Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

Simple question here, has anyone ever sprayed primer on the sprues
before gluing the models together?
Would this mess up any part of the assemble process?

cut them off the sprue first and i would recomend keeping atleast the section that is being glued, unprimed
but yes ive done it, helps get details

The problem with priming first is that you can get glue residue showing over the primer which can in some instances be rather ugly and cover details etc depending on the joint.

Plus i'm not sure how plastic cement would actually bond through the primer.

I tried thid with a single miniature and the primer prevented the plastic from flowing together. I had to scrape off the primere before gluing again.

It can be done, but as others have said, make sure you scrape the primer from the contact surfaces. I tend fully paint weapons while they're still on the sprue for my CSMs then cut them off, touch up where necessary and then glue them in place.

I do it all the time. With plastic cement, the glue will "go through" any primer and still bond the plastic. Superglue will only bond the coats of primer together. :/

Unless you're overgluing a lot, you should have little to zero touch up to do.

I don't recommend it unless you are doing vehicles with internal details.

The other comments here are spot on, however, I do have one bit to add.

Plastruct's liquid glue will work through primer, as it basically melts the plastc AND the primer.

It provides a very strong bond. Use it sparingly however.

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/pls/pls00002.htm

DPak

I always do this. Just scrape off most of the primer on the contact points, it's no problem whatsoever. Just remember to paint over the sprue contact points after you cut the pieces out.

I always do this when i want to paint vehicle interiors and infantry weapons.

I've never had a problem with the glue not bonding and rarely have an issue with the glue affecting later coats of paint.