| Bunrattypark wrote on Thu, 24 November 2011 01:02 |
One of my customers has purchased a polished WSF model, and sprayed it with Tamiya primer, followed by Tamiya gloss paint. Five days later, the model began to smell pungently, and a greasy film appeared on the model. The gloss finish became discoloured, and a white residue seeped from it. The smell by all accounts is obnoxious, and spread through the whole house. |
| stannum wrote on Sun, 11 December 2011 20:34 |
It seems that the problem is enamels, or the combination of them with the polishing. WSF with acrylics or CA glue works fine, and someone had posted images of his buildings in WSFP, painted with acrylics too. Have you tried enamels over plain WSF, not polished? If that works, then it has to be the enamels+polishing. It could be soap or water left overs from the process, that react with the enamel coats. Extra washing and drying should help, but best is probably to cover with something that resists enamels and can dry with water involved, as WSF will keep some moisture inside. Tamiya primer is not acrylic, and their normal "acrylic" paints are not like others, so beware too. Go with artists or model acrylics instead, the type that works with water and have no alcohol. Sorry, no enamels arround, you will have to buy a small bottle of acrylic varnish, paint or medium (Vallejo's 2 pounds or less) or CA glue, and see if enamel will still react or the acrylic/CA is a good enough barrier. Anyway, clean the models with lots of water first and let them dry. |
| stop4stuff wrote on Mon, 25 July 2011 15:06 |
...  Bowie meets the local wildlife by stop4stuff, on Flickr |
