potential paint source; Home Depot alert

[62rebel]

i don't yet know how compatible these are but Home Depot is selling 2oz bottles of latex semi gloss paint for a buck each..... Glidden is the brand name, i know they make excellent house paint....

just thought i'd throw that out there.

[highway]

Latex won't work Curt. I tried that one time when I was a kid and it came out like a rubber glove, and peeled off in a similar fashion too!

[Joe Handley]

It would work on a home painted beater, a friend when I was in highschool shared a late 70's F-150 (w/I-6) with his older sister and it happened to be repainted white by a previous owner with house paint and a roller!

[crazyjim]

Bummer. They have some really neat colors for interiors.

[62rebel]

ahhh. well; the wife snagged several for her use and they do have some nice colors. wasn't sure how latex would interact.

[Mark]

If you want inexpensive acrylic paints in unusual colors, don't overlook the craft paints sold at stores like Michael's, A.C. Moore, Hobby Lobby, and the like. If you catch them on sale, they can be as cheap as two for a dollar. These are 2 ounce bottles, probably way more of any particular color than anyone will likely use on model cars in a lifetime. I don't know how they would work for airbrushing, but when applied with a brush they level out nicely. They are best applied over primer (the craft stores sell "metal primer" in spray cans, which is nothing more than lacquer or enamel primer). I would use white primer under the bright colors. Even so, you might want to brush the paint on in two really thin coats as opposed to one heavy coat. I wouldn't use it for standard colors like black or gray (regular hobby acrylics are easier to use), but if you want a really unusual color you might want to try these. They are inexpensive enough that you won't lose much by trying them.

That said, the home improvement stores do sell other paints and tools that are useful for model building. They have "architectural restoration fillers" which are basically Bondo in different colors. The catalyst/hardener is included with the product, but is sold as a separate item also. If the tube of hardener you have has gone bad (or is red, which can bleed through primer and paint) you can often find a tube of the stuff in another color.

[diymirage]

i dont see why latex wouldn't work...provided you primer properly

[lordairgtar]

Thinned out, the latex is perfect for doing whitewalls on tires. One of the few paints that will actually dry on rubber or vinyl.

[Joe Handley]

Wonder how well it would work if it was thinned with lacquer first. Dad has done that with house paint and it tends to stick better tban straight house paint does.