<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "FW Resin prep help"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net FW Resin prep help The parts I am having a problem with have a slick waxy feel and a high shine. After wash and rinse failed three times on some of the parts I poked around here and decided to give simple green a try. 10 min in the simple green and the parts which were very slick and shiny were sticky and shiny. Brushing did not remove the sticky crud, so I left the parts in simple green overnight. 8 hours later the crud is still not loose enough to brush off in running warm water, but is sticky enough that I couldn't dry them with paper towel without chunks of matrial sticking to them. I can sand the goo off the parts without much detail, but one of the parts has lots of nooks and crannies. What is this stuff? How do I clean it up? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5793930.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5793930.page GMT FW Resin prep help
Hope that helps a bit.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794025.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794025.page GMT FW Resin prep help
They shouldn't be shiny once they're painted, but that resin release agent (RRA) will keep the paint from bonding correctly/well.

With similarly "stuck" RRA, typically from Ramshackle (who are great), I've found that soaking + repeated baths does the trick. Let it really hang out in warm soapy water, not too hot to contort the resin, at least an hour +. Go at it with a sonic scrubber (about 15 bucks on amazon) instead of a toothbrush. Repeat.

Simple green won't hurt, but the soap and water will fundamentally get it done. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794322.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794322.page GMT FW Resin prep help FW are skimping on catalyst to set the resin - call them & get a replacement. I did & the replacement parts are so much better.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794619.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5794619.page GMT FW Resin prep help
 bubber wrote:
It's my belief that FW are skimping on catalyst to set the resin - call them & get a replacement. I did & the replacement parts are so much better.


Thanks for the suggestion.

I did buy a centaur that seemed to have a curing problem. Glue and primer sloughed off it and I thought it was a prep problem on my end. Several years went by and I decide to give it another shot, everything worked fine. Then I read a thread here about curing issues and figured that was the problem.


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deadairis wrote:
For resin release, you're looking at a really unusual amount of difficulty in terms of getting them clean.

They shouldn't be shiny once they're painted, but that resin release agent (RRA) will keep the paint from bonding correctly/well.

With similarly "stuck" RRA, typically from Ramshackle (who are great), I've found that soaking + repeated baths does the trick. Let it really hang out in warm soapy water, not too hot to contort the resin, at least an hour +. Go at it with a sonic scrubber (about 15 bucks on amazon) instead of a toothbrush. Repeat.

Simple green won't hurt, but the soap and water will fundamentally get it done.


Ya, I have always used soap a water, hardly ever have to give it long soak times. I have quite a few FW models. Sonic scrubber seems over the top but hey, it probably cleans brass well. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5795579.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/536829/5795579.page GMT