"creating ridges on plastic card (chemical)?" Topic
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| wardog | 25 Oct 2020 2:37 p.m. PST |
sorry guys problem figuring out best title for this
years ago heard of a bottle of liquid (name forgotten )
what it did is if you wanted to create raised ridges/ detail you drew a line/curve/etc with this liquid along plastic card ,this liquid would make the card swell up along the lines/curves/etc, creating the detail
does any one know of any common/easy to get chemical from local stores that could do same job ? |
nnascati  | 25 Oct 2020 5:07 p.m. PST |
You can buy ridged cardboard or plastic from educational supply stores. |
| CeruLucifus | 25 Oct 2020 11:27 p.m. PST |
Not sure but interested. Must be some kind of solvent that makes the styrene foam up? |
 Extra Crispy  | 26 Oct 2020 7:53 a.m. PST |
You could just use liquid green stuff. |
| Thresher01 | 26 Oct 2020 9:08 a.m. PST |
Never heard of that, but suspect it could be done. |
| DyeHard | 26 Oct 2020 12:35 p.m. PST |
It is easy to think of a solution to leave a line, but not by expanding normal styrene card. Any liquid glue for styrene can have polymer suspended into it. (Most easily by adding styrene foam.) A line drawn could leave a slightly raised line. But at the risk of distorting the original part. I have not used Games Workshop/Citadel "Liquid Green Stuff" as suggested by Extra Crispy. But I suspect this is just acrylic paint with an added filler to give it some bulk. You can find a good selection of acrylic media with fillings. Perhaps one would provide the wanted effect. You can make your own in a number of ways. But I am going to point you toward fingernail art supplies. These folks create 3D effect on the nails. Typical is to paint a line (or area) and then add filler. The filler will adhere to the liquid. More liquid can be added and so-on. This actual provides more control then a premix. Just filler:
link A combo:
link <<This is not an endorsement of Amazon, just a quick search>> |
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