Russell Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) Like we all have, I'm sure, I discovered a mold line (or parting line) on one of my minis after I'd primed and put down a base coat. It bothered me so much that I took a file to the offending area and had away with it. Now I have a patch about 7mm across of bare metal. What do I do at this point? Can I simply paint over this? I don't have any brush on primer. : ( Cheers. Edited April 25, 2020 by Russell tag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inarah Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Yes, you can paint over it without primer. There's likely to be a visible line where you filed the paint off. Multiple coats of paint may cover it, if you can smooth out the difference. A spot of sealer to smooth it out may help. You can continue painting over the sealer. Back in the old days, before primer was a thing, we painted on bare metal all the time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Right on. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 You can undercoat with a touch of black or white depending the colours you're painting over that. In the old days priming meant applying a basecoat of white or black and then paint your layers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Feather out the edges of the bare spot with very fine grit sandpaper. Put down two very thin coats of primer. Feather out the edge of the primer. Then paint away. It is very frustrating to repair a patch and then see a ridge where the old paint job meets the repaired paint job. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepnewbie Posted April 26, 2020 Share Posted April 26, 2020 You could also use a bit of ard coat to smoot it out then paint. I remember the days of bare metal painting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share Posted April 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Jeepnewbie said: You could also use a bit of ard coat to smoot it out then paint. I remember the days of bare metal painting. That rings a bell. I've heard of 'ard Coat, but a long time ago. I didn't think of doing something like that. I have various acrylic media for doing non-mini art which probably would've suited, but didn't think of that approach. I've already filed and burnished and repainted. It's not worth showing off here, but will be fine for the tabletop RPG sessions my son hosts. I can definitely see this used for prepping Bones minis when a file won't give a clean finish and knife might take too much. My next Reaper order will be time for some experimenting. Thanks, @Jeepnewbie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocPiske Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 If you really want primer, you can buy a rattle can and spray a puddle on a piece of glass or an old dinner plate, and use a brush to apply the primer to the model. Not a workable solution for a more than the odd spot repair, but it does work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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