Finishing eva to avoid abrasion

[Joffersmk2]

Hi all

Apologies if this has been coversed already, did a cursory seaech and couldn't see an obvious answer..

So here's my problem. Whenever I finish painting my armour and coat it in varnish, after a CC there are ALWAYS parts that have worn the paint away down to the eva. Edges and elbows etc..

I undercoat the foam in plasticoat.
Use a couple of coats of spray paint.
Finish in 2 to 3coats of plasticoat matt varnish.

I'm obviously doing something wrong and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[BDUB]

Check out this video HERE. They discuss how to seal foam in the best ways to minimize paint chipping. For paint that resists chipping/flaking use leather acrylic paint. It's super resilient and will not chip as much (it's a liquid brush-on paint). I try not to use spray paint on foam as it tends to crack a lot.

 

[Joffersmk2]

Check out this video HERE. They discuss how to seal foam in the best ways to minimize paint chipping. For paint that resists chipping/flaking use leather acrylic paint. It's super resilient and will not chip as much (it's a liquid brush-on paint). I try not to use spray paint on foam as it tends to crack a lot.

Ahh okay, does leather paint come in a decent selection of colours, or do you have to colour mix a lot?

Thanks for the advice as well, getting fed up doing touch ups every time I put the armour on.

Also, not to pester you to death, but what sort of volume would a full armour set need? I know that's pretty ambiguous as all armour is different but in general is it 500ml a litre? Don't want to overkill but also don't want to run out.