"power drill for removing excess dip help" Topic

hey all!

i recently got a tin of AP quickshade to try out. i want to do a lot of models, fast.

i saw online one cool method of removing the excess dip; the model had a steal plate base, so the person had a long drill bit with a magnet on the end. so instead of shaking off the excess he put the model at the end of the drill, and while in a card board box spun the model with the power drill. hope that made sense. it seemed less messy.

all my models are based on metal washers for magnet storing, so i thought that was a great idea. but does anyone have any advice on how to get / make a drill bit with a magnet on the end?

Don't use a drill bit – just pop in a steel nail with a large flat head, and pop the magnet on that. Mind you, I don't like dipping – I love quickshade, but would definitely recommend painting it on rather than dipping.

With the time spent dipping each fig, putting it on the magnet, spinning it, removing it, setting it aside to dry, wiping the paint off your face, etc. I don't think you'll actually save any time over brushing on the dip.

Doug

they make magnetic bit holders. just put a couple extra magnets in the sleeve area where the bit goes. this is what one looks like but you can pick one up for only a few bucks at your local hardware store.

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Yes, paint it on.

Drill = overkill.

Other problem with using a drill: if the mini is not dead-center, or balanced, it will fly off, and possibly be damaged.

Brush it on, use a paper towel corner, or edge, to dab away excess pools and puddles. You will invest the same amount of time, and effort, but the results will be much easier to control (no risk to your paint, or the mini…). Cheers!

No need for a drill, hate to see the mess that makes…

For my 15mm figs and 6mm vehicles I hot glue them onto a roofing nail, dip them in the sauce (future klear is what I use, same idea quickshade) then manually twirl the figure/tank using the nail. Gets rid of the excess with no chance of overdoing it. To save the "sauce" I use a plastic cup to hold it and twirl the figs right above the stuff so that the excess hits the edge of the cup and is not lost.

Unless you have carpal tunnel use a brush.

I would second painting on the "dip" rather than dipping it on.

brush

thanks for all the feedback!

What Dynaman said. I always white glue to a 4 inch nail as I like the way I can move he figure around while painting – i did this long before dips were thought of. I have an old bit of wood with holes drilled in to hold all the nails. the fact that it also works well to twiddle off excess dip is a bonus. I use an old jam jar to catch the spray. None of this is pretty, it's just some old garbage from the cellar.

brush.

I can see figures on the end of a drill bit spinning across the room when them come off

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This is my idea. I used it with minwax varnish which is a lot thicker in consistency, so it might be overkill for army shader. Make use of my genius as you will

The magnet idea would make me nervous, but I'd be willing to try it on an unpainted miniature.