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KRYLON FUSION SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:05 pm
by maria
Finally gave this stuff a real try. It's great. Not cheap but great

Re: KRYLON FUSION SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:14 pm
by paulrace
More details, please. What did you paint? What are the applications for our hobby? Thanks - Paul
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Re: KRYLON FUSION SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:48 pm
by maria
Okay Paul here are some details.

As you may know, old plastic often yellows horribly. Some of my smaller pieces--like deer and sleds for example--for my putz scenes were once white or ivory--but are now disgustingly yellow. I tried everything to get the yellow out--and you have to be so careful because some of the lighter celluloid pieces are hollow, brittle and fragile and will dissolve/weaken with any exposure to water. Also the harder plastic pieces may not have the same scrubbing problems, but they yellow just as badly. Now normally I do not advocate painting anything vintage--and I certainly wouldn't do it to a rare or antique find--but these smaller more inexpensive pieces I am not adverse to restoring with paint.

Before the Krylon fusion paint for plastic, there weren't many options--the paint just did not stick to plastic--this stuff does.

Now as with any spray, you have to hold the can the proper distance from the object--don't over spray etc. If you are careful, you can get a very "air-brushed look".

Re: KRYLON FUSION SPRAY PAINT FOR PLASTIC

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:07 pm
by paulrace
A friend with a theatre related job needed some of those cheap rain ponchos in another color, and the paint stuck to THOSE! So that's impressive. Thanks for the tip, Maria - Paul