What kind of paint works best?

[CanadianWarMoose]

I'm just wondering what kind of paint will work best for painting my helmet. I was thinking of spray paint, but I've heard the smell is bad, which will really irritate me so that probably won't work. How would acrylic look do you guys think?

 

[mistakillz]

i think acrylic should work fine, ive seen some people do it with acrylic. but most use spray

 

[Master Chef]

From what I've read (And what the veterans use) Krylon spray paint works best. Air it out for a couple of days to deal with the odor. You really get a better and more even effect with the spray paint. Plus it doesn't crack and can flex.

 

[Vexona]

From what I've read (And what the veterans use) Krylon spray paint works best. Air it out for a couple of days to deal with the odor. You really get a better and more even effect with the spray paint. Plus it doesn't crack and can flex.

I Krylon. Great color selection, awesome quality, a variety of finishes.

If the smell bugs you at all, put a little Vaseline just under your nose and wear a dust mask

-Vex

 

[CanadianWarMoose]

Ok, maybe Ill give spray paint a shot, If I do it soon, it will have tons of time to air out and not smell before Halloween.

 

[valdeztke]

Ok, maybe Ill give spray paint a shot, If I do it soon, it will have tons of time to air out and not smell before Halloween.

Who has the best selection of Krylon out there?

 

[Vexona]

Sadly, my nemesis in parking, Wal-mart, has had a surprising availability of Krylon. Also, hardware stores tend to carry it.

 

[Spurks Donut]

I plan to use an airbrush on my model when I'm done. That will give it a really even surface, and will help prevent drips. I'm not sure what type of paint, but I'm going to be getting it as close as I can to Master Chief green

 

[Seno Ypsamee]

Yeah, Krylon PWNs all spray paint imo, it tends to be more expensive ($6 a can here), but you'll get a lot of a better look, feel, and effect with it then using that Dollar General brand, lol.

 

[CanadianWarMoose]

What kind of Krylon paint should I get then? I have worked with their X-Metal series before but that's it. Would the Arts and Crafts one be the way to go? I should probably mention that my helmet is made out of paper mache, not resin.

 

[Durlaburban]

i recomend a latex paint as it will make it waterproof

for smell i recomen stuffing some dryer sheets in it as "Air freshners" when its not in use. this works great for me

 

[killerkallerant]

im using cardboard, should i use the latex, or the krylon paint?

 

[Master Chef]

Krylon. It looks best.

 

[killerkallerant]

i understand that it is the best looking paint, but what i mean to ask is what will be best with cardboard? and sorry about the topic highjack.

 

[Durlaburban]

well latex is not a "wet" paint and when sprayed will adhere better and not soak in as much. will the latex i can garuntee no drips at all unless you hold the spray on one area for a couple mins lol.

 

[CanadianWarMoose]

well latex is not a "wet" paint and when sprayed will adhere better and not soak in as much. will the latex i can garuntee no drips at all unless you hold the spray on one area for a couple mins lol.

Ok thanks guys, Ill have a look at paints tomorrow and see what I can get. The hard part will be selecting colors, but I like the look of Sean's helmet and that was a gold undercoat with green overtop, so I might try that.