painting soft plastic?
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:21 amso, 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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Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:21 amRe: painting soft plastic?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:41 amenamels 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.
Re: painting soft plastic?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 11:24 amI've had good luck painting a primer coat (two is better) of acrylic paint, then the enamel final coat.
Re: painting soft plastic?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:06 amthanks!
Re: painting soft plastic?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:33 amAnother trick is to drybrush several layers with plenty of drying time (12 hours) between coats.