crimsondeception wrote:That was very helpful, I can see why the acrylic paint wasn't sticking to my Galvatron's gun... The enamels stick better but I grow more concerned with the smell and fumes from the paint so I'm trying to stick to acrylic paint. Thanks again!
Glad I could help!
About the fumes, do you paint using a brush or an airbrush? I could be wrong, but in most cases, if you paint using a brush, you should be fine just painting near a window with a table fan blowing the fumes away from you.
crimsondeception wrote:I need a new tip now!
I am probably going to have to paint over it now but when I tried to paint over Armor Knight Prime's shield, the orange plastic does not seem to let paint adhere to it. Both acrylic and enamel paint just pushes over each brush stroke. It just looks messy. I had washed it, sand it and even soaked it in Super Clean degreaser and it will not stick. Same problem with Galvatron's gun which is now a blue mess. Anyone know if priming this with krylong metallic silver will help?
I don't own the fig, so I can't say for sure--the best suggestion I can give is to prime it. But use a proper primer instead of silver paint.
Metallic paints generally need a coat of clear spray to protect them from scratches, unless stated otherwise. In some rare cases, uncoated metallic paint can even "shed" metal dust if you rub hard enough on the surface with your finger.
You can get proper primer from Krylon; it gives a matte white finish.