Krylon Plastic Primer (1 Viewer)

[Mr Man]

I don't know if this has been mentioned here or, not but Krylon has a wonderful new product called Plastic Primer. Originally intended for use on outdoor furniture and other outdoor plastic, it works with outstanding results on plastic Armymen. After doing the usual soap & water wash on the figures, give them a light coat of Plastic Primer and then paint them, as you would any metal or resin figure. The dreaded flaking off of paint will cease to be the problem that it has been in the past. FYI.

 

[Shannon Reuss]

Thanks for the tip! Please continue to post other helpful hints--let's all pool our knowledge to the benefit of everyone and their collections.

 

[Mr Man]

CORRECTION!!!

I misidentified the manufacturer of Plasti Primer. It is not Krylon, it is actually Rustoleum. Krylon DOES make a product called Plastic Fushion Paint but, I have not seen a primer in this line. The Plastic Primer IS made by Rustoleum. My deepest apologies for my initial mistake.

 

[Leadmen]

I use the Krylon plastic fusion for primer with good results. I prime with fusion white first then white Armory figure primer. After painting figures I give them two coats of Krylon clear coat varnish, then dull them with a coat of figure flat by floquil. Leadmen (John)

 

[Fubar]

Can't find it out here in the sticks.

Does it come in BLACK???



Merry Christmas Leadmen John!

 

[Mr Man]

Plastic Fushion comes in all kinds of colors. The Rustoleum Plastic Primer comes in flat white.

Leadman, you could save yourself some detail and a step by using the Plastic Primer only and skip the Fushion paint step.

 

[fishead19690]

I just picked up some in walmart last week they carry it now, if not the krylon plastic paint will work also but all they have that i,ve found is an off white gloss. I wouldn,t go with a black, your light colors and reds come out to dark with a black or dark base. Check the web if no luck at wal mart or a good hardware store like home depot or something.

 

[Leadmen]

I like the Armory white or other acrylic spray in flat over the fusion because it gives a better tooth or adhesion for the brush painting. Have used straight fusion but is semi- gloss and seems to take more coats of acrylic brush painting to cover properly. John

 

[Leadmen]

Plastic Fushion comes in all kinds of colors. The Rustoleum Plastic Primer comes in flat white.

Leadman, you could save yourself some detail and a step by using the Plastic Primer only and skip the Fushion paint step.

I think I will try the Rustoleum plastic primer next seeing it is flat white. I usually only do the fusion first on figures like Conte's and Barzo's. I might also try it on metal castings instead of Floquil. John

 

[Mr Man]

I wouldn't recommend it for the metal figures as, it's not a metal primer. The Floquil stuff has gotten really bad since their ownership changed hands a few years ago. A can of $1.98 metal primer from Wal Mart has better qualities and doesn't load up the detail.

 

[Leadmen]

Ok I will try the metal primer from Wal-Mart.Repairing some Britains and Dimestore figures today and I am using Floquil bottle primer on parts repaired. Too cold out to spray paint and wife has a fit if I spray in basement. Use to do it all the time, Should get a spray booth. Leadmen

 

[fishead19690]

I think the biggest problem hands down on plastic figures are the small flexible parts like riffles swords flag poles ect.. I think i might have read it from someone here to put super glue on small parts to help the paint stay on plastic. I think this would help. I havn,t tried it yet but it sounds like a good idea,maybe use an old paint brush or cheap acid brush or something. I like to use zap a gap glue wich is like super glue but comes in a larger bottle and goes a long way and they now have one that dries clear that is good for repairs (won,t leave a haze). I think what is realy needed is a flex paint that will bend with the plastic becuse no matter how good the bond if the part is over flexed the paint will chip. Years back i used to work in an auto body supply shop and they sold a flex aditive for paint if they came out with something like that for us hobbiests i think the problem of chipped paint would be solved between the new plastic paints and a flex additive.

 

[Winky]

Tamiya used to make a polycarbonate (PC) paint that was flexible, but the problem then was its failure to adher adequately to solf plastic. With the two new plastic primers/preps, however, that problem might be solved. I think PC paint only came (still comes?) in a limited number of colors, but if you're good at mixing paints you could theoretically create almost any shade of color you need if the primary colors are available.

Dick