Help : Painting Plastic

[Jack Martin]

I need help finding a primer that will stick and not crack on the kind
of plastic used for handrails and 1/72 figures like the old airfix. The
plastic used today seems to be more flexible and when I try to paint it
, it the paint cracks and peels away. I have been thoroughly cleaning
the plastic before priming and using acrylic paints. Any help would be
appreciated. Jack Martin

[Wolf Kirchmeir]

On Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:39:40 -0400, Jack Martin wrote:

=>I need help finding a primer that will stick and not crack on the kind
=>of plastic used for handrails and 1/72 figures like the old airfix. The
=>plastic used today seems to be more flexible and when I try to paint it
=>, it the paint cracks and peels away. I have been thoroughly cleaning
=>the plastic before priming and using acrylic paints. Any help would be
=>appreciated. Jack Martin
=>

Have you tried a very light misting with an automotive type primer? Just
enough to provide tooth, not so much as to obscure detail.

Wolf Kirchmeir

If you didn't want to go to Chicago, why did you get on the train?
(Garrison Keillor)

[Booker1067]

I've seen it posted in this message board a couple of times on using womens
nail polish for painting the plastic hand rails on model locomotives, they are
flexable and they come in a wide range of colors now days.

[Steve Lynch]

Yes, agree with Wolf. Primed a bunch of 1960's Airfax and seems to do the
trick.

--
Steve Lynch
New York & Western Railroad
www.NYandW.com
sly...@metcom.com

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[Jack Martin]

Thanks ..Will give it a try...