How to Paint Resin Statues

For resin statues without painting, you need to polish, assemble and color the process until the finished resin statue is made. The whole resin statues making process will give you a great sense of accomplishment, after all, hand-made things have a unique part of your emotions. How to paint resin statues? you may have many problems when painting resin statues and not know how to solve them, continue reading the article and let us solve your questions.

Can You Paint Resin Statues

Yes, you can paint resin statues by yourself, you need some resin statue painting tools, but also need to have art painting skills, just like you paint oil paintings, which will make it easier for you to paint the resin statue, the coloring effect will also be better.

1. Air pump: This is the basic tool for spraying, together with the airbrush can give the resin statue for even coloring.
2. Spray gun: Together with the air pump, it can spray the paint evenly onto the resin statue.
3. Brush: used for hand-painted, oil painting with the brush can.

4. Paint: It is recommended to use nitrocellulose paint, this paint and thinner can be mixed commonly, in addition, if the details of the part are to be painted with a brush, it is recommended to use enamel paint;
5. Thinner: used to adjust the viscosity of the paint, and reduce the amount of volatilization, in order to fit the spraying requirements.
6. Others: sandpaper, cutters, non-stick tape, paper towel, cotton swabs, thin bamboo sticks, etc.

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How to Paint Resin Statues

When painting resin statues, there are two ways of coloring, spray painting, and pen painting. Spray painting has a large spraying area and dries quickly, pen painting is more suitable for dealing with details, such as eyes and mouth. You can combine the two ways to improve the painting efficiency.

Painting is divided into different modules, from large to small, first for the part of the body, then for the hair, clothing, etc., and finally for the eyes and other details. Painting three times, the first time on the basic color, the second time on the main color, and finally on the shadow color, so as to make the resin statue color bright, and layered.

It should be noted that clothing and other patterns may be complex, before painting, use the tape to cover the part that is not painted, only to reveal the part that needs to be painted, after spraying paint and then uncovered. Finally, spray varnish to protect the paint finish on the line.

How to Remove Paint from Resin Statue

In the painting process if the error, you can cover the correct color, this way you don’t have to remove paint from resin statues. If you use a light color to cover a dark color, which may not cover the dark color, then you need to remove the original color at that time.

Thinner is a colorless, transparent, and volatile liquid with a banana smell, also known as “banana oil”, is a paint thinner, and can also be used to remove paint. Thinner is dripped into the resin statue, or onto a rag, and then to wipe off the paint that needs to be removed, it only takes a few drops. After the paint is dissolved, wash it with laundry detergent or soapy water, and then wash it with clean water several times.

Are Resin Statues Waterproof

Yes, the resin statue is waterproof because the paint on the resin statue is oil-based and does not melt in water. If the paint is water-based, then it is not waterproof, otherwise, the paint will fall off when it touches the water.

How to Clean Resin Statues

If you want to remove the dust on the resin statue, remove its bracket as well as accessories, be careful not to use hot water, but warm water, wipe the body part of the resin statue with a rag, and brush the crevices of the resin statue with a paintbrush until the dirty areas are cleaned.

If there is a stain that can not be cleaned, you can try to use diluted detergent to help clean it, which will have some risks, if the paint has to be repainted. After washing the resin statue should be placed in a shadow place, and wait for the wind to dry, not directly in the sun, as there is a risk that the resin statue will break.

Summary
The above is about how to paint resin statues and also introduces how to clean resin statues, I don’t know if these solve your problem, but if you still have any questions, you can contact us, as a resin statue manufacturer in China, we specialize in making custom resin statues for overseas customers, only need customers to provide design drawings, we can start making resin statues for customers, if you have custom resin statues need, you can also contact us, we will give you a quote within 12 hours.