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- Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:15 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: krylon fusion - stupid noobish questions
- Replies: 4
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- Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:29 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: krylon fusion - stupid noobish questions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4240
I haven't found it to be any more durable ... On some of the classic car forums I visit people are crazy about it for interior trim pieces, but I found that it eventually flakes off just like regular spray paint as the underlying plastic lets go of it. It's not like it somehow bonds to the plastic ...
- Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: krylon fusion - stupid noobish questions
- Replies: 4
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krylon fusion - stupid noobish questions
what makes it better? is it just less likely to scratch off the plastic surface or something?
Can you paint over it with acrylic and sealants?
What does it use as a solvent?
Is there anything else i should know about it? pros/cons?
thanks
Can you paint over it with acrylic and sealants?
What does it use as a solvent?
Is there anything else i should know about it? pros/cons?
thanks
- Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:19 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: vinyl dye?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13534
I should warn you about some of the effects of the vinyl dye: first, it seeps into the plastic because it contains a solvent, that solvent will make the plastic soft, and in the case of thinner and less rigid plastics, such as model grade styrene, this could mean your wings begin to droop. Second, ...
- Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: vinyl dye?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13534
thanks for getting back to me! Meanwhile I found this more detailed tutorial: http://case-mods.linear1.org/im-high-on-vinyl-dye/ I've heard ABS plastic has model styrene in it. I don't know anything about the chemistry so I don't know how much truth there is in that. I heard it via the RC boating co...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:18 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: vinyl dye?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13534
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: vinyl dye?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13534
vinyl dye?
over on the various nerf modding forums, they mention vinyl dye a lot. never heard of the stuff until now. it dyes plastics such as ABS and PVC so that even if you scratch it, its still the desired color. it works on cloth and leather too. I was wondering if it would work on model styrene and also w...
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:14 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: paints that don't yellow? weather-resistance too?
- Replies: 6
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paints that don't yellow? weather-resistance too?
I was cleaning out my room and found an old half-finished F18 model from 12 years ago that had not seen the light of day, literally, in all of that time. I had painted it with enamels and they were already yellowing! No UV exposure and they were yellowing! So: what sorts of paints can I use that don...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:30 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cutting plastic with cotton sewing thread ?!!!
- Replies: 12
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- Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:52 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cutting plastic with cotton sewing thread ?!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16408
Cutting plastic with cotton sewing thread ?!!!
Via www.rccrawler.com : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XDFoKaRAhc&feature=player_embedded# The truck body is made of ABS plastic, not styrene. I've watched it a few times and still don't believe it. Anyone ever done this? Btw apparently you have to be workign with 100% cotton thread or it won't...
- Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
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- Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:55 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
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- Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:18 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
And don't do what I did, and buy the alcohol-based inks. They do a number on all sorts of finishes, including fogging Future. :evil: As long as we're talking oil paints, can water-based oils be used the same way? I'm trying to go as eco-friendly as I can, as we live with my mother-in-law, and she h...
- Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:03 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: any good weather-resistant clear coats out there?
- Replies: 7
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- Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:38 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: any good weather-resistant clear coats out there?
- Replies: 7
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- Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:11 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
and they're cheaper than pastels apparently.
Good old Kruger apparently uses them a lot IIRC: http://www.maschinenkrueger.com/joomla/ now that i think of it. He mentioned that once in one of his older SAFS builds.
Perhaps i should also try pastel plus water color?
Good old Kruger apparently uses them a lot IIRC: http://www.maschinenkrueger.com/joomla/ now that i think of it. He mentioned that once in one of his older SAFS builds.
Perhaps i should also try pastel plus water color?
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:31 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
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- Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:20 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pledge (Future) in Aust, no longer 'working'?
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:38 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Krylon Clear Coat Incompatibilities?
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:36 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: any good weather-resistant clear coats out there?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6693
any good weather-resistant clear coats out there?
On another thread someone told me that Testors clear coats turn yellow over the course of a decade, with or without sun exposure.
This is for an RC boat that i've made, which is relevant here because its kind of a WW2 "what if?" kind of thing.
If not testors, then what is good?
This is for an RC boat that i've made, which is relevant here because its kind of a WW2 "what if?" kind of thing.
If not testors, then what is good?
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:30 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Pledge (Future) in Aust, no longer 'working'?
- Replies: 6
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- Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:25 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
Let is dry somewhat. If it's totally dry it can be a pill to scrub off, specially with pastel sludge washes. I usually wait for it to go a bit flat looking, then go at it w/a damp cloth. That works with inks as well? My experience with using some inks for art purposes is that once they are dry, the...
- Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:28 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
Well this is great news! I can go back to using oils with confidence. Thanks guys! On a side note - assuming i'm painting something that will spend a lot of time outside (RC PT boat), is future still a good choice? Over on my fav RC forum, people have been talking about using Testors gloss and flat...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:19 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
Well this is great news! I can go back to using oils with confidence. Thanks guys! On a side note - assuming i'm painting something that will spend a lot of time outside (RC PT boat), is future still a good choice? Over on my fav RC forum, people have been talking about using Testors gloss and flat ...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:10 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: artist's oils for washes and such - question!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 45252
artist's oils for washes and such - question!
I keep seeing this stuff used and I like the results better than one can get with inks. Thing is though that as i remember from art school, artist's oils take years to dry properly and its a bad idea to put anything over them, like varnishes and anything acrylic. And yet everyone from you guys to Fi...
- Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:26 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Smooth-On resin alert
- Replies: 10
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- Fri Jun 05, 2009 9:56 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Weld Beads 48th Scale?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20058
As someone who's spent a fair part of his professional career around welding, nearly all real life welds would look like a grayish-silver line at 1/48 scale distances. I will say that I've seen some great work on tanks in 1/35 where the weld bead was textured and weathered so it appeared newer than...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 11:32 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Resin kit Virgin needs advice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13447
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:30 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Resin kit Virgin needs advice
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13447
re: pinning, why don't resin kits have locator pins of some kind? Also where can I get Simple Green? Simple Green can be had @ most hardware stores. Resin kits don't have locator pins (and sometimes not even locator dimples) because they're simply a pain to get right and if they're not right they'r...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 6:21 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Weld Beads 48th Scale?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20058