What type of surface finish do the tubes have? I need them for an art project and would like to use acrylic paint on them. Would that work on this?
1655448
I imagine it would work but I don't know much about paint. It's cardboard with a very smooth white surface. I guess it's paper...You can see very similar ones at the office suiply stores. Different brands but I think similar finishes.
1043475
Not sure. We bought one. Its made with PVC. I think the smooth surface would make it challenging to paint unless you roughed it up with glass paper, applied a latex primer and then finished with an acrylic paint. Hope this helps.
1242279
I would recommend using a low grit sandpaper to rough up the smooth finish before applying any paint. I used a spray paint made for all surfaces, without roughing, and it chips off easily. They can be cut to fit but will require some sort of saw and a table clamp.
1790430
haven't used w/acrylics. I like the way they move on canvas and I do seal them before and after each step to prevent running.
626123
I use these two products on a paint enameled dining room table. Also, I use on acrylic contemporary end tables - works beautifully. I would try it on your panels, it should work. The polish will protect from water as water will bead up. The product is marketed for boat polishing.
2270786
They don't even need anything that fancy. :) the bottles have a straight tube that sticks up and slides into a tube on the brush. one tip about the siphon feed it takes a good bit of extra air pressure to get it to feed well. If you don't need the large supply of paint I would use the gravity feed. But with them you have to do the cleanup to switch colors, so I guess it is a trad off either way. LOL I hope I haven't confused you. Have fun, I know I have. (even without an artistic bone in my body) but I just use it to paint my RC planes.
2269473
Any type of paint or ink! I have a colleague who builds model ships and uses thinned house paint on his hulls! Here's the caveat: the paint must be mixed rather thin (think skim milk) and can't contain coarse pigment. How coarse? Get a few fine strainer funnels from a model tools supplier. If the paint passes easily through the finest mesh funnel it's OK to apply through an airbrush nozzle. Clean-up is a MUST, and acrylics are far easier to clean up. Water and mild detergent or Windex works for almost any routine clean-up job. The seals in your Master airbrush will not react negatively to a mineral spirits solvent but I wouldn't press my luck. This is an inexpensive set (I bought one for my granddaughter) that will work well for you but don't abuse it by leaving volatile spirits in the brush for prolonged peruiods. Good luck!
2101407
If the surface is nice and smooth they should do well without destroying the tip. As to the clear coat I'm not sure, we painted ceramic cups which did not require a cover coating. Sorry
1325099
Yes. A few exaples are, ebay, tcpglobal.com, utrechtart.com and there are many more. To save money I buy acrylic (water based) paint at an arts and crafts like Joann's or Michael's. The liquid kind not paste. BUT IT MUST BE THINED WITH WATER FIRST. Too little water and it splats or won't spray. Too much and it runs and has coverage issues. Get that down and the choices are endless. So many acrylic colors available localy. Gloss, pearls, glow in the dark, etc. The cost is cheaper too, $1-3 for a 2oz bottle generally. Have fun.
2125046
Yes, you can see the color of the liquid in the tube. It is not crystal clear transparent like acrylic though.
2267113
their tips so if you just paint over them without doing anything its going to look wierd unless you put gel or acrylic over them to even it out. thats what i do
1111442
A great idea is to refil the wells with tube colors, such as Windsor Newton. I do wish Sakura made tubes as I agree these are nice colors - a great travel kit.
1170433
You know I'm not really sure. I threw out the can so I couldn't check.Rust-oleum makes a tub and rule refinishing kit that says on it epoxy acrylic formula... But the aqua finish one doesn't say....Sorry wish I could have helped...:/
1747675
I don't exactly know that finish you're talking about. I do know that I've used these sheets on a cyanoacrylate finish I out on wooden jewelry and it works amazingly well. My advice is to test a small patch with one of the very high grit numbers (maybe around a 7,000'grit or above) and see what happens. With my finish the lower grits were necessary to go through so that by the 12,000 grit it shined back everything to an ultra high gloss. I'd give it a shot. Good luck.
1611013
high gloss to me should look like a lacquered look. I guess you would be able to say that the paint on the piece is glossy, but more like semi-gloss
1566587
Gloss paint yes, Flat no. Use least abrasive for painted surface and test in an area that won't show. Be VERY careful not to rub thru. What kind of coating on plastic surface?
2248979
Well lacquer based acrylic is pretty durable stuff but you'd need a primer that will adhere to the metal of the tank. The amount of paint in this bottle probably isn't going to be enough.