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Priming Question about primers.

Sep 24, 2011

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    1. :D Hi everyone. I hope this is the right section for this question. I was wondering for those who work with sculpey do you use a primer after your sculpt has been completed and if so what do you use?

      I'm guessing a it is better to use a spray primer to get a smooth even finish or are there any primers that brush on smoothly?

      Also I notice that when you make a mold of something smooth and shiny it casts out smooth and shiny so i was wondering is a matte primer casts matte piece?
       
      #1 Poochbot, Sep 24, 2011
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    2. Rustoleum Auto Primer! It's a spray primer, goes on matte, but can be wet sanded until shiny. I never had luck with anything brush-on, it took twice as long to sand out the brushstrokes.

      And yes, the cast will be the same level of shiny as you piece. But mold release is a factor. That's usually why junk casts are shinier, because the residue is still there from mold making.
       
      #2 Renzi, Sep 25, 2011
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    3. If youre using polyclay you need to find an acrylic based primer as some of the solvents in some primers react with the clay and will stay sticky:)
       
      #3 Heike, Sep 29, 2011
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    4. Thank you so much for your answers. I want my dolls to look professionally finished and as close to the image i have in my head as i can get it so this step is important.

      I was also wondering, Do primers hid some surface imperfections like finger prints and minor scratches?
       
      #4 Poochbot, Oct 4, 2011
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    5. sure does. Priming, and sanding.
       
      #5 penguu, Oct 4, 2011
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    6. Thanks for the info. I had been wondering about primers for quite some time now.
       
      #6 Poochbot, Dec 1, 2011
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