"Frosted Cannons and Olive Oil" Topic

So, Friday evening I used Krylon Matte spray to seal a set of cannons. Just a while earlier I sealed the cannon crew with no problems but, this time it frosted the minis.

After a quick read of an article posted on Project Metal "Frosted Terror" link I decided to try the Olive Oil treatment.

As you can see, the Olive Oil treatment restored the minis.
Just thought I would pass this along.

Robert

Success stories are always appreciated.

Of course, now the whole cannon will smoke when fired, instead of just the muzzle, and the troops will be able to use them to cook lunch.

Success stories are always appreciated.

Thanks. I have seen several posts suggesting the Olive Oil fix, but little follow up. Thought I would show a first hand account.

BTW – I resealed them today using a brush-on sealer (it's raining today) without any problems.

… and the troops will be able to use them to cook lunch.

Not a problem… as long as they are winning ;)

Am I weird, or am I the only person who tried reading the newspaper article in the photo? :-/

Never heard of the olive oil treatment. I'll remember that in case I need to use it.

No, I did too CP.

I have a squad of 15mm misty minis that I had given up on, I tried spraying them again and brushing on varnish, the result was they looked a bit better but they were still misty and I had resigned myself to the fact that I was going to have to strip them, or more likely just bin them and buy some more.
Then earlier this evening I read your post and I went straight to the local shop and bought a bottle of olive oil and tried it out on the squad of misty minis. Well the oil's not dry yet but they are looking pretty good.
Thanks for the tip.

Do you think this would work on figures that were primed and are a bit rough? I have not had any frosting effect, but one lot of western figures I primed came out a bit textured. I was just wondering if this is he same issue or not. I really don't want to have to strip them. And to be honest, the dusters that the gunfighters are wearing actually look good with the rough look. Like real fabric. Hoping I can just apply the olive oil to the skin and such that I do not want to be rough.

CP, I didn't try, although, upon reflection, NOT trying to read it seems uncharacteristic of me… I must be having an off day.

45thdiv, I don't think the Olive oil wash would help on a primer issue. I would be worried that it keep the paint from sticking well.

I did have a lot of 15mm WWII minis that primed up a bit rough. I went ahead a painted them, going a little more heavy on the paints than I usually do. They came out fair enough, but then again… I am not the best painter around.

I remain unconvinced about the long term effect of this treatment. There is no way on earth that I would put anything organic, that can and I suspect will go moldy, on my figures. I appreciate YMMV!! : )

Thanks Dwarf King. Like I said, I liked the look the long coats got with this "error" but the figures as a whole are rough looking. (pun intended)

I'll keep painting them. I too am not the worlds best painter. Plus my eyesight is going so maybe I'll not notice the effect anymore. :-)

If the primer is a bit "rough" or long in the tooth, grab a soft toothbrush and give it a gentle polishing. That should knock it down a bit.