Quick question on remedies for failed matt primed minis? I primed some minis but may have been too liberal with the rattle can. Now it feels like painting on raw plastic too slippery. Any remedies? Or am i forced to strip and re prime?
#priming minis
undone terrace
ancient prawn
That's the best solution, indeed
crisp wind
If your paint feels hydrophobic on your primer it might not mean that you over applied. What brands are you using?
undone terrace
army painter matt black primer @crisp wind
crisp wind
What brand of paint?
How much are you thinning your paint?
ancient prawn
And what are you spraying that primer on? Some pre-primed minis are incompatible with some spray primers.
undone terrace
gw raw plastic.
ancient prawn
OK, so that's not the cause of the issue. Raw HIPS is fine will nearly all primers.
undone terrace
its the first time ive had this issue. the rattle can stays in my bedroom so its allways at room temp.
is it something to do with when i prime outside?
they sit indoors when drying.
ancient prawn
If you're fast to bring them indoors, it shouldn't matter much, unless humidity is really high outside.
undone terrace
i got another mini ready and ill attempt to prime it. this time i washed twice just to see if that does anything
woven inlet
Matte should have a toothy surface not a slippery one. Sometimes that happens if the primer isn't shaken enough
Not enough of the matting agent gets suspended
If you didn't obscure detail, you can try to hit it again with a light pass. If you did go too thick and flooded the details, strip is the only remedy
But I've heard a lot of bad things about AP primer. I haven't used it in maybe like 7 years, but it was not super great then. I also was a noob.
undone terrace
another group also clained it to be sup par.
despite the product quality it is prolly operator error.
mini drying now
citadel macragge blue base is it a glossy paint? i feel like its awfully glosssy
crisp wind
Start your spray away from the mini and then pass the spray over the mini. Rinse and repeat as you turn the mini. So lots of short passing bursts to gain coverage.
Also shake the living hell out of it for 2 whole minutes. Set a timer.
This is a very dumb paint version of the movement I'm relatively certain Goobertown has a video on this topic.
Also choose left/right doesn't matter - just start your spray away from your mini
