"oil on plastic?" Topic
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| Makhno1918 | 11 Oct 2018 6:24 a.m. PST |
any reason not to do this, besides the cleanup, smell and etc? Ive been painting metal with oil, its what I have and im broke. Ive seen very little about using oil on plastic, other than for weathering. Wondering if anyone has experiences or has other reasons not to use oil paint. Thanks! |
Frederick  | 11 Oct 2018 6:53 a.m. PST |
If properly primed should be no problem except it takes forever to dry |
| Ed Mohrmann | 11 Oct 2018 7:13 a.m. PST |
Wash the figures to remove any parting agent (some
still use it), let 'em dry completely, prime with
Gesso and you should be able to use the oils easily. But bear in mind what Frederick said. |
| Aethelflaeda was framed | 11 Oct 2018 7:26 a.m. PST |
Oils work fine on plastics. Thin with turpentine and you have your basic testor's model enamels without the nice little bottle. |
| Makhno1918 | 11 Oct 2018 7:37 a.m. PST |
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Banana Man  | 11 Oct 2018 9:58 a.m. PST |
Never had a problem painting plastics with enamel. I don't wash the plastic either. |
 etotheipi  | 11 Oct 2018 10:30 a.m. PST |
It's fine, except for the clean up, the smell, and the etc. |
 optional field | 15 Oct 2018 4:35 p.m. PST |
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