Hi all, just getting back into modelling and made my first blunder on the first step. [:)]
I primed the model (a 1/48th Roden DH4) with newspaper protecting the work surface and left it to dry for a day. When I went to check newsprint has stuck to some bits of the model. I’ve tried soaking it in water then rubbing the paper off but little joy so far.
Anyone got any tips on how to get rid of the irritating paper?
Cheers!
It would help to know what kind of primer you used, FJ.
Sounds like your early on in the build, and stipping the primer would be best. Wouldn’t even have to be a clean strip, I’d think.
Just started the build, the primer was just the ordinary Tamiya fine surface primer spray.
How would I go about stripping the primer? Only a part of the model is effected.
Cheers
Tamiya…one of the great primers. Good choice.
That said, personally I’ve never tried to strip it. This has been discussed before here and elsewhere and I’ve yet to read a definitive answer.
Were it me, I’d try my go-to stripper Superclean first, then brake fluid next. If both failed, I wouldn’t know how to proceed.
No need to cover it.Tamiya paints dry quickly.
I’ve had good luck removing paint with “Purple Power”, an industrial strength cleaner/degreaser. A number of modelers refer to this product as “the purple stuff”. I bought it at an auto parts store. I put some PP in a container and drop the plastic part in the PP. After a while the paint just peels off.
Hi, Freddie!
You can spot-strip the area, using whatever paint stripper you choose, and cotton swabs, or a piece of a rag.
I use SuperClean, myself, and I have spot-stripped paint from models or figures, when I messed something up and didn’t want to strip the entire piece.
To illustrate, here’s a 1/20 scale figure I was working on. I gave her a black eye:
In this photo, you can see how I removed the paint from that specific area, using a Q-tip soaked in SuperClean:
The same process should work to remove the paper. Once you’ve got it cleaned off, just wipe down the area and re-apply your primer.
Hope that helps!
Best regards,
Brad
Brad,
That’s a really good idea to spot remove paint. I did a similar thing on a b-24 turret. I applied paint to the wrong area of the turret. I soaked a piece of paper towel in Purple Power and drapped it over the turret. I made sure that the paper towel was always wet with PP. In a short time I was able to remove the paint.
I agree. [Y]
To the OP- we’ve all made that mistake. Sometimes you just have to paint in steps.
Morrison’s Second Law- There’s never enough time to do it right, but somehow there’s always time to do it over.
I find that esp. when painting, slow is good.
If I may throw my two cents in…
I have been working with newsprint for 25 years. The only ways to completely remove it would cause damage to your primer or would potentially introduce a film on the cleaned surface that would muck up any attempt to add paint. Recycled newsprint these days has alot of calcium in it that when wet and then dried sort of clumps together and sticks to whatever it touches like concrete. I’m afraid that you will need to strip back the effected areas to be sure that you will have no issues painting it afterwards.
Have fun
Tim
Suggestion…If you can, get one of Tamiya’s turntable paint stands. Comes with several clips and springs for around $25 (if you have a Hobby Lobby nearby use the 40% coupon, will drop the price to around $14).
Or you can take a piece of 1x4 or 1x6 scrap, drill some holes in it and use some aligator clips to hold the pieces or sprues you are painting.
Thanks for alll the advice guys! I think I’ll try the paint stripper.
But if I can’t get it all off and it shows up a little after final painting I’ll tell everybody that they patched up the fabric on WWI planes … [:$]
[Y] That’s a good idea, too! Keeps the solvent where you need it.
Excellent, that speaks to the root cause. In the case like this, with an airplane, I’ll use a small box as a makeshift paint stand, supporting the wings and tail over the sides of the box.
Maybe this is easier than we think: I would try lightly sanding the stuck newspaper area to get rid of any bumps or roughness, then spray a light new coat of primer on it. Next, proceed to apply finish color coats as usual, and I’ll bet the problem will be gone.
Just my idea of what I would do, I have not tried this.
Hey " G "
Did you know I pondered that fact for a long time. Because Ships are unique in that regard. Never enough time to do it right, but do-over time aplenty. Why?Go Figure?
As long as it wouldn’t remove any raised details in the area, or, as long as he can live with any lost detail, that would work, too. I’d try the solvents first, just to avoid sanding anything off.