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Paints & Supplies, recommendations on what materials to use for customs!
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07-19-2008, 06:23 PM
Greyryder
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Platic weld is actually a great way to go for glueing plastic together, because it melts the plastic. It's basically model glue that works on ABS and PVC, as well as polystyrene. The only plastic weld I have is made by Testors, and doesn't work that well on PVC. I use CA (super glue) because it holds to most things. I suggest getting CA from a hobby shop of some sort. I've never had much luck getting regular super glues to hold well.
I'll second the vote for Model Master paints. I've also recently had a chance to use vellejo paint, and I like it, as well.
There are some clear enamels out there, that will attack clear plastics. I've also run across people who swear up and down that enamels will destroy plastic, over time. I've painted a number of models with different enamel paints, and over a decade later, they're still fine. If any plastic is going to be damaged by a paint, it's model styrene.
How ever, you still don't want to use enamels on Joes, because it won't fully cure on the softer plastics used in newer Joes. It won't dry past being soft, sticky, and gummy. Model enamels tend to dry kind of soft, anyway.
Just remember that not all acrylic paints are meant to be used on non porous surfaces, like plastic. This is why I generally stay away from craft paints, unless they're labeled as an acrylic enamel.
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