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Hello there fellow dakaties.

I have recently ordered some death korps of krieg infantry from forge world, and i hear you have to wash forge world models to get rid of the "releasing agent" all i want to know is how long do wash the models for.

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I immerse mine in some warm soapy water (not too hot or the resin will soften and bend) and then gently scrub them with a toothbrush before rising them off. They don't need to be in the water long as the toothbrush with remove any of the mold release agent.

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You need to be careful because heat bends resin (good if you've got wonky bits though). I find a minute in hot soapy water, followed by scrubbing with a toothbrush, works well.



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I use, of all things Dr. Pepper soda. I leave it in overnight and then wash all the pieces in cool water. The acid in the pop takes the release off and you dont run the risk of warping parts.

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Shadowvast wrote:I use, of all things Dr. Pepper soda. I leave it in overnight and then wash all the pieces in cool water. The acid in the pop takes the release off and you dont run the risk of warping parts.


OK, that's just weird!

LUKE-WARM soapy water and a scrub with the toothbrush under clean LUKE-WARM water has always worked for me!

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This should be in Painting and Modelling so I will move it.

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Thanks everyone for the help

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I use an old electric toothbrush to help speed up the process.

I have also noticed that recent FW pieces have a very stubborn release agent on. You can tell by if they're still shiney after washing & drying the piece. It also feels a bit slimey.
For this I use a brass wire bruss. This sounds drastic but the resin is qiute robust compared to this type of brush.
They can be found in hardware / DIY stores, sometimes as a pack of 3 with a plastic wire brush & a steel wire brush.

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I wouldnt want to run the risk of using a wire brush or having sticky models. Like alpharius said LUKE WARM water and soap with an old toothbrush as usually the bristles are pretty flexible and rinse in LUKE WARM water let sit to dry and repeat as many times as needed.



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Forgot to mention i usually let them sit in the water and soap for about 5 min. with dawn soap.

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