Weeping Resin

[James2]

No not like crying, though I have almost cried over the issue.

I have had a couple resin bodies weep oils after being on the shelf for a while.

Any suggestions on a fix? How about prevention?

And before you say it, Yes I washed them, prep't and sealed, primed, gassed out and left final paint to cure before handling and wore gloves the whole time!

Thanks for your time, J2

[Bowtienutz]

Throw em away they are junk the resin was bad when they were made and it wasn't mixed right.

[Chief Joseph]

There is a very slight possibility that the part can be saved by baking it for a few hours in a hot box or toaster oven @ 150F. Sometimes this process will drive out the residual oil from the part. It is a long shot, though. If I were you, I'd ask the vendor to replace the part because it is entirely a casting error.

I just answered this same question over on another forum the other day... I wonder if the same resin maker is involved...

[dimaxion]

There is a very slight possibility that the part can be saved by baking it for a few hours in a hot box or toaster oven @ 150F. Sometimes this process will drive out the residual oil from the part. It is a long shot, though. If I were you, I'd ask the vendor to replace the part because it is entirely a casting error.

I just answered this same question over on another forum the other day... I wonder if the same resin maker is involved...

I had a resin body's roof sag from a caster in the Early days . He gave me a free replacment body . He told me he had issues from a batch of raw materials . His name is John Heir . Unless your body is from someone oob , contact them for a replacment . Thanx ..

[Abell82]

If you can't get a replacement, for whatever reason you can try to "seal" the oil in with thin ca.

I have had some success with this. Just coat the part with a couple of layers of thin ca.

[Aaronw]

Good resin should not do that.

If you can't get the parts replaced brushing on some MEK might make them salvagable. It can sometimes get semi cured resin to cure the rest of the way.

[Gregg]

DO NOT HEAT OR BAKE A RESIN BODY!!!

Here in Hawai'i it is almost always hot, and just having the bodies outside for an hour will cause them to warp beyond belief.

I lost a new day cab truck resin body this way, it was in the sun to dry for 20 minutes, and it warped beyond repair.

I agree, I would contact the maker and see what they say.

[James2]

Thanks guys.

[shucky]

I'm confused. How does a washed, primed, AND painted body "weep" oils?

[1930fordpickup]

Old or bad resin will do funny things .

[James2]

​I finished this back in Oct. Getting it ready for a show I see the paint is bubbling and is still soft, but only on the resin. I am very disappointed with this and I may have to redo the body some time. I'll show it once as is, but that's it for me.

[hooknladderno1]

Sadly, I have a similar situation where I bought a unique resin piece that no one else had cast. The caster pre-primed it and promptly went out of business just after it arrived. So, I have a sticky, oily $70.00 cab just sitting in the closet. I bought the MEK that AaronW spoke of, but never seem to get around to trying it... Maybe one of these days.

[1930fordpickup]

That is a good looking Car , what a shame that you have to hide this one after one show .