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Hey guys,

I have some old metal minis that I want to get primed in summer.

These were handled a lot when i was a child and then have been dumped in a an old cardboard box for the past 15 years

I'm thinking they probably have a load of particulates on them not conducive for priming

So can anyway give me any advice? I was thinking of scrubbing them in the sink with washing up liquid and then drying them out, before priming.

Thoughts much appreciated

Mordian2016 wrote:
Hey guys,

I have some old metal minis that I want to get primed in summer.

These were handled a lot when i was a child and then have been dumped in a an old cardboard box for the past 15 years

I'm thinking they probably have a load of particulates on them not conducive for priming

So can anyway give me any advice? I was thinking of scrubbing them in the sink with washing up liquid and then drying them out, before priming.

Thoughts much appreciated

I believe thats a good plan. Thats what I am doing as well.

Your thoughts on preparation are sufficient - I find a good scrub/rinse/dry leaves metal minis in excellent condition for priming.

Yeah, won't hurt em. If you're really concern, dip them in some automotive degreaser and hit em' with a toothbrush (use glove etc. with that kind of liquid).

Perfect thanks all for comments

After getting them all cleaned up (in a variety of appropriate methods) I find the best primer is a flat enamel primer. It is a much harder and more durable base on metal than acrylic. Also, keeps the chip problem to a minimum.

I shoot it through my airbrush and you can find all kinds of small bottles of flat enamels from many manufactures (Testors, Tamiya, etc.)