"Washing Figs Before Priming?" Topic

23 Posts

All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.

Please do not use bad language on the forums.

For more information, see the TMP FAQ.

Back to the Painting Message Board

Areas of Interest

General

Featured Hobby News Article

Campaign #93 Available

Featured Ruleset

"Argad!"

Featured Showcase Article

Back to the Plastic Forest

More exotic landscape items from the dollar store!

Featured Profile Article

Is This Useful? Disco Tiles

Could mirror tiles improve your wargaming tabletop?

Current Poll

Favorite Wargame College Speaker (Round 1A)

CFeicht	15 Nov 2024 5:42 a.m. PST
Do you guys wash your figures before priming them?
All Sir Garnett	15 Nov 2024 6:06 a.m. PST
Should do, but don't
20thmaine	15 Nov 2024 6:08 a.m. PST
Soft plastics – always
Gray Bear	15 Nov 2024 6:08 a.m. PST
Yes. Always.
79thPA	15 Nov 2024 6:19 a.m. PST
Soft plastic -- yes. Anything else -- never.
John Armatys	15 Nov 2024 6:48 a.m. PST
Yes, always.
Captain Sensible	15 Nov 2024 7:02 a.m. PST
I only do hard plastic. Never wash, never had a problem.
robert piepenbrink	15 Nov 2024 7:05 a.m. PST
Only the soft plastics.
LaserGrenadier	15 Nov 2024 7:37 a.m. PST
I wash everything: metals, plastics, resins, and prime everything.
Stosstruppen	15 Nov 2024 8:01 a.m. PST
Never have, anything.
CFeicht	15 Nov 2024 8:10 a.m. PST
Wash first it is. Thanks to everyone who replied!
John the OFM	15 Nov 2024 8:11 a.m. PST
No
Garryowen	15 Nov 2024 8:34 a.m. PST
Not figures, ever. Tom
Titchmonster	15 Nov 2024 8:36 a.m. PST
Only resin buildings and 3D printed stuff.
GildasFacit	15 Nov 2024 8:47 a.m. PST
Almost always wash metal figures – removes the filing dust and grease from handling. Don't do plastics.
Martin Rapier	15 Nov 2024 9:31 a.m. PST
No. I don't even bother to wash soft plastics. A good coat of undiluted PVA seems to sort out any grease on those.
Lester	15 Nov 2024 9:42 a.m. PST
never have for 40 years. All my miniatures, plastic and metal, still hold their paint just fine
McKinstry	15 Nov 2024 9:44 a.m. PST
Pretty much always. Probably not always necessary except for resin and soft plastic but over the years I have had the odd flaking issues and it doesn't really add much time and effort.
bobspruster	15 Nov 2024 10:20 a.m. PST
I wash both plastic and metal. Hot water, dawn dish liquid, scrub with an old toothbrush, hot water rinse.
Grattan54	15 Nov 2024 10:52 a.m. PST
Nope. Never had any problems.
Michael May	15 Nov 2024 11:25 a.m. PST
Yep, with dish washing liquid and an old toothbrush. Removes talc, finger oil and metal dust from filing seam lines and flash. I give 'em a good scrubbin'.
ZULUPAUL	15 Nov 2024 12:18 p.m. PST
Never have done that & had no problems.
Prince Alberts Revenge	15 Nov 2024 1:34 p.m. PST
Always wash with a bit of soap and warm prior to priming. I typically do some filing to remove mold lines as well as general handling of the miniatures. I would like as clean of a surface as possible for the primer to adhere onto.

Sorry - only verified members can post on the forums.