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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ninja_iga" data-source="post: 295404" data-attributes="member: 901">i'd love to give tips on spray can techniques.. heheheheebut me way too lazy today, muahahahahahaahahaplastic spraying has it challenges.most 'cheap' aerosol sprays are lacquer based, shiny but fragile.newer stuff from Bosnyl are Acrylic based and lasts better :)slightly more pricey, about RM7-10 depending on color.never mix lacquer based sprays/paints with acrylic (which happens to be our 2k paint!) the upper layers will have a chemical reaction and thus forming those ugly ass bubbles!warming the cans in cooler-than-boiling water is a very well practised technique in the plastic modeling world :) i've picked that from there too!for our plastics: ALWAYS wash the plastic really clean before spraying anything.Why?the plastics has a mold-release agent coated on it, so it releases from it's metal mold easier after molding.this is usually silicone-based, and are very paint-adhesion resistant.BAD!so you'll need to use soap-detergent to remove these, and preferbly you must handle all the parts with clean rubber gloves.You definately don't want to 'contaminate' the now clean plastics with your bodily oils and sweat right?if in doubt, wash again! :)let drip dry in sun is the bestest.if you can afford to wipe the plastic with thinner, it's good also, but never overdo it, you'll melt the plastic surface instead.TEST in a very hidden area of your plastic to test reaction.best to soak the cloth (you're wearing gloves) with thinner, and make clean swipes on the plastic to clean, degrease and chemically 'open the pores' of the plastic to make the paint stick better.alot of work, but bloody worth it :)don't say 2k car paint and all that paint bla bla, ALL paints, to spray plastic you must do whatever i just stated above to achieve good surface adhesion.and we're not even to the 'looking-good' department yet! :lol:</blockquote>

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