Strange incident when washing metal models

[Xavier]

Originally posted by No Such Agency

Originally posted by Ritual
@Xavier
A couple of days ago I saw fibre optic cables with gold shielding! I don\'t see what the gold shielding is actually good for, but there\'s always someone willing to pay for it, I guess.

Brilliant! A surefire way to make buckets of $ off of the less-intelligent segment of \"audiophiles\". Though IMO audiophiles in general are pretty gullible if they think they can hear the difference between a $1200 stereo and a $3000 one... or that the diference is worth $1800

You can, but first you have to spend about $25K to build a room where no noise can enter.

The Audio hobby, or most for that matter, makes our hobby seem dirt cheap.
GW you wan\'t to tripple the price go for it

 

[ThriKeen Priest]

Washing Minis

Getting this daisy-train back on track, (much as I enjoy discussions of material science,)
I\'m a firm believer in washing minis. It\'s not mold release I\'m concerned about, but rather finger oil & filing dust.

In any case, scrub\'em up good with hot water, dish soap, & an old toothbrush, rinse\'em real well (also with hot water,) and dry\'em with a clean paper towel. I guarantee they\'ll be better minis for it!

On a side note, mold release isn\'t often used in molding; only when a mold is being stubborn, which is infrequent (so long as the mold is well-designed & made.) But on the rare occasion that it could be on your model, you sure as heckfire oughtta remove it, coz aint NO paint gonna stick to it. How do I know? I\'m a moldmaker, dude.

 

[Ritual]

@hash & TK Priest
If you want to wash your minis, go ahead! I\'m just saying the following: 20 years into painting, never washed minis, never had paint peel off! Thus, washing seems a big waste of time to me!

 

[airhead]

Big difference, I use a spray can of SOLVENT-BASED primer. I am not worried about finger oils after assembly. The solvent dilsolves the finger oils and the aerosol blows away any mold/filing powders.

Now, if I used brush-on water based primer, I might be more concerned.

Ditto Ritual - nearing 30 years of painting - never washed a mini unless I got something on it during assembly or painting. I worn off paint on play/tabletop minis, but never had a paint failure.

 

[dougaderly]

Lies... all lies... if I was wrong about washing my minis, what else am I wrong about? now you\'re going to tell me that god does not live in my closet and go by the name of Bob the wonder otter? ???

 

[tzor]

Originally posted by Ritual
I\'m just saying the following: 20 years into painting, never washed minis, never had paint peel off!

I believe it happened to me once. It was 1983 so the events are fuzzy. It might have even been a mini from the bragain bin. It might have been a bad application of brush on citidel primer. It might just have been a bad sealer coat and my grubby fingers. Or it might never have happened at all and I\'m just an old 44 year old forgetful person.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by RedSevenBlue@Ritual - Gold deteriorates, like everything, and when it deteriorates, it turns black.

Man they change everything in school these days. When I was a youngun Gold didn\'t corrode.
Oh boy I\'m gonna have to be careful with this in case my wedding band turns black.


Seriously I really think you are meaning Silver. My wife has just inherited my mothers Jewellery and in it are my grandmothers Wedding and Engagement rings, both over 70 years old and they are unsullied.

EDIT: Whoopps just realised that was on page 1.
Nevemind, it just gives me an excuse to be a sarcastic git.

 

[Ebonbuddha]

Chicken pox?

 

[Ebonbuddha]

I never washed a miniature either. Only after I strip it.

I use paint on primer too and I never had a problem. But then again, I touch the miniature as little as possible when I paint.

Originally posted by airhead
Big difference, I use a spray can of SOLVENT-BASED primer. I am not worried about finger oils after assembly. The solvent dilsolves the finger oils and the aerosol blows away any mold/filing powders.

Now, if I used brush-on water based primer, I might be more concerned.

Ditto Ritual - nearing 30 years of painting - never washed a mini unless I got something on it during assembly or painting. I worn off paint on play/tabletop minis, but never had a paint failure.

 

[Dedwrekka]

Originally posted by Ritual
Most metals (except the precious metals, gold, platinum etc.) oxidise and rust is the oxidation of iron. Verdigris, for instance, is the oxidation of copper. I\'m sure tin oxidises as well, and so will any other metal that is part of the alloy minis are made of. Maybe it\'s not actual rust, but my guess is it\'s some kind of oxidation.

So bronze actually does Oxidize, it just comes out as tarnish?

I have actually washed my minis several times but that\'s only if it seems oddly discolored (I had a goblin come to me already green once), or I\'m attempting something new (Like after I read Chripy\'s polishing metals article).

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

I guess Im in the wash the miniature befor priming category.. Having worked in the industry foir 15 plus years I know that casters tend to get a little over zellious with casting talc. But I subscribe to the theory that the miniature will have talc on it, Ive handeled it so it will have hand oils on it and might have other loose particles on it. I figure whas a quick scrub under warm water with a little dish soap going to hurt. Ill wash them and let them dry on paper towels overmnight or if Im in a hurry dry them off quick with a hand held hair dryer.

To each his/her own.