What kind of investment would be needed to shoot the SEMS? I have a 20 gallon compressor. I guess I would need a small gravity fed sprayer. I am not sure what else beyond that though.... Can you post pics or provide links to what is needed and how to prepare the paint? Also what to do for the final gloss and what products to use to do it? I hope I am not bombarding you with questions... I notice you seem to have some experience with this stuff..
CGClone wrote:
Krylon H20 is a water based latex paint. While being a plastic based paint that has some gloss when it dries, thats not the way to get your gloss.
Gloss is achieved in several different ways and usually a combination of them.
Deep rich colors that are buffed smooth will bring out the brilliance and luster as well as a gloss clear coat. If you want a good sprayable paint that goes down smooth it involves your prep work and the paint. Wet sand it smooth all the way up to 2000 grit if possible, some say thats not needed, but I like it. Then get a good paint, SEMS and Duplicolor make sprays that go down very fine and paint in light coats, not big fat wet coats, that will cause runs.
Hope this helps, Im sure other will chime in with other solutions as well.
For what its worth, I dont like Krylon and Rustoleum paints and use them as sparingly as possible. They are made for home use on basic "give it a color" home projects, IMHO.
Since you are painting plastic for a Stealthtrooper, I would use SEMS. You find it at an autobody store, like Sherman-Williams Autobody and they are made especially for plastic adhesion. Get some Plastic Adhesion promoter, Your gloss black and a gloss overcoat, they all spray extremely fine, setup nicely, made to flex!, and work beautifully together and on plastic.