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Post by Louvampyer on Feb 8, 2011 23:48:51 GMT -5
I was JUST about done a figure when I dropped it and the hair shattered. My question is, if I rescuplt the hair and boil it, what will become of the painting I've already done? I was literally just about done the figure, and it would suck it all the paint is going to bubble off or something. I mean, if it's my only option, I'll have to deal with it, but is there a way around it? I was thinking maybe a hair dryer on the hair for awhile? but I'm worried it don't heat it enough to harden it...
Suggestions or tips? I would really appreciate it! =)
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Post by MsBig on Feb 9, 2011 4:15:42 GMT -5
It is dangerous for the paint to boil the figure. The paint doesn't come off, but it does kind of fade the colour, and there is a risk of bubbling.
A hair-dryer works for really tiny repairs, but I don't think it would for the whole hair.
If I were you, I would use a pan of simmering water filled right to the top. Then hold the figure almost horizontally, with just the head in the water, and the rest of the body not caught in the steam. Hold for 3 minutes.
That way you will need to repaint the face and hair but probably not anything else.
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Post by willowswarlok on Feb 9, 2011 8:32:16 GMT -5
It really depends on your paint. Ive reboiled figures before, and what ive found is, the paint can blister...it does normally settle, but its risky. Id do what sasha suggested. Also, if you can glue the bits together, and sculpt over the cracks, running superglue over the sculpey will make it hard, not entirely, but enough to paint back over. but i wouldnt recomend that if theres lots of them. its only really good for small cracks
Wayne
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Post by jamersy on Feb 9, 2011 20:09:23 GMT -5
I use regular acrylic paint and I've never had a problem with the paint being ruined. In fact I just redid a figure I made (redid a head for the figure) and I'll post pictures (sometime--Rollng Stone Buffy) so you can see none of the paint was affected. Of course there are no guarantees and I don't want to be responsible if it doesn't work for you...but I've never had an issue once the paint is totally dry.
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Post by smiler on Feb 10, 2011 5:34:35 GMT -5
I've repaired a few customs that have got damaged in the post and not had a problem with paint peeling either, as long as it's not boiling too wildly!
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Post by figurechick on Feb 10, 2011 11:13:57 GMT -5
I know a lot of people seem to be into just boiling, but you can bake a figure in the oven or a toaster oven and it does not damage the figure or the paint whatsoever. Personally, I use ApoxieSculpt for most of my sculpting, and that stuff is cool cause if you drop or knock over something made w/ ApoxieSculpt it doesn't even chip.
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Post by jamersy on Feb 10, 2011 19:59:51 GMT -5
figurechick, I'm wondering how delicate the piece can be before it will break if you use the apoxie. Hair is super hard to sculpt away from the face (which is why there is next to no one that does it) so any bump to the delicate, unsupported pieces is not good! Can you sculpt that apoxie stuff into tiny strands?
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Post by Louvampyer on Feb 10, 2011 22:12:09 GMT -5
Thank you all for the great tips! My fingers are crossed as I try thing out. Thank you so much!
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