will regular primer paint work? ive seen people use acrylics on their prints? i wanna prime my prints and then paint them, i'm not sure what types of paints i should be using. i'm hoping someone has done this already and can share their knowledge. dying to paint some of the prints i have!
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what should i prime my abs prints with?
Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
Try regular spray-paint primers from the hardware store. I've had good luck with Krylon and Rustoleum brands.
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Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
Here's a thread on primers for PLA, I'm pretty sure they will work on ABS: viewtopic.php?t=1720&p=6746
jimc (whose pronouncements on all things painting/finishing should be considered ex cathedra) recommends SEM brand (for us peasants without an air compressor
), but regular auto/hardware store brands also work. I picked up a can of this one a while ago, but haven't had a chance to try it yet: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PKZ33Y/.
jimc (whose pronouncements on all things painting/finishing should be considered ex cathedra) recommends SEM brand (for us peasants without an air compressor
), but regular auto/hardware store brands also work. I picked up a can of this one a while ago, but haven't had a chance to try it yet: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PKZ33Y/.
Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
well luckly abs is very easy to paint. if you want a good bond with the part then anything solvent based will melt into the abs and stick like crazy. solvent being MOST typical rattle can aerosol paints unless it specifically says waterbased or waterborne on the can. acrylics are waterbased so they will work but they wont be chemically bonded with the abs part. rattle can grey primer is fine. apply 3-4 coats letting it flash dry for 10-15min between coats. once its all on let it sit for a couple hours then you can sand the primer smooth removing the layer marks. once it smooth then your ready for paint. on top of the primer you can use more rattle can or acrylics. if you have the tools for it then automotive paints will always work best.
here are some painted prints i did
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and some more cool stuff from other members
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Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
You're probably the person to ask about this Jim. Do you know of a clear coat method that works well on metallic paint without dulling the finish. I've tried multiple acrylic clear cans over metallic enamel, I've also tried rattle can urethane clear (that gave the best results so far).
Do you have any suggestions?
Do you have any suggestions?
Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
Well the urethane clear is probably the best thing froma rattle can but the dulling is probably more a result of the metallic paint than the clearcoat. The solvents in the clearcoat are probably reflowing and moving the metallics. What you need is a basecolor that is designed to have clearcoat applied over it. What that product might be other than automotive basecoat i have no idea. Im not really up on what is available when it comes to that. Automotive is all i use
Re: what should i prime my abs prints with?
Thank you Jim!jimc wrote: The solvents in the clearcoat are probably reflowing and moving the metallics. What you need is a basecolor that is designed to have clearcoat applied over it.