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Made in gb
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Kent, Engla-land.

My wife bought me an almost full set of Pro Acryl paint (minus the transparent set as I don't use that kind of paint) and yesterday I set about using them for the first time.

I have used a couple of the paints, Yellow Ochre (covered like crap) and a few of the metallic paintz. So far all of the paints will just wipe off with no pressure. I left this shield to dry over night, everything was fine but as soon as I picked up the shield this morning the paint started to wipe off.

Does Pro Acryl require a certain primer to work? I have used white and black Vallejo surface primer (practising Zenithal highlights) to prime the miniature. I've looked at Stynylrez but I don't have any yet. Would that work better?

Edit: this is not an issue of oil from my fingers, I use a latex glove on my left hand, the only hand that touches the plastic and it was well cleaned before priming. The primer isn't coming off, just the paint.
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Gold metallic wipes off with bare finger and very little force.

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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2021/10/25 13:15:25


 
   
Made in gb
Longtime Dakkanaut




Scotland

It could be a primer issue, what do you use?

A) Are you washing the plastic before priming? It does make a difference, washing up liquid is your friend!

B) Primers are sometimes shiny in finish, making it harder for any paint to grip, i.e no 'key'. True for both brush on and spray primers.

C) Make sure that the paint is well shaken, as some paints are very thin and have very poor grip on primers.

D) Is there enough primer on the model? It's one thing not obscuring detail with a thin coat but an extra coat of primer so that the paint has enough to grip to is worth it. Besides, unless you absolutely cover the model in solid primer it's debateable how much detail you'll actually lose.

 
   
 
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