Painting Latex Guards-it works

[tk7713gra30]

Hi all,

Well I think we all Love Karin and I cannot recommend her enough for her contributions.

After posting a thread and after karin helping me-a lot, I made my first test of Latex handguards.

I did make a few mistakes and Karin has been helping to perfect them better.

I decide to try a way of painting my first draft set ( like that ) and this really does work.

After travelling Devon for latex paint, I remembered a thing from school, PVA, of sorts.

I mixed 4 parts weather proof wood glue to 1 part acrylic white.

4/1. above is after 3 coats

I say that as the glue is the MOST important part.

I did this in 2 hrs as I wanted to test the flex, but if you can wait for the thin layers to dry fgully youn will get an even better result.

the secret is that the glue is flexible, as is acrylic, but you are pushing each for the best qualities.

As you can see I flexed and with no problem.

I think it will weather in time but will not degrade the latex in anyway and can always be redone.

I have not silliconed the guard on the pics, just wanted to show best next to black

Hope this helps anyone with guards

Thanks again Karin

Gra

[Smally]

Awesome work there Gra. Where did you get these from bud?

[tk7713gra30]

Hi mate,

I made them myself following Karins tutorial

Masters in box for moulding

After moulding

broken masters, but repairable

here is the link also

http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=14285&st=0&p=172933&fromsearch=1entry172933

Its all thanks to Sonnenschein (Karin) though

A true star

[Sonnenschein]

Wood glue... who would have thought. How do you clean the brush after painting.

I think I'll try it myself now.

Thanks for your kind words, Graham!