Washing Parts

[Ian M]

I have washed the odd kit here and there. But most of the time, never had the need.
I dont know if the IPA I can get here is a High octane version but the last time I tried to wipe a kit down befor painting. it damaged the plastic.
Do you dilute it further?

Buy the way the last time I washed a kit, it was the Kitty Hawk Jaguar GR1. Looked like the bags of sprues had all gotten a squirt of oil! I digress. I washed the parts in warm soapy water and left them to dry... Bad idea. Our water is so hard that you could see and even worse feel chalky marks where the water had formed drops and dried in.
Had to wash the darn thing again!

[stillp]

I have some 99% IPA, and I've never seen any damage to the plastic Ian.
I wash sprues before starting a kit when I remember, and occasionally hose down the model before painting with an airbrush full of IPA. I'm not sure how much difference it makes, unless the parts are visibly greasy.
Pete

[Andy the Sheep]

Hallo, I'm Andrea and I'm a sprue washer! :tongue-out2::tongue-out3:
I did it today too, as I had to wait for the satin cote of my Spit to cure and I couldn't resist to wash my next kit.
So, I'haven't sobered yet.:tongue-out::dizzy::tongue-out3:.

Andrea

[Tim Marlow]

Are you sure that wasn’t propanol Ian? If so, you wiped it down with TET…..