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Gordon McComb <NOSPAMgort@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Joe Strout wrote:
> >
> > Thanks, that sounds good. I'm still curious about the "Never use this
> > paint on plastic models" warning though -- will it just not stick, or
> > start a fire, or what? I'm willing to try it and see what happens, as
> > long as it's not likely to be dangerous.
>
> The "plastic" they're probably talking about is styrene, which is
> unlikelt to be what you're using. The warning is likely because the
> paint has solvents that are unnice to styrene. The same solvents may
> affect acrylic, so I'd test it first.
Fair enough.
> That said, I still think you'll do better with common, cheap transparent
> and semi-transparent paints made for crafts. Don't you have a craft
> store near by you can stroll through? Deco is a major brand.
Well, yeah, but it's not clear to me how I would use these. Normally
you use these on a flat horizontal surface (or so I understand it).
This is a curved surface, half a giant Easter egg. If the paint is
thin, it's going to run right off and make a puddle in the middle. If
it's thick enough to stick to the sides, it seems like I'd have brush
strokes galore. (Maybe this is just a skill problem -- a more
experienced painter might know how to avoid that.)
Incidentally, I didn't find any Deco product that seemed appropriate,
but I did find one called Gallery Glass that I think is the same thing
as what you're suggesting: <http://www.plaidonline.com/apGG.asp>
Maybe this Charcoal Black "Window Color(tm)" in particular:
<http://www.plaidonline.com/productDetail.asp?itemID=16018>
As you can see in the sample to the left, it doesn't go on very evenly,
even in expert hands... but maybe I can live with that. They do say it
can be applied vertically, which sounds promising.
> Or, look in the Yellow Pages under plastics and find a local shop that
> does the smoking for you. May be cheaper in the long run.
Hmm, I looked for window tinters but those guys seem to work only with
glass; I don't know that their stuff would work with plastic. A
plastics shop is a good idea. Though I can hear the conversation
already: "Well, what kind of plastic is it?" "...um... clear and hard?"
:)
Thanks,
- Joe
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