larrygre Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Removing mold release agents can be a bit of a bother, especially on resin items. The other night, while cleaning up a resin body, I decided to experiment a little - and with great success. Many of us wear eyeglasses, myself included. I've gotten into the habit of keeping a spray bottle of eyeglass lens cleaner both at my computer desk and at my modeling workbench. This stuff works great on eyeglasses, getting off everything from sweat to skin oils. Feeling the soapiness of the resin body, I decided to try the eyeglass cleaner on it. The stuff worked very well. Spray it on, wipe it off. The stuff contains isopropyl alcohol and it seems to cut right through surface oils. It works great on regular styrene also, and because it's alcohol based, it should not cause any damage to the resin or plastic. Eyeglass cleaner spray is available at every large drug chain such as Walgreens, CVS, Eckerds, Drug Fair, and more. Give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thanks for the tip Larry! As an eyeglasses wearer also (the lenses get thicker and thicker every year ) I should pick some of this up. This'll be great for cleaning up 1/43 bodies in a pinch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcongeorge Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 I make it a habit to give every body I paint a quick wipe with isopropol alcohol a few minutes before I paint. It evaporates very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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