Micro filling paint or primer?

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**Desubot**

Heyo interesting situation.

Im running into an issue with spartan game resin stuff where there left a LOT of 3d printing artifact on the final piece.

Rather than sanding (which i hate) im wondering if there is any primer or paint that can fill most of the smaller artifacts and leave the majority of the details alone

edit: I have tried LGS no go.

Im considering Alclad2 micro filler primer but have no experience with it.

**ScootyPuffJunior**

Alclad II primer is my preferred airbrush primer. It's lacquer based so you'll need ventilation and a respirator to use it. You'll also need a lacquer paint thinner to use for cleaning your airbrush. However, the smoothness of the primer is amazing and it has micro-filling properties. Successive coats enhance that too.

**SQRT(-2)**

there is auto primers that do that don't know how they would hurt detail.

**Desubot**

Sounds like the alclad2 stuff can work then

Great

I use auto primer atm but it doesn't fill the artifacts enough.

**Talys**

Well, you can't have a spray that is smart enough to fill in problems with the casting, but not fill in details

What is the nature of the artifacts? If they're extruded (ridges, specs, all that), you have no choice but to slice or sand it off. if they're pits, you need to fill (and file/sand) it.

If they're little pits, like surface bubbles you get with resin, superglue works pretty well. And I hate to say it, but Liquid Greenstuff is passable at filling VERY SMALL pitting. It's nice because it's one part and you brush it on, but OMG doe sit shrink like crazy. There's modelling putty, which shrinks a little less (but requires more sanding), and then squadron putty which doesn't really shrink, but is much harder when dry (and consequently harder to make smooth).

Maybe take a picture?

**Desubot**

Its the ridge kind

But they are only obvious on large panel pieces

So it seems like i could potentially airbrush them in with the alcald primer which was my plan.

there is surprising no pits on spartan stuff besides underneath.

I will knock out some pictures later today.

Im still in assembly which is why im gathering ideas and formulating a plan

**ScootyPuffJunior**

The other thing you can do is use Tamiya Liquid Surface Primer (the stuff in the square glass jar), thin it with lacquer thinner and spray it with an airbrush.

**winterdyne**

Milliput made into a paste and brushed smooth with water may also work well for you here.