"Using acrylic craft paint as primer on resin." Topic
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| Sloppypainter | 22 Jan 2019 10:14 a.m. PST |
Has anyone tried using acrylic craft paint as a primer on resin figures? Durable? Bonds well? Bonds at all? Any other suggestion for brush-on acrylic primer? |
| Dynaman8789 | 22 Jan 2019 10:17 a.m. PST |
Tried it on a couple different kinds of resin. One the paint worked great on another kind it was worthless. |
nnascati  | 22 Jan 2019 10:51 a.m. PST |
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| John Armatys | 22 Jan 2019 10:53 a.m. PST |
I've done it with no problems. I always wash things in hot water with a few drops of washing up liquid before priming. |
| Rich Bliss | 22 Jan 2019 12:35 p.m. PST |
Gesso is the correct answer. Plain acrylic won't adhere as well. And make sure you wash and scrub the pieces before priming |
| Cyrus the Great | 22 Jan 2019 12:44 p.m. PST |
Depends on the resin used, but I would NEVER use craft paint for a primer. |
| ZULUPAUL | 22 Jan 2019 1:46 p.m. PST |
Wash thoroughly first. I have used white craft paint on resin. BTW I use craft paint as primer all the time without problem on metals or plastics. |
| Sloppypainter | 23 Jan 2019 11:35 a.m. PST |
Thanks kindly for the advice, gents. |
 Flashman14 | 23 Jan 2019 2:03 p.m. PST |
Why not primer? Just curious. |
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