Priming resin...

[Count Belisarius]

I bought some of the excellent resin market goods from Bad Squiddo Games. Lovely detailed little models. Finally needed to paint them last week. Washed them in soapy water. Let them dry. Then brushed on my regular black Vallejo Surface Primer and got this...



Never had this with the Vallejo before. Primed other makes of resin the same day with no issue. Annie said that others had had issues with the Vallejo.

I gave them another good soapy scrub. The one I'd tried before and wiped clean seemed to cover a little better but still not good. The others just spread like the pic above.

I don't like spray priming and there are too many nooks and crannies on these that would need touching up anyway... So what would people suggest, please? Uk based.

Cheers

Andy

[Rick]

Use someone else's primer or varnish on the model first, then Vallejo over the top? I've had it happen before when I haven't managed to get all the mould release oil off a resin figure before I start painting but not quite as bad as yours, I'm afraid. Forgeworld used to be the worst for that happening.

[Mammoth miniatures]

try stippling the model with some other paint first - or just use any other paint as your primer. The high water content in vallejo primer can cause it to bead on very smooth surfaces like that of shiny resin.
Either stippling it with another thinned paint to add some surface grit, or just using a less watery paint to prime it, should solve the problem.

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

I find that some of the Squiddo resins to be very oily.  they required very strong detergents repeated at least three times before my brushed on primers worked.  Even the primer, required multiple coats

[mikedemana]

Before priming, stick it in the dishwasher and run it through with some soap on the low heat, fast wash cycle. That is one aggressive mold release agent, and that is how I get rid of it on my Acheson Creations pieces.

Mike Demana

[Count Belisarius]

I've just tied different paint and then prime and also redoing the Vallejo on the first one. Slightly better but still a pain.

I might try the dishwasher approach... Ta.

[Rick]

Before priming, stick it in the dishwasher and run it through with some soap on the low heat, fast wash cycle. That is one aggressive mold release agent, and that is how I get rid of it on my Acheson Creations pieces.

Mike Demana

Wow. Get rid of it on them, or the whole piece? 
I used to know someone that used dissolved dishwasher tablets (not in the dishwasher) to strip paint off metal figures.

[Count Belisarius]

All my bits are in the dishwasher now. We shall see what transpires...

[pixelgeek]

The only time I have had anything similar happen was when the resin hadn't been properly cured.

[TheBlackCrane]

Had the very same issue using vallejo on some TT Combat scenic bits recently. Scrubbed in warm soapy water three times and still it wasn't taking properly. I ended up using a plain matt black artist acrylic (basically a craft paint). Much thicker than vallejo primer but it stuck and actually didn't overtake the detail. Lesson learned for me - either even more itnesive scrubbing or just use a plain black paint on resin.

I've undercoated other resin (and plastic) figures with vallejo no problem though.

[Count Belisarius]

Well, the dishwasher seems to have worked. Let them dry fully overnight and then tried the Vallejo again. I'd say it had only very minor beading. And going straight back with the brush seemed to work. I'll leave them overnight as I usually like to let the Vallejo Primer set fully.

Fingers crossed I can finally paint the buggers...

Thanks for all the advice.

A

[mikedemana]

Glad it worked! Just ran some Acheson stuff through the dishwasher this weekend. Waiting for the Ohio monsoons to end so I can spray paint them...

Mike Demana

[carlos marighela]

Wow not seen that before! I've had resin prints from quite a selection of printing companies. I do use ncheap hardware store primer for eveything. I obly prewash prnts very occasionally, usually I just hit them up with the rattle can. Maybe I've just been lucky.

The only issue I've had were a couple of pieces were the resin hadn't fully cured. Simple fix with a liberal application of isopropyl alcohol from a spray bottle and then a day or two sitting in the sunshine.

[HerbertTarkel]

I’ve been watching this with interest, as Vallejo primers do literally everything - I have used them on goalie masks that will take 100kmh slap shots! So to not stick to a resin was really intriguing. DISHWASHER POWER!!!

LAF. Source of so much random information.

[Count Belisarius]

They went on a 50° Eco wash. I'm pondering if they might stand a hotter wash?