my 70 chevelle ss Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Sorry for this post as I know u are getting sick of me. Well the time has come (And I'm going blind) to paint the Photo etched parts. The only colors I need are black red & white. What I would like to ask is CAN I USE WATER BASE ACRILIC PAINT? & for the black THE DETAILER? I guess it's ready to use washes I use it for grills!. The only reason I ask about these products is it seems to me if I get it on the CHEVROLET on the PE part or the rim around it, it would be easy to just scrape off. I also have artist pens that you use for cartoon drawing they are very fine tip but not sure they would work I would love if the would. Anyway can anyone tell me if any of these would workI don't think I'm going to polish them as I tried with the first set & they went flying, Thank you Will, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 You can use any type of paint, but the Detailer is a wash, not a black paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my 70 chevelle ss Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 You can use any type of paint, but the Detailer is a wash, not a black paint. Thank you for getting back to me so soon. I'm going to try to get to the hobby store today so if I can use those water based paints I would feel more comfertable I just needed to know if they would work on the PE parts. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 It's always good to use a self-etching primer on your P/E parts before painting, this way, the paint will stick better if deciding on water based or any other type of paint. Make sure to scuff your P/E parts before priming them, this will give the part a bit of tooth for the primer to work best, use something like a 3200 grit sanding cloth or something similar. I did this grill for a '57 Chevy several years ago. I painted mine with Testor's gold enamel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddms Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 (edited) Tamiya primer sticks well to PE. You can use any kind of paint over it. PE will polish up beautifully with silver polish or Tamiya Fine compound. To hold a piece - or a set - for polishing, I set it on carpet tape. The risk of polishing is that if you put a kink in it, it's really hard to make it flat again. To avoid bending it, sometimes I use my finger as a polishing cloth. Edited April 1, 2010 by Ddms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radman Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 You can use any type of paint, but the Detailer is a wash, not a black paint. Where is the Detailer available? I have checked several possible sources, but can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Buck Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Where is the Detailer available? I have checked several possible sources, but can't find it. http://stores.scaledreams.com/Categories.bok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Detailer Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 http://stores.scaledreams.com/Categories.bok You can find The Detailer at TheDetailer.net. The website is back up now. Let me know if I can help. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Bastedo Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I used black and coloered sharpies on mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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