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Author Topic: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "  (Read 1665 times)

Offline DD-Chris

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Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« on: August 21, 2012, 08:09:49 PM »
I had painted a few resin buildings about 4-6 months ago, all were washed, primed, and then painted and then a coat of the army painter dip was brushed on. not a lot, just a thin coating.
most of the buildings are fine, but i have about 3 that are still very tacky, and you can rub the dip ( and the paint ) off of them if you tried. i have tried a hair dryer for about 20 minutes, i have left them out in the sun in 80-90 degree heat for hours on end, and nothing seems to make them dry up.
Does anyone have any ideas? should i just hit them with some clear coat spray anyway and hope that will dry over the top of it ?
anyone ? help please //

Offline obsidian3d

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2012, 08:34:24 PM »
What about using turpentine to see if you can remove it? That's the suggested way to clean the dip off of your brushes.  However, I have no idea what that would do to your model, so I'd do some research about turpentine's effects on resin before you try it!
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Offline Svennn

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2012, 08:41:14 PM »
My GUESS is that it is the resin leaching rather than the dip that is your problem
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Offline DD-Chris

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2012, 08:46:23 PM »
i fear the turpentine will strip the paint as well, and i hope to resolve this issue in a less time consuming manner than stripping the buildings, washing them clean, priming, painting, dipping, all over again...

If it IS the Resin leaching as you suggest, what do i do ?

Offline Cherno

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2012, 09:39:14 PM »
Try a coat of TAP's anti-shine varnish.

Offline DD-Chris

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2012, 01:01:27 PM »
I hit it with paint on clear coat and after it dried it took about 30 min for the tackyness to return. I finally received a response from the army painter people. And they have no suggestions either. They said they have never encountered this before. So up next I will try the talc and see if that works. If not I will probably strip them and start again.

Offline Major_Gilbear

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2012, 01:28:04 PM »
I'm afraid that I think they need to be stripped... From what you've described, it sounds like something is being released by the resin buildings which is preventing the AP Dip drying properly.

I think the sooner you cut your losses, the less painful it will be.  :?

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Re: Army Painter Dip still " Tacky "
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2012, 03:44:12 PM »
My impression is that the resin might as well be reacting with the dip.  lol

In which case you're done for.
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