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Post by Cyberpumpkin on Jan 29, 2007 6:32:09 GMT -5
I usually use paint pens to do detailing on models and toys. They dry quickly, they're easily portable, etc. I'm working on my Hasbro Vector Prime toy, right now. ( This guy.) So the other day, I was adding in some gold paint in areas where it was obviously supposed to be on the toy, but they were cheap about it. Naturally, I put some goldness along the edges of his wing-panels and on the hilt of his sword. Two months later (not a typo, 2 months), they're still as sticky as if I had laid down the paint 10 seconds ago (this stuff usually dries fast). Well, I guess it must be a material that doesn't accept your usual paint-pen stuff (the nice kind, from Sakura). I've also noticed that this material doesn't accept my usually very trusty spray-on sealant: I tried it on Cybertron Thundercracker shortly after he was released, and his upright tail-fins are still tacky to this day. But I really want to get some paint on these areas, and I'll probably be doing more in the future. Can anyone tell me a kind of paint (even brush-on is fine) and (perhaps even more importantly) some kind of spray-sealant coating (or brush-on, or whatever) to go on top of it? Any help you can offer me would be great, you model/paint experts!
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Post by mechaboy1 on Feb 7, 2007 21:33:10 GMT -5
You could probably try a water solable base paint. Gunze Sangyo or Tamiya. These usually stick better to vinyl type plastics. Mechaboy1
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 7, 2007 21:57:19 GMT -5
Lightly sand what it is your are painting and in small quantities and viscosities and go slow and take your time, just like se...nevermind.
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Post by nightstalker on Feb 9, 2007 20:42:29 GMT -5
Yes, any time you use a solvent based enamel on softer plastic, runner, or vinyl,.. it never dries. Use acrylic or water based as mentioned above on these types of plastic. To get it off you can use mineral spirits, Easy-Off, or even brake fluid.
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 9, 2007 21:15:56 GMT -5
They also make a special paint just for things that flex. Automotive painters call it "Flex" I think there is a hobby version available. But I've been using Tamiya Acrylic or Testors Acry or whatever they call it on vinyl with no issues. You can also use a spray paint that they sell at Walmart specifically used on plastics.
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