Painting vinyl track with acrylics only?

I hate vinyl tracks but if I have to use them I always put down a primer coat from a rattle can first that seems to help the top layers hold on better.  My last Tiger I kit had vinyl tracks and I sprayed down gray primer then a German Grey color and then applied my washes & pastels on top of that.  It held up fine and nothing flaked off.  

The last time I tried acrylics on vinyl track, it flaked off so I never tried it again. Enamels works for me.

OK, thanks for the tips, I'll try acrylic washes. Best regards.

José.

  Thanks, I really appreciate that.

LOL! Thats too bad. I love your work.

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Sometimes the edit link shows up and sometimes it doesn't. 

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The new gluable vinyl type tracks by both Tamiya and AFV Club have proven to be quite fragile in my experience. All the ones that I have built and painted have eventually brokenn while sitting on the model within a few months of painting completion. After the first time it happened, I used only acrylics on these types of tracks, and it has still happened since then in every case. My advice? Find suitable replacement tracks of another type- , indy link or link and length, in plastic or resin, or Fruils.

Zero Enna

Not sure if it has been discussed before, but here I go: Anyone knows a method (or guide) for painting vinyl tracks with acrylics only? The methods I've seen on the net involve thinner-based paints at some point. I was painting my 1/72 Chaffee tracks and they suddenly broke after the washes (already got a replacement and I don't want this set to get broken as well), a friend told me that it was because of the enamel washes, so I was thinking about using acrylics, but I've never done acrylic washes before, so I want to know about somebody who already has experiece with this. Thanks a lot in advance. Best regards.

José.

I've never has a problem with an acrylic wash.