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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Finster" data-source="post: 2675174" data-attributes="member: 17572">to remove the mold release (the greasy stuff on the new mini) try soaking overnight in a small tub of vinegar. Use a funnel to pour the vinegar back into the bottle and don't let the wife cook with it (it will be full of metal dust). This will allow the primer to stick really well, and cause the surface of the mini to look dull (so you can see what to file off). The first thing after the vinegar wash, mount the mini to a piece of broom stick handle with Elmers, or super glue. This will keep your greasy little fingers off the mini <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  After it's been mounted, use a couple really thin coats of spray-on primer to get a nice even surface. Make sure that you rotate the figure and get at it from top and bottom too.After this dries, use a thinned coating of brush on primer to get at the recessed areas. It will adhere(sp?) to the figure better now that it has the spray on it.Very important: When you prime your figures, make sure that the temperature is over 70 degrees farenheight (I don't know the C equivalent). The metal will react to being brought into your house or studio, where it is warm, by expanding. This may cause the mini to burst forth from the primer like the Hulk from a flimsy pair of trousers  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> Good luck and have fun</blockquote>

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