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Offline remus

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Painting Nightmare
« on: March 17, 2011, 04:51:02 PM »
so I'm using the US tester paints and one came out fine but the others are sticky what do I do
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Re: Painting Nightmare
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2011, 05:10:17 PM »
Your not using enamel paints are you, Remus?
Testors comes in both acrylic and enamel.
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Re: Painting Nightmare
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2011, 05:22:33 PM »
enamel does it matter what can I do to not to to make them sticky
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Re: Painting Nightmare
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 05:27:07 PM »
Quote from: remus on March 17, 2011, 05:22:33 PM
enamel does it matter what can I do to not to to make them sticky
Yep, it does matter. The acrylics are alot more friendly with the sort of plastics that our figures are made of. Some enamels just don't seem to dry properly after applied to softer plastics like our figures are made of. I would strongly suggest switching to acrylic paints only.
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Re: Painting Nightmare
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 05:32:30 PM »
The enamels take months to dry properly, and are still a bit thick/sticky even after that time.  The worst part is, there are so many great colors in enamel that don't come in acrylic, but you do need to stick with acrylic.
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