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TK42151 User ID 42809 Apologies for missing that one

1) I give everything a wipe with Prepsol which is a wax and grease remover, not sure if there's an equivalent 2) leave unpainted

Looking good, just a tip, I use some wire and gaffa tape inside so I can hang pieces so everything gets a full coat, also handy for drying.

Google photos generally don't work, I use Imgur or Flickr to host images, (Imgur can no longer be seen by those in the UK) Here's another host First time I've seen an OTTK from 850, looking forward to seeing your progress

Little sanding, little taping off, little painting. Progress is Progress. Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

And to answer my other question, IPA does not appear to be safe on the paint. I used 70% on a portion of the butt plate and it seems to have caused a haze or perhaps eaten away slightly at the paint. I'll respray that portion.

I use satin black, no requirements in the CRL References

Just a quick update. It's been going well to paint over the ABS that has been sprayed with filler primer. No more scratch marks. I'm still not great with spraying gloss so some orange peel, eg on this knee armor. However, after wet sanding with 1500, 2000, then polishing with a plastic polish + microfiber sponge, I'm getting a nice smooth gloss that should be ready for clear: The forearm seam is much smoother after the milliput: One small setback is that many of the seams on my 3D printed parts have been splitting. I did not plastic weld all of them, and every one I didn't weld has split eventually. I actually think it may be because I'm using acetone-thinned Bondo spot putty to smooth the surface, and I think it's eating the CA glue. So I sanded the chest and back seams and welded them, then filled and sanded with milliput: I'll spray them with filler primer today to check out how the seams look. One other thing I can't remember if I'd mentioned before was that a while back when I was heat shaping one of the calf pieces, I put quite a large dent in it. I was able to push it back a little, but decided not to try to use heat to fix it given the high chance of making it worse. Instead I filled it with milliput and sanded it flat. I'm fairly certain it won't be noticeable once it's primed and painted: I've also started prepping the helmet for paint:

Posting a quick update. Things are moving along, albeit slowly. Overall it's been going well to paint the ABS parts after they've been sprayed with filler primer. I'm still not great with spraying so getting some orange peel, eg here on the knee armor:

I have updated all of the forum supporter badges to date. You should be able to see it on the left side of the forum under your name. Unfortunately this doesn't show on tapatalk, you need to use the website. It was great to see how many are first time supporters, as well as a lot of returning supporters. A couple of troopers have been very generous and I thank you for your very kind gestures. No matter the donation though, it's thank to you all we can keep the site alive.

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