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So about to receive my first resin models/parts and wanted to know how to deal with them. Everywhere seems to say cool-slightly warm, soapy water and scrub very lightly with a tooth brush. Is there anything else I should know? Searched both P&M and P&MTut and didnt' see anything in the first few pages. Any advice or things to watch out for would be appreciated!

I put mine through the dishwasher on a cool cycle.

The material will bend fairly easily if you heat it over about 50 degrees centigrade, say by running the hot tap over it, or the steam from a kettle. This is used to bend back incorrect curves from production.

This also means that drilling should be done with care, as a high speed drill may heat up enough to bend or melt the resin.

If you sand or file resin you should wear a mask. The dust is fine and allegedly carcinogenic.

Superglue is the most convenient cement for assembly. Epoxy for extra strength. Polystyrene cement has no effect.

Resin should be primed the same as metal or plastic.

It's a bit more fragile than polystyrene so you need to handle models with more care on the tabletop.

50 degrees Celsius = 122 degrees Fahrenheit

Kilkrazy wrote:It's a bit more fragile than polystyrene so you need to handle models with more care on the tabletop.

It's more fragile than a foam cup?! 0_O**

Styrofoam --> Styro --> Styrene --> Polystyrene.

Styrofoam is just polystyrene with lots of bubbles

OK, good to know haha it's safe to spray prime, yes?

Yes. FW themselves recommend a third-party AUTO primer over GW sprays, too (they recommend Halfords branded primers - they're cheaper than GW sprays and will do a better job of providing a good surface for the paint to stick to.)

I use Halfords spray all the time now.
If it's FW then occasionally you get a really shiny bit of the model that refuses to clean up & will repel paint.
I know my next advise sometimes causes a bit of outrage (sort of) but I swear that it works & doesn't damage the model - I scub these parts with a brass wire brush.
There I said it - please don't hit me...

Ah thanks! I think I'll stick to the toothbrush for now.