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                        Help on neon colors

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Help on neon colors
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:22 AM
                        Hi
                        I am building a figure of a paramedic and have some trouble painting the bright yellow reflective jacket. Can any one help me with the colors I need to use and how to get the right effect.? I tried some neon yellow acrylic paint on a light grey basecoat but the yellow is to transparent and even after 4 coats the grey still shines thru. Please help !!!!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 14, 2004 2:58 AM
                        pankop.

                        Welcome to the forum.
                        If you want bright colours you will need a WHITE primer, than lay down multiple thin layers of your colour.

                        I doub that can easily reproduce the effect of the reflective tape/colour that is used on the real thing. Maybe by adding a pit of pearl powder to the colour.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 14, 2004 8:27 PM
                        Might try adding glass beads used for bead blasting to the paint. I have been kicking this idea aound in my head for a while now, but haven't had an opportunity to try it. Apparently ground glass is added to the paint in real life and that's what gives it the reflective property.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:32 AM
                        thanx for the help. I used white pearl acrylic that I found in an art shop and used it as a base coat with 5 layers of the yellow flourescent paint on that . It looks good and really gives the right effect.

                        happy modeling
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 27, 2004 2:00 PM
                        Post some pic's please.
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