Photo Etch Questions

[mbnz77]

Hi all I am new to posting on these forums but have been admiring the work showcased here for some time.

I am working on my first large scale subject (my 4th build to date)Tamiya's 1/32 Spitfire mk ix. I am working on the seat harness at the moment and would like to attempt annealing them.

The problem is I have already primed the harnesses (along with all the etch earlier). I assume that I can't anneal the parts with primer on?

Should I remove the primer first? If so how?

Suggestions please!

[LSP_Kevin]

Hello, and welcome to LSP!

 

 

You can indeed anneal them with the primer on, but it will catch fire and smell awful (ask me how I know...). No harm is done though, other than setting off some smoke alarms, but I recommend you remove the primer first. Depending on what it is, either some form of alcohol (not beer!) or lacquer thinner should do the job.

 

Good luck.

 

Kev

[mbnz77]

Hi Kev

 

Thanks for the welcome!

So I followed your advice (drank the beer), I managed to remove the primer with some revell "painta cleaner" I found lying around. Anyway I carried out the annealing with a lighter however everything's looking a bit black now. Is this normal? Can I go ahead and prime over this?

Cheers.

 

[LSP_Kevin]

I'd definitely give it a clean first mate, as the black stuff could just be soot, or mostly so. If you have any metho or isopropyl alcohol lying around, a quick scrub with that should sort you out.

 

Kev

[Bill Cross]

The black could be soot or could be the tin covering on Eduard-produced PE (which I suspect the Tamiya PE is, as most kit makers contract with Eduard for their PE). If it's not soot, you'll be fine priming and painting it.

 

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