I tried spray painting the plastic legs with a rustoleum prime/paint combo, and it chips off so easily. Any else try to paint the legs successfully?
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I haven't tried to paint the legs. You might try Krylon paint made for plastic . Remember seeing it at Wal Mart.
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Good point! We haven't painted yet on it.. Maybe use chip clips? Lemme know if that works:)
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Give them time and they should come around, if not try moving it to different spot. I would not paint the plastic.
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I put electrical tape over them, which has worked great. Not sure about painting. Put the tape on them to help prevent shattering. This has nothing to do with poor manufacture, its just a property of neodymium magnets -- amazingly strong, but they chip very easily.
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It has a slick finish, I don't think spray paint will last. You would be better off finding an unfinished piece.
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I use a rustolium paint that is high heat to 2000 degrees. I did two coats and has held up for 4 months so far. You can buy the paint at walmart for 7 or 8 dollars. Hope this helps
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I didn't paint mine, but if you take out the fins and then paint I would think it should work. use a spray paint for plastic.
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Go to a local model shop and buy a small $5 can of flat brown spray. Its the easiest to apply and looks great. Everythign will look even versus looking clunky like someone painted it. 95% is flat broan, everythign else is small detail. This was very easy to get going. Its the shields and oars that get tedious...
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I would suggest lightly sanding the black with 150- 220 grit paper so new paint will grip well. If you can prime with something other than Latex, be better off on metal, perhaps rustoleum. I f you can get the paint in oil , would be best, but unlikely. Use gloss at any rate as harder finish I believe. The last option...Move ! Kidding Mark
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hello there, I have the same issue , love the product and like you the rust is an issue that I have no idea what to do about.the best of luck to both of us. when the time comes, I will attempt to replace the hardware.
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I pretty much agree with all of the comments below. However, one of my cannisters had a chip in the red paint. It looked like they tried to put the little piece back on and then glazed over it. I had already unpacked the cannisters so I decided not to try to return them. Also the red paint is a little streaky on the body of the cannisters. Probably should have returned them, but it was too much trouble.
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Hi Jake. I think that it would be best to paint it. It has a non-reflective paint on it, making it hard to see. I hope that it works out. Enjoy it!! Pat King.
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This could be a tough one to air brush details after it is assembled. But airbrushing base colors on the hull and deck, and then airbrushing the individual guns, etc. could be possible. Use the right type of paint for the plastic models. I have used thinned testors enamels (oil based) with good luck. Harder to clean up then acrylics (water based), but I like the look better.
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Probably depends on the weather where you live. The metal legs might rust in wet weather. If so, a quick coat of Rustoleum would do the trick.
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I used the Rust-Oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover (Paint+Primer). Scuffed lightly with 220 grit (knock down the ridge from the molding line if necessary), started with a light coat, let it dry well (2hrs) and followed with 2 medium coats. Looks ok for me.
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That's an idea. I'll try this weekend and see what happens. They might actually stick better to a metal surface than a painted surface. I'll put up another response in a couple days.
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If I remember correctly, the wheels had to go on after it was put together. Which would mean that you could leave them off. You might want to get some sort of rubber tip for each leg so the metal doesn't scratch the floor.