Alternatives to "Lexan" Paint?

[drjim]

Just curious if anybody has tried using paints other than the special paint for polycarbonate/Lexan bodies.

I've read where some people have used acrylic paint, but I have questions about how flexible it is once it dries.

All I've ever used is the Tamiya paint for polycarbonate bodies, and it works really well, but yow....it'll drive you out of the building!

 

[Skye Kaptain]

I would think that vinyl upholstery paint would work,since it stretches in auto interior.

 

[GMballistic]

There are other paints available to paint polycarbonate body shells with, ..."Core RC" for example make a good variety of colours and the cans are 150ml compared to the Tamiya ones of 100ml.

Tbh though I've always used Tamiya spray paints as they're just so good. The price is a bit high for the small cans but they always give good coverage, have great colours and it's not like I'm spraying body shells every day so I put up with the cost.

 

[Cheapbastard]

I use Plastidip spray paint also if you just need a basic paint job.

 

[chevys10zr2003]

I tried Krylon Fusion........half of it flaked off on the first cartwheel lol. I used to use only use Tamiya spray cans. I have since moved to airbrushing so I'm not sure what there all is out there anymore. Just wanted to say that Krylon Fusion does not work.

 

[phildogg]

I plastidip my cars also, comes in many colors..

 

[Clubin]

I airbrush.

 

[Jimbobjr]

I can tell you krylon glitter blast does not work. Wanted a body with that 1980,s glitter bass boat look. Did not hold up. I have used regular krylon white as the last coat over lexan/poly paint and its lasted. Not sure how it would be right on first coat though. Hers my glitter blast paint job which flaked off.

 

[Clubin]

That’s a shame. Waste of a body to not do it properly.
Air brush is cheap.
Lexan water based paint is 10 per container.
some masks it’s not that hard.

 

[Jimbobjr]

Oh, we don’t waste bodies around here. I’ve been running it for a while with that body. It’s the ugly truckling...

 

[slick2500]

SEM Colorcoat. https://www.semproducts.com/product/color-coattm-aerosols


Color Coat™ is a specialty flexible coating formulated to restore or change the color of most vinyl surfaces, flexible and rigid plastics, carpet and velour. Color Coat is not a dye, but a fade resistant flexible and permanent coating.