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struby:

has anyone ever painted plexi/lexan and how does it come out, all i can get is clear plexi/lexan unless i spend tons o' money, so i'm gonna get clear, and i'm getting pry cheap plywood for free so if i paint the back of the plexi/the bottom, will that look nice, anyone done it? i was think of black or white or grey paint.

bfauska:

It looks great as long as the plexi is clean first.  It is a very forgiving paint job.  You don't get orange peel, or streaks/spray patterns.  I just finished my cp redux (I will post the beautiful updates soon  :applaud:(oops I guess I'm tooting my own horn.)) Go for it.  I don't know if you ever did anything with radio control cars before but most of those bodies are made out of lexan, which like plexi looks fantastic and glossy when you paint the back side and end up with essentially a clearcoat the thickness of your plexi.


Go For it. ( I said that already, but I mean it.)

Later,
Brian

Numbski:

http://www.numbski.com/hacks/cab

There's only three posts there right now, and all three deal with precisely this. :)

Crowquill:

I'm going to experiment with this in a couple days.

It's been established that RC paints work well.

Others I'm wondering about:

-Testor's spray model paint (probably not much different than the RC paint).
-Krylon Fusion paint (says it can be used on MOST plastics)

I'm going to try to bend my control panel on monday. I'm going to try painting after that (on scraps first). I'm hoping the Fusion will work OK. $3.99 for a big can of it is better than $2.99 for a tiny can of Testor's or RC paint. As common as acrylic is, you think they'd have a mention of it on their can or website.

vrf:

Grab some scrap material and try using some vinyl dye:

http://case-mods.linear1.org/im-high-on-vinyl-dye/

Works like a dream on most plastics. The final project looks like it was manufactured that color. I used a similiar material on a (non-arcade) project, and I couldn't believe how well the stuff worked.

Here's my project that used it on an ABS case:
http://www.vancefry.com/projects/red-neo

USE THE STUFF OUTSIDE. The fumes are killer.

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