Painting Hand plates

[BlackDOG[TK]]

Ok, I have Karin's flexible hand plates...I tried painting them with the paint I used for the rest of my ATA...

 

It looked awesome till I slightly flexed one. The paint ripped and peeled....

 

Ideas?

 

Leave as is?

 

Use a different paint?

 

J.

[dashrazor]

i left mine as is. pretty much nothing sticks to silicone, but silicone

[john danter]

Try mixing the acrylic paint with latex

 

Acrylic paints flex a little anyway but the addition of latex will flex a lot more

[Dmian]

White Plastidip was recommended to me by R2Dan. But I haven't tried it yet. I guess is a good option.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

I mix model builder latex with acrylic paint.

simple poster paint.

 

mix in a plastic container a very small amount.

and paint the handplates with the mixture.

[pandatrooper[TK]]

If they are latex, you can paint them as described. If they are silicone, you can weather them - but you can't change the color. As John stated, nothing sticks to silicone except silicone.

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

www.smooth-on.com has pigments for silicone.

 

they have lot's of different pigments for silicones...

 

anyone who says you can't paint something, will find that you in fact can paint it!

 

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[BlackDOG[TK]]

wow...thanks for all the info. I don't necessarily have a hard time leaving them "As is", but they do not match the white of my armor....

[Sonnenschein]

....", but they do not match the white of my armor....

 

 

Neither did the screen used ones

 

As every ody else said, nothing else sticks to silicone but silicone. Since the "non-latex" version consist mainly of silicone....

 

 

But if you REALLY have to match the color, use clear silicone chaulk, thin it with lighter fluid, mix white acrylic into it until satisfied, and paint it. TRy it on the back first.

 

 

[TKDUEUNO]

I used white Plastidip on both my latex and rubber ones with wonderful results.

 

Sticks perfectly and it's very rugged.