Painting stops glue sticking?

[Deadlink]

Hey Hive,

I heard some where that if you paint a models joints and then glue it together the paint will make the glue not stick.
For example the holes on a gaunt where you would put the fleshborer arm in.If I was to paint the parts seperatly and then join the fleshborer arm to the body would the paint stop the glue from sticking?

I really need to know because I plan on painting all my limbs seperatly and then glueing it all together.

Thanks,

Deadlink~

[dakkathrope]

It isn't that it prevents it from gluing; you're gluing the paint layers together. The problem with this is paint can flake off easily, and the bond can be broken faster. The best solution if you paint the model in pieces is to scrap the paint off of the joints where you glue them.

[bigpig]

The other concern COULD be some interference if using some paints with plastic model cement. This glue works by melting the plastic it touches, welding the two pieces together. If the paint does not react to the glue and forms a barrier to the plastic then it could interfere with the bonding. I have not encountered this problem with most GW paints, though it can get messy

[wolfracer]

The join definitely won't be as strong. I often glue things that have been painted, though I avoid gluing if I put down many layers of paint. If it's just the undercoat it's not too bad as the plastic cement will still melt the paint, but if it's a few layers of paint then I scrape it off first. If it's a critical joint which doesn't have much strength in the first place, I make sure all paint is removed. I found the necron arms to be like this, the gun is reasonably heavy but the contact points on the shoulders are tiny, I had to make sure there was no paint on the joint to keep the gun from sagging after gluing.

So if you're having problems gluing painted things, just try scraping off the paint. Another option is to put tacky tape or blutac over the areas which will be glued while painting, to protect them from getting painted in the first place.

[Deleted]

I scrape areas that will be glued with an xacto to remove paint.

[Deathnid]

i had that problem with my broodlord, but i find it helps to paint unnassembled but leave the joint blank untill its assemled then patch up