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Author Topic: Resin becoming like rubber?  (Read 732 times)

Offline ErikB

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Resin becoming like rubber?
« on: March 19, 2020, 01:32:55 AM »
I had the strangest thing happen.

I have some Brother Vinni minis, the four Norman-ish knights with longswords. 

I had some connecting problems where they did not stick with the superglue I was using for a long, long time.  I had to hold the joints in place for 20 minutes, sometimes.

So, I soaked them in rubbing alcohol to clean them and forgot about them for a day.

Now, they are like rubber, floppy and wobbly.

Has anyone experienced this? 

Will it wear off after a while?

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: Resin becoming like rubber?
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2020, 09:33:52 AM »
Sounds like the rubbing alcohol has dissolved some of the binder in the resin. I wouldn't use any solvents on resin minis (although personally I think resin minis are a terrible idea; what is wrong with metal?)

Online Malebolgia

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Re: Resin becoming like rubber?
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2020, 09:58:52 AM »
I had this in the past with a squad resin Forgeworld Death Korps of Krieg soldiers...I dunked them in stripper (brake fluid IIRC) and they went soft, floppy and bendy. They never went stiff again. Sucked real hard...and I binned the models after several months.
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Offline FierceKitty

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Re: Resin becoming like rubber?
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2020, 10:08:22 AM »
I shall refrain from actress and bishop remarks. Only sporting to shoot them on the wing.
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Offline Too Bo Coo

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Re: Resin becoming like rubber?
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2020, 02:12:13 PM »
Yup, toasted...
Sorry mate.
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