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Re: [mini-painter] Preparing metal miniatures?

I have never noticed that washing miniatures with dishsoap has helped. But I
have noticed that miniatures that I have stripped with Simple Green or
Castrol Super Clean seem to take paint much better and the details pop a
little more.

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Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:50 pm

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Hi All, A friend of mine who's painted metal miniatures for a number of years now, with some degree of success(at least you can tell what the figures are...	golgfag1	Apr 13, 2009 7:32 am
According to golgfag1, on 13-04-2009 09:32 the word on the street was... ... It's more to avoid problems, rather than to cause them :) ... I use a copper wire...	Gurth gurthisme	Apr 13, 2009 8:04 am
FWIW, After cleaning all the flash and such I wash mine fairly thoroughly in a bowl of near-scolding (or at least as hot as it comes out of the sink tap) hot...	John Moher mycenius	Apr 13, 2009 12:17 pm
I have never noticed that washing miniatures with dishsoap has helped. But I have noticed that miniatures that I have stripped with Simple Green or Castrol...	haywire haywire_wpi	Apr 13, 2009 1:52 pm
It is recommended that metal miniatures are washed after flash & mold lines are removed.? I used dawn dish soap, an old toothbrush and hot water similar to the...	TitaniasWing@... hjblush	Apr 14, 2009 2:28 pm
I absolutely wash all minis with hot water and soap. Then, for metal figures only and when the mini is dry, swish it in acetone, mineral spirits or turpentine...	Dave roninkelt	Apr 14, 2009 4:25 pm
Thanks to all, who responded. It seems it's well worth investing the time & effort in washing your miniatures. I'll be certainly be doing it from now on ...	golgfag1	Apr 15, 2009 7:12 am
Funny enough, while I did wash my minis in the beginning, because I read to do so, I rarely wash them at all now. And I never had a problem with it. I guess,...	Dominic Heutelbeck dominic_heut...	Apr 16, 2009 8:37 am
Whatever the underlying material, metal or resin, I like it clean enough where the water "sheets" off it. If it beads up, I know I'll have problems with primer...	Beatha Sellman sweetdefensefr	Apr 16, 2009 7:21 pm

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