jskd82

Thanks, not sure if its etching primer, it just says automotive primer. Hot Wheels are 1:64.

Thanks for the reply, I have stripped it back to bare metal and am now trying to recoat as you said. This is about the 3rd time I am retrying this lol, the first try I did the coatings without letting them cure and it went great but when I dipped them in some dupli color clear coating it wrinkled bad. So I figured I would try dehydrating them in between coats to see if that would help but then it wrinkled upon spraying the second coat. I think my first attempt I didn't let it cure long enough, only a couple of days before dipping it into the clear coat. My second attempt I'm quite sure it was due to the metal being too hot when paint went on, but not sure. I'm going to try to spray all the coats without it curing and then try to throw it into the dehydrator before dipping it into the clear again.

So I am painting some Hot Wheels and stripped them to bare metal and washed them in lacquer thinner before spraying. I am using Krylon fusion spray paint. I put the primer coat on then threw it in the dehydrator on 145*F for about hour and a half. I Sprayed the first coat of paint then back in the dehydrator at 145*F for around hour and half. I pulled it out and sprayed the second coat of paint which started to wrinkle within seconds. What could be causing this? Is it possible the body was too hot after pulling from the dehydrator that caused it to wrinkle? It didn't do it between the first coat and primer so I'm not sure. Can I just sand the wrinkles down and respray or do I need to strip it to bare metal again? Also instead of putting them in the dehydrator between coats should I instead just let them air dry for 15 minutes in between coats and then dehydrate? Thanks!

Yeah I've been using thin plywood but styrene is a lot easier and less messier to work with lol.

Has anyone ever tried FRP? I came across a couple threads where people were saying they used shower stall liner.... not sure if shower stall liner is made from styrene but it got me curious if it was FRP and they thought it was styrene cause it looks similar?

Wow what a score! thanks for the suggestion.

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I'm on the Big Island. I plan on building a bunch of diorama buildings so I will be using quite a bit of it and ordering those smaller sheets will get expensive. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll go check my Ace Hardware to see what kind of signs they have.

Thanks, I have been looking but being in Hawaii really limits my options on getting larger pieces?

Thanks for the replies. That's a bummer that I cant find big sheets locally and would cost a fortune just to ship it to me. I have ordered some of the other shapes online. The best I can find online are (4) 48x24 .060 pieces from amazon for $52, which isn't too bad especially with the free shipping.

Hello all, new here and looking for some help with purchasing styrene for modeling. The only thing I can find in my area is this from Home Depot....https://www.homedepot.com/p/1-16-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Plastic-Panel-63003/202090190 Is this considered styrene? It popped up when I searched for styrene but it says that it's material is FRP. I know I can go buy yard sale signs but wouldn't mind buying a large sheet like this. Thanks!