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03-18-2010, 12:28 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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Protecting statues from water damage.
Are some paints better than others, or is there a sealer that would help protect statues from extended water exposure?
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03-18-2010, 01:08 PM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
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Wow, where do you live? It may be time to move to higher ground. 
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03-18-2010, 01:25 PM
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
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03-18-2010, 02:56 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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I found Atlantis and am seriously considering moving.
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03-18-2010, 03:08 PM
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What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
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I would think twice before spray water seal over statues as it might make the entire statue with a glossy look to it. Also, Atlantis and statues just don't make a good fit.
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03-18-2010, 03:31 PM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sputnik
I found Atlantis and am seriously considering moving.
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AWESOME!
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03-18-2010, 04:09 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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Can I take your FM Alien with me?
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03-18-2010, 04:11 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
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Here's someone's dilema, posted in Bowen section......
I had a flood in my basement over the weekend due to a storm here in NY...And I have to say I am not happy at all with my Bowen Statues...I am not sure if it was due to crappy paint, or the statue just being to porous.. Anyway here is what happened...
Alot of my Statues are still in the Original Boxes because I will be moving withing the next 6-9 months...So anyway I had 4 Bowen Statues and 4 SS statues get Soaked...(only the Bases of the Statues were submerged)
My Damaged Bowen are --Spidey- Symbiote, REG and Scarlet Spider and A Spider Woman, all FS...After 2 days of being in the Water the paint Bubbled up all over the Base and they are watter logged...The SS pieces were in the water the same time. And All I Did was wipe them dry and they are 100% fine...WTF!!! (those were my SIM, Indy PF, IM classic Comiquette and Celtic Predator mask)
Why would this only happen to my Bown Pieces??
Did Bowen use Cheap paint back in the Day..or cheaper material...Just can't not understand why this only happened to them...
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03-18-2010, 04:24 PM
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What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sputnik
Here's someone's dilema, posted in Bowen section......
I had a flood in my basement over the weekend due to a storm here in NY...And I have to say I am not happy at all with my Bowen Statues...I am not sure if it was due to crappy paint, or the statue just being to porous.. Anyway here is what happened...
Alot of my Statues are still in the Original Boxes because I will be moving withing the next 6-9 months...So anyway I had 4 Bowen Statues and 4 SS statues get Soaked...(only the Bases of the Statues were submerged)
My Damaged Bowen are --Spidey- Symbiote, REG and Scarlet Spider and A Spider Woman, all FS...After 2 days of being in the Water the paint Bubbled up all over the Base and they are watter logged...The SS pieces were in the water the same time. And All I Did was wipe them dry and they are 100% fine...WTF!!! (those were my SIM, Indy PF, IM classic Comiquette and Celtic Predator mask)
Why would this only happen to my Bown Pieces??
Did Bowen use Cheap paint back in the Day..or cheaper material...Just can't not understand why this only happened to them...
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I have seen this post. The only thing the person can do is to let the entire statue dry out. If the paint is still bubbled or cracked, then the only way to fix it would be sanding and repaint. It would be a easy fix if it is just the black paint, otherwise it would be more complicated. Option #2 would be to have someone fix it, which might be costly when you factor in round trip shipping fees. Option #3 would be to sell them on Evil-bay to offset buying replacement statues.
For anyone that still have statues in the boxes, I would suggest put/seal them in large garbage bags to avoid this problem.
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03-20-2010, 10:32 AM
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Blue Falcon
Join Date: Jan 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sputnik
Here's someone's dilema, posted in Bowen section......
I had a flood in my basement over the weekend due to a storm here in NY...And I have to say I am not happy at all with my Bowen Statues...I am not sure if it was due to crappy paint, or the statue just being to porous.. Anyway here is what happened...
Alot of my Statues are still in the Original Boxes because I will be moving withing the next 6-9 months...So anyway I had 4 Bowen Statues and 4 SS statues get Soaked...(only the Bases of the Statues were submerged)
My Damaged Bowen are --Spidey- Symbiote, REG and Scarlet Spider and A Spider Woman, all FS...After 2 days of being in the Water the paint Bubbled up all over the Base and they are watter logged...The SS pieces were in the water the same time. And All I Did was wipe them dry and they are 100% fine...WTF!!! (those were my SIM, Indy PF, IM classic Comiquette and Celtic Predator mask)
Why would this only happen to my Bown Pieces??
Did Bowen use Cheap paint back in the Day..or cheaper material...Just can't not understand why this only happened to them...
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sputnik, you and me both man. i don't know if you heard about the big flood in the Philippines last year, my bowen cap (stat 99) and thor (stat 86) were both soaked. boxes of both are a mess. fortunately, my thor's stryo packaging apparently soaked in the brunt of the water, so my thor, on my last very thorough check, was still fine.
the cap's round base on the other hand had water bubbles in it. at first i thought that this was some kind of design that i didn't notice the first time around and i accidentally chipped it off. dang. i have been looking for someone, anyone to advice me on how i can go about this. have you any ideas or PM's regarding this matter now sputnik? if i would paint it myself, that would be no problem, i just want to be sure that the color would come out the same as the rest of the base..
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