experimenting with oil base paint in a plastic.

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05-13-2013, 11:44 AM
snake River

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experimenting with oil base paint in a plastic.

we had to go to the hardware store today and pick up some stuff for the yard and I was wondering about the oil-based paints and hot plastic I took my Pyrex cup and poured in a few ounces and heated it up and I took some green and added it to the hot plastic it did a beautiful job and am quite pleased that it blended in so easily here is a picture of what type of paint that I used also I shot some plastic with it.
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I would also like to add here that oil paints or paintings does also work we've been using it for quite a while the thing with this there are on a different color combinations such as there might be 10 different Brown or 10 different yellows or 10 different pinks in many different shades of red and oil paints for painting the above can was 8 ounces and it cost me $6.99 this is a half pint so it's quite inexpensive for what we are paying for originally colors to go into our hot plastic.I know you guys have probably oil base Lane around in your basement or garage that you were dying to try I would do only a small portion before you go into a whole bunch warning I do not know all the complications that may go with this so you are on your own be real cautious I've had no problems so far I do not mix in the oil base paint before I heated up only after it is hot and I pulled the Pyrex cup out of the microwave oven do I add it.
05-13-2013, 12:06 PM
"G"

Looks good Bob
05-13-2013, 07:02 PM
shipahoy41

You are indeed a trail blazer Bob.

DO NOT use a water based paint.
05-13-2013, 07:45 PM
snake River

we do enjoy doing this ship I'm all the time coming up with some crazy notion and of course I have to try it this is the fun thing with working with the plastics you can be as creative in is experimental is you want and still you keep coming up with ideals we of course have to try some other paints now.
05-13-2013, 07:46 PM
snake River

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Originally Posted by "G"

Looks good Bob

thank you G
05-13-2013, 07:57 PM
Cray

That sure is a unique color there Bob. I can see the endless combinations that could create. Those look like they would be killer on a RR head.
05-13-2013, 08:15 PM
genec

Bob, what about left over,can it be reheated?
05-13-2013, 08:59 PM
snake River

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Originally Posted by cray

That sure is a unique color there Bob. I can see the endless combinations that could create. Those look like they would be killer on a RR head.

have you went to look at oil paint for painting man you will go crazy not to mention all the oil-based paints on the market.
05-13-2013, 09:01 PM
snake River

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Originally Posted by genec

Bob, what about left over,can it be reheated?

we were having this discussion on another website ctom said that he reheated it and it smoked I did not tried this yet but I did not have any problem mixing it into hot plastic there was no smoking or anything else that I seemed it was on usual matter-of-fact I did not see any smoke at all but this is after I took it out of the microwave and added it we will try to reheat some and get back to you.
05-14-2013, 06:36 AM
shipahoy41

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Originally Posted by snake River

we were having this discussion on another website ctom said that he reheated it and it smoked I did not tried this yet but I did not have any problem mixing it into hot plastic there was no smoking or anything else that I seemed it was on usual matter-of-fact I did not see any smoke at all but this is after I took it out of the microwave and added it we will try to reheat some and get back to you.

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