Washing the kit

[Alan 45]

My ignorance is showing again! What's IPA?

[Dave W]

My ignorance is showing again! What's IPA?[/quoteI don't wash the kit before assembly.I do however degrease the model by giving it a good wipe over with IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) before painting.

[Alan 45]

Thanks dave I'll get some it's got to be easier and quicker than washing and leaving to dry

[john i am]

Thanks dave I'll get some it's got to be easier and quicker than washing and leaving to dry

You could always use the dishwasher Alan if you can't get your IPA

[stona]

I wash resin kits. Plastic ones only if I can feel they need it.I wipe all of them over with IPA before I paint them though.

Ian M

Very similar here.

I once had some resin (and I can't remember from where) that simply could not be properly cleaned. This was nothing to do with a release agent but rather the rein itself. I chucked it in the end ):

Cheers

Steve

[eddiesolo]

Very similar here.I once had some resin (and I can't remember from where) that simply could not be properly cleaned. This was nothing to do with a release agent but rather the rein itself. I chucked it in the end ):

Cheers

Steve

Had this issue too Steve, a Sci-Fi piece, the resin itself seemed to leach out something and the various cleaning, even tried petrol, engine degreaser, IPA, meths, washing up liquid, even tried a water-downed PVA coat...all to do avail. Primer coats seemed to have grease or oil patches that reacted with the paint. Gave up and passed it on to somebody else.

Si

[Ian M]

Gave up and passed it on to somebody else.

So you sold it on E buy then... lol

Ian M

[eddiesolo]

So you sold it on E buy then... lolIan M

They may had more luck...

[Guest]

My ignorance is showing again! What's IPA?

When I returned to modelling nearly 2 years ago I thought it was the beer, and wondered what it could possibly be used for. Duh!

[Gern]

When I returned to modelling nearly 2 years ago I thought it was the beer, and wondered what it could possibly be used for. Duh!

That IPA is for the times when you get bits falling off your models and need to sit back and think about how to fix them! :P