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painting tented plexi glass
Turnarcades:
Althouh finding space and creating mountings can be awkward, building a bezel is easy and can be done for cheap, if not as cheap as a can of paint. cut a hole in a piece of wood and use that as a bezel, or use black foamboard or mountboard.
TOK:
Thanks again for the props, Severdhed...
I've been using Pactra R/C car paints for my panels. They have a lot of colors and since it's made for the thin Lexan car bodies, it always turns out nice. Costs a little more, but they also have a nice variety of colors.
I had a can of regular black spray paint crinkle up on the plastic one time. It went on nice, but as it dried, it shrunk and cracked.
RandyT:
Most plexi comes with a protective paper. An old sign painter's trick is to use an X-acto knife to cut out and peel away the parts you want to paint.
The best paint for this is probably regular Krylon (not the water based stuff) spray paint. If you want to go the extra mile, get the stuff specifically made for plastic. Use multiple light coats and allow a few minutes between. Creep under is caused by blasting too much paint on at once and creating a puddle at the edge of the mask. To avoid possible tear-away of the paint at the edge of the mask, it may be a good idea to carefully pull the masking before the paint dries. This may or may not be possible, depending on how old the plastic is. Removing the paper from stuff that has sat around a long time tends to be more difficult.
RandyT
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