| Colonel Hairy Haggis | 14 Dec 2011 11:24 a.m. PST |
Hey Guys, I heard something on a home improvement show about MAGNETIC PAINT. I was wondering if anyone here has used such a thing?
I ask because I want to buy a resin model of the 20,000 leagues Nautilus but with all the curved surfaces no miniature could stand up without falling over. If magnetic paint works I can mount my mini's on some rare earth magnets and have them stand on the decks of the Nautilus. Anybody use this paint yet? As always at your service, Colonel Hairy Haggis |
GildasFacit  | 14 Dec 2011 11:53 a.m. PST |
For that purpose, pretty useless. You need a fair area of contact for that stuff to work. Thin tinplate might work though. |
 Wolfshanza  | 14 Dec 2011 12:29 p.m. PST |
I've used Triangle Crafts Sophisticated Finishes (iron metallic surface)on the bases of some ships for Full Thrust. Have 2 coats on the stands and it's kinda iffy ? Most of the ships are plastic and it seems to hold them to magnetic sheet ok but don't think it would hold minis ? Got it from Michaels Crafts store. Paul |
| PygmaelionAgain | 14 Dec 2011 1:41 p.m. PST |
My wife has used it for a magnetic blackboard. GildasFacit has the right of it, you'll need some awfully thick layers to ply on enough actual magnetic material to stick a magnet to. Better to find some thin sheet steel at a DIY store, cut some authentic looking hull panels (that a magnet could attract to) and then attach them to the Nautilus in likely standing spots. |
| YogiBearMinis | 14 Dec 2011 2:51 p.m. PST |
I tried the metal paint to be able to use magnetic-bottomed bases and it was a complete failure. Supposedly it works with refrigerator magnets, but didn't adhere a bit when I tried it this way. |
| Dale Hurtt | 14 Dec 2011 3:37 p.m. PST |
I use magnetic paint (really just magnetically receptive) in my storage boxes and use magnetic business cards on the bottom of my figures and bases and it works well. Rare earth magnets stick really well to it; too well, in fact. Dale |
| CeruLucifus | 14 Dec 2011 11:03 p.m. PST |
I had the idea of making magnetic spray trays out of plastic CD interior pieces -- the ones with the center sproingy thing you normally pop the CD hole onto. (Don't ask why I wanted to do this, it was an ill-conceived experiment basically.) I did 2-3 layers of Rustoleum Magnetic primer -- that's this stuff: link It is definitely magnetic, but not enough for the magnetic sheet I use. Plastic infantry or plastic cavalry stick OK as long as the surface isn't jarred or flexed. Metal figures as I recall slid right off if the tray was tilted or flexed a little. Stronger magnets would likely hold better and I'm sure if the underlying surface was more rigid that would help too. The experience did not convince me to paint the inside of movement trays with it, it's just easier to cut galvanized sheeting down with a tin snips and glue a piece in and paint it. I do think I'm going to do some interior dungeon walls with this stuff since it's a rough-textured dark grey primer. It will let me stick light objects like model torches or large flat objects like light model doors right onto the walls. My figures have magnets on them so no doubt we'll try having climbers go up the side of walls instead of stacking them on dice. Another issue is if you let the can sit for a while, it settles out and is REALLY hard to stir back up and the stuff at the bottom is really dense and heavy. I broke two wooden stirring sticks and finally had to get a metal stirrer to put on the end of an electric drill (a corded one, my cordless would have run down its battery in no time). |
 miniMo | 15 Dec 2011 9:48 a.m. PST |
I tried magnetic paint in a figure box. Even to hold 15's, the layers of paint needed to work led to a ridiculous weight. Stuck with just lining my boxes with strips of more magnets. I couldn't imagine the stuff would be good for anything where you needed a critical hold. Light stuff like that dungeon walls idea might work! |
| mrshasslefree | 29 Dec 2011 8:50 a.m. PST |
I bought some magnetic paint to use on a panel in the kids room, so they could use it to stick pictures etc on. I found it pretty weak so i went to an education suppliers and bought some fine iron filings and mixed them with the pre-bought paint to get the density ratio up, it worked really well. |
