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Too good to be true??
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2003 11:05 PM
I'm going thru a second childhood and working on an armor kit. I'd rather spend money on good kits and air brushes. While looking for supplies I stumbled along Delta Creamcoat acrylic paints for about only $1 each in many colors at the local crafts supply store (the ones full of old ladies). Plus they're 2 oz. Holy crap, is this too good to be true? I tested them on some plastic and metal ;No problem. Anyone else have luck w/ this find??
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 7, 2003 11:18 PM
Never tried that brand, but there is fellow in my club that has made a 'discovery' of a particular brand of craft paints and he is equally as excited. The challenge that he mentions is that many of these paints have 'problems' sticking to plastic. Or, it often seems that one color works fine, but another doesn't.

Test out the durability of the paints by putting some tape down and pulling it off. If it lifts the paint, you might want to reconsider. If not, chances are you've made a good find.

M.
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  • From: USA
Posted by naplak on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 12:16 AM
You might try painting some plastic and leaving it in the sun for a while... if you can.
www.naplak.com/modeling ... a free site for modelers www.scalehobby.com/forum/index.php ... a nice Modeling Forum
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 10:57 AM
Th problem I had in the past was getting the paint to stick. The surface takes considerable time to "prep" with a good primer. I also ran into the problem with the "phoney" look they produced. I used them on some HO Scale rail cars and the result was a finish that looked (for lack of a better term) fake. I am new the the Armor World, but my experence in the train world has taught me, "you get what you pay for" Good luck with your searching sometimes that is half the fun!Smile [:)]
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  • From: Pominville, NY
Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 7:31 PM
Delta Ceramcote paint is meant to be used on porous surfaces, such as wood. Plastic is non-porous and therefore will not take the Delta stuff permanently. It can be used over other paints, just not on bare plastic.

For models I use this stuff mainly for drybrushing and specifically for groundwork. I also use it for other things, reproduction squadron patches on wood and leather and such as well as on bases for models. But on models themselves, I use it very rarely.

If you do have a use for this stuff, look for a sale at some of the bigger craft stores in your area. We have Michael's here in WNY and you can often times pick a bunch of this stuff up for around 50 cents a bottle.

Fade to Black...
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  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 11:35 PM
I've used it on vinyl kits (some done over 10 years ago) and have had no problems with adhesion or anything else.
On styrene, though...I don't know.
~Brian
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