Gauntlet construction

I am about to start assembly but am curious...should I prime before I assemble or do all the painting after they are put together?

Thanks!

I primed everything before assembeling. Also make sure everything you want to be trimed is before painting.

I primed after I had all the major pieces assembled, with the exception of the left gauntlet rocket and the right gauntlet hose connectors. Just a preference, I suppose.

I agree with Defiler though, about the trim. After you assemble, wear the gauntlets for an hour or so to see if there are any 'rub' spots. For me, I painted them before wearing them, and now after DragonCon, I have to sand down a spot on the right gauntlet wrist area, and REPAINT/REWEATHER that spot. Not looking forward to that.

I think you should glue the top and bottom halves together first, let the adhesive have a chance to bite into the material and set, if you prime first, sometimes the adhesive sticks to the primer insted of the body of the part and could just peel away and allow the two halves to seperate.

I always build first, then prime. They most always is some triming, cutting, or sanding when building anyway, so even if you primed first, it would have to be redone. Also as mentioned above, if any adheasives are used, they will stick to the primer and not the part itself, and thus will probably fail.

Lynn

Thanks for all the great tips guys. I was thinking of sealing the outsides with Goop and some pop rivets which will be hidded by the attachements. Sounds right?