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I know this has been discussed time and again (I searched te archived threads)...
But have we determined a single best cure for weeping resin?
A "silver bullet" cure...?
A "Best" primer or other sealing agent?
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In case this thread gets archived (as it should), here are the suggestions thus far:
baking the piece for a long time at the lowest setting. This will usually dry out a lot of the resin. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work 100% of the time.
Sometimes to fix it means to pitch it and get another
try using a heat gun or hairdryer to try and get it to heat cure. ...what about one of those aerosol drying accelerators for superglue and fake nails? Don't really know if they'll be compatible.
only thing that has ever worked for me was to use babypowder on the part, but only if the part had a small amount of weeping. I would apply a small amount of babypowder to the part, let it wick out some of the material, clean it, repeat a few times if needed.
you gotta pretty much throw it out. In all of my experience, I've never seen something stop weeping. ...basically, once the reaction starts, it doesn't stop.
I've always heard that reheating it at low temp for a long period of time will cure the resin.
If it is a hard to replace piece, like a rare kit, throwing it away may not be an option. What I would suggest in this case (if it's a fairly thick piece) is drilling a small hole starting where the piece is weeping from, then using talcum or silica to draw out excess moisture. After you've slowed or stopped the weeping, fill the hole with some 2 part epoxy (5 or 10 minute). I've also wondered if putting the piece in a pressure pot would draw out all the moisture and solve the problem.
remember reading something about soaking the piece in either acetone or mineral spirits for awhile then try painting it. If that doesn't work you may need to grind out the bad part and fill it.
taking a mold from the piece and making another "stable" cast?
I once tried tamiya (mettalic) paints on a weeping part and it stopped it altogether.
brushing the part with a thin barrier of super glue and then zapping it with kicker.
But have we determined a single best cure for weeping resin?
A "silver bullet" cure...?
A "Best" primer or other sealing agent?
***************************************************************8
In case this thread gets archived (as it should), here are the suggestions thus far:
baking the piece for a long time at the lowest setting. This will usually dry out a lot of the resin. Unfortunately, this doesn't always work 100% of the time.
Sometimes to fix it means to pitch it and get another
try using a heat gun or hairdryer to try and get it to heat cure. ...what about one of those aerosol drying accelerators for superglue and fake nails? Don't really know if they'll be compatible.
only thing that has ever worked for me was to use babypowder on the part, but only if the part had a small amount of weeping. I would apply a small amount of babypowder to the part, let it wick out some of the material, clean it, repeat a few times if needed.
you gotta pretty much throw it out. In all of my experience, I've never seen something stop weeping. ...basically, once the reaction starts, it doesn't stop.
I've always heard that reheating it at low temp for a long period of time will cure the resin.
If it is a hard to replace piece, like a rare kit, throwing it away may not be an option. What I would suggest in this case (if it's a fairly thick piece) is drilling a small hole starting where the piece is weeping from, then using talcum or silica to draw out excess moisture. After you've slowed or stopped the weeping, fill the hole with some 2 part epoxy (5 or 10 minute). I've also wondered if putting the piece in a pressure pot would draw out all the moisture and solve the problem.
remember reading something about soaking the piece in either acetone or mineral spirits for awhile then try painting it. If that doesn't work you may need to grind out the bad part and fill it.
taking a mold from the piece and making another "stable" cast?
I once tried tamiya (mettalic) paints on a weeping part and it stopped it altogether.
brushing the part with a thin barrier of super glue and then zapping it with kicker.