wlitt
New Member
Hello
I am currently revising my rubber ODST costume kit. I have learned a lot of things about painting rubber, and figured that Id share them.
As a quick background, I was using adhesive promoter, rustoleum paint, and a two part clear coat with a hardener. This brought up many issues; Issue number one is that the paint would stay wet underneath the clear coat. Problem number two, the paint would not stick to the surface, It would come off extremely easily with my fingernails. Issue 3, the clear coat would crack if I gave the rubber parts a slight bend. Because of these issues I was very disappointed with how the first iteration of my kit turned out and I went back to the drawing board.
The fix to all of my problems has been Montana paint. Mtn 94 and Montana gold both work great. My only current issue is that It can be hard to ship to California, and it is difficult to find in stores.
The paint sticks better to the rubber parts, is flexible, and dries completely unlike the rustoleum, so I didnt need to use the two part clear as well. Because of my findings, Ive decided to strip the paint off my kit, and repaint it with new colors. Here are some photos of my current progress.
I am currently revising my rubber ODST costume kit. I have learned a lot of things about painting rubber, and figured that Id share them.
As a quick background, I was using adhesive promoter, rustoleum paint, and a two part clear coat with a hardener. This brought up many issues; Issue number one is that the paint would stay wet underneath the clear coat. Problem number two, the paint would not stick to the surface, It would come off extremely easily with my fingernails. Issue 3, the clear coat would crack if I gave the rubber parts a slight bend. Because of these issues I was very disappointed with how the first iteration of my kit turned out and I went back to the drawing board.
The fix to all of my problems has been Montana paint. Mtn 94 and Montana gold both work great. My only current issue is that It can be hard to ship to California, and it is difficult to find in stores.
The paint sticks better to the rubber parts, is flexible, and dries completely unlike the rustoleum, so I didnt need to use the two part clear as well. Because of my findings, Ive decided to strip the paint off my kit, and repaint it with new colors. Here are some photos of my current progress.
