots of \"dots\" comes up on the miniature. Do you know why? I´ve never had that problem before, and I used black spray. Hope you understood. Thanks mates.

//Dr.Goblin

 

[raptaparat 2]

just shake the primer harder before using - it should help

 

[Dr.Goblin]

I´m allways shaking the primer before I use it. :~(

 

[Wolf Fang]

could be heat or moisture or dust.... might be as simple as its drying before it hits the model

 

[Ritual]

Are you sure the mini is completely dry before priming it? If there is moist left the primer will not adhere properly. I never wash the minis before priming. There\'s no point in doing that with any minis I\'ve painted so far.

 

[Dr.Goblin]

Originally posted by Ritual
Are you sure the mini is completely dry before priming it? If there is moist left the primer will not adhere properly. I never wash the minis before priming. There\'s no point in doing that with any minis I\'ve painted so far.

Yeah, I´m sure. I´m drying it a little with a towel and then I let the miniature dry on the desk for safety\'s sake.

Hm, I think it can be like Wolf Fang said. The prime is drying before it hits the miniature because I probably priming the model from a to long distance (about 40-50 cm). I´m priming miniatures inside if that makes any sense.

 

[Ritual]

Try decreasing the distance to about 30 cm. That\'s the distance I usually use.

 

[Dr.Goblin]

Okey, going to try that and skip the cleaning.


Thanks for the help guys.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Instead of soap and water, you might clean it in a bath of paint thinner. The soap and water might be leaving behind a fit of film..........mabey?

 

[uglyamericanV1.5]

idea

there can be a multitude of problems....

i had the exact same problem....i was priming and it looked like a christmas tree that had been flocked....or i sprayed to much and the primer no longer \"grabed\" paint for me....

anyway

i live in louisiana (which is seriously muggy/humid) and it almost impossible to prime with white outside. the fellow above is right that moisture will ruin priming......but usually its in the air.

i always scrube my mini\'s with a toothbrush and dishwashing liquid to remove dirt, dust, and above all, metal flakes from me using files on them to clean flash. when you are done cleaning them wrap them a paper towel so they can dry. not tight or anything, just lay them in between two paper towels and let em sit for a couple of hours until they are completely dry....

then prime inside....
makes everything much easier. just put the guys on one side (not standing up) in a box that is big enough that you can spray from all angles. MAKE SURE YOU SHAKE THE WHITE PRIMER FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES! that is super important (with black you can just shake for about 30 sec, but with white...well it wont work). hold the can about 1 to 1.5 feet away from the model and start the spray near but not on the mini, then sweep the spray of primer over the model in even back and forth motions....

do multiple THIN coats, dont hose the thing until you get all the nooks and cranys, just do thin coats until you get all the bits and peices evenly covered.

thats my two bits

good luck....

 

[Dr.Goblin]

Wow, thanks for the great answer. Gonna try that.

 

[Astonia]

Originally posted by uglyamericanV1.5

...start the spray near but not on the mini, then sweep the spray of primer over the model in even back and forth motions....

do multiple THIN coats, dont hose the thing until you get all the nooks and cranys, just do thin coats until you get all the bits and peices evenly covered.

Yeah, this is the most important things. Also, white spray is a bit different to black, it can sometimes get a bit fuzzy, so doing several thin coats is even more important when working with white undercoat.

Good luck!

 

[mickc22]

you could also try standing the spray can in a jug of hot water prior to spraying to warm the paint a little

 

[vincegamer]

or you could just use a brush-on primer.