Boil and Pop Help

Posted in Custom Workstation

Hello,

I am fairly new to customizing figures, so I thought I would consult the experts. I am working on a custom Marvel Legends figure that involves using the boil and pop method to combine parts from two different figures as well as painting and sculpting parts with Aves apoxie. I am using Tamiya paints. Can I paint the pieces, do the sculpting work, and seal the pieces with Modpodge before using the boil and pop method to combine them with the Torso? Or will that mess up the paint (and potentially the apoxie)? I had hoped to do painting and sculpting first before combining the pieces because I thought it would make the painting part easier. I have also noticed joints get looser when I did boil and pop before, is this common, and is there a fix for it? I had considered putting a little Modpodge on the connectors to make them tighter.

I was also curious if anyone had experience with painting and then applying Aves apoxie over paint? I was looking at painting flesh tones on the figure, applying apoxie next, then sanding and painting the apoxie. But in the customs I have made before, I did the apoxie before painting, so I wanted to be sure it should hold to the paint alright. Worst case, I paint everything but the upper torso and then attach the other parts and paint and sculpt the upper torso.

Any help you can offer would be appreciated.

Thanks.