How to Paint Resin Statues
- 1). Wash unseen hand oils and dust from your resin statue, using a water-based soap and a sponge. Work the soap into small detailed areas or these spots may shed primer. Rinse the statue with wet rags. Let the polyresin dry for two hours.
- 2). Abrade smooth resin statues to ensure adequate adhesion. Sand slick polyresin until it feels rough. Do not sand alabastrite polyresin.
- 3). Set the resin statue on a canvas drop cloth.
- 4). Coat the resin statue with acrylic spray primer. Prevent the primer from running or sagging down the statue by maintaining 8 inches between the polyresin and spray tip. Let the polyresin dry for two hours.
- 5). Generate a solid, uniform finish by coating the resin statue with any color of acrylic spray enamel. Prevent the enamel from running or sagging down the statue by maintaining 8 inches between the polyresin and spray tip. Let the polyresin dry for two hours.
- 6). Add details to the resin statue by applying acrylic enamel, using craft brushes. Let the finished polyresin dry for two hours.