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After primering sometimes we dont get around to painting them right away ,
and after much touching the paints start to chip off.

What do you guys do? re spray the mini?
foundation paint on metal? ( which color do you suggest? )

or any other ways? hmmm!

If it's only primed the model then I just respray the area.

I just reprime if it has been only primed. If it is a tank I then take the chance to turn it into battle damage to the paint job and cover the area just like it is a paint chip. Same with power armor. Now orks just a quick touch up. But I normally do not have to many paint chips because of the heavy matte seal I put on. Also, all my ork vehicles have a prime and then five colors layers on top of the primer so they don't chip very much.

The Ork tank busters i have are from a trade ( so its expected the primed models chip on route here )

But im not sure if its the model or it might have heavy coats on it already ( it looks so round and smooth )


So respray im scared it'll end up too thick.

Using foundation paint i dunno which sticks -_-

You could use a spot of brush-on primer, or even just a bit of regular paint, as long as you hit it with some varnish (either spray or brush-on) after you're done.

Well hopefully they are not in too bad a shape but if they are then strip with nail polish remover. Only if they are all metal otherwise you will havd a gooey mess. Let them sit for a day and then take off with an old toothbrush. Then reprime i dont know if it takes off all types of primer though.

If the area is plastic, just use brush on.

If the area is metal, expand the chipped area a tiny bit, then use brush on primer.

For fixing chips I normally thin the primer down to a point where it takes about 3 coats to get the area covered.
This is so you won't have a chip seam.

Can metal miniatures be completely stripped of paint by using nail polish remover, without any problems?

Just paint it with regular paints you'll be fine.

Belphegor wrote:
For fixing chips I normally thin the primer down to a point where it takes about 3 coats to get the area covered.
This is so you won't have a chip seam.

At first i didnt quite understand ( or rather didnt imagine it would be that obvious )

but you are right , there is a chip on the Ork's pant which looks like the pants ripped .
might paint it like that for fun lol... )

It's a real pain when you get a chip on an area that's been washed. My colours look very different after being washed, so when I have to apply over a paintchip, I need to mix some of the wash into the original mix. Pain in the ass, but it beats repainting the entire mini, especially since I paint slow as crap.

If you're just talking about a primer that chipped, yea just brush on a similar color or strip it and start over (pinesol or easy-off oven cleaner works awesome for plastic, there are tons of products for metal stripping).

If it is base coated or you've started detailing you can sometimes take a big glob of water and brush it on the area and the paint (if acrylic) will start to wash off. You need to be careful when doing this but it has worked for me in the past. Works best if you do it on a completely separate piece of the model (ie one whole shoulderpad or one bolter, etc). If it is just a small chip I just try to repaint as best I can with the same colors/methods.