painting soft plastic?

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by rockman_fan » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:21 am

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so, im a pretty good painter, but i've noticed that my enamal paints dont seem to dry when applied to soft plastic. any help on this topic?

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by warwik311 » Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:41 am

enamels and soft plastic don't mix. Acrylics do pretty well there. There may be a way to make enamels work, but I'm not sure.

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by Skyfire77 » Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:24 am

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I've had good luck painting a primer coat (two is better) of acrylic paint, then the enamel final coat.

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by rockman_fan » Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:06 am

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thanks!

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