[WWI] Rubber & paint

[Joel Christy]

Hi Mihcael,
   
  I agree with John if it is vinyl, but if it is rubber like found on the Williams Boeing B-10 white glue may not do the trick. When I made one the rubber eventually seven split apart! I'd find new wheels in that case.
   
  Cheers,
   
  Joel

John Huggins <huggins1 at swbell.net> wrote:
  Michael,
It really doesn't make much difference what kind of paint you use on 
the rubber (vinyl) tires in the kits. Any paint will flake off 
because of the flexing of the paint. The tires are made of the same 
type of stuff the vinyl figures are made of. The one thing A have 
found that helps some id to put a coat of white glue on first. than 
paint, and don't flex the tires. The white glue will give the paint 
something to bite into. Airfix used to have a barrier or under coat 
for the vinyl figures they marketed, which was like a white glue 
under coat.

JP
On Oct 7, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Michael Kendix wrote:

>
> OK, thanks. I'm not concerned about the color per se because I can 
> always mix some of my own - essentially we are talking "Very dark 
> grey", of which I have a considerable amount left over from the 
> (off-topic) TB-3 - that itself was mixed with black and white.
>
> OK, so you think enamel will do it? I will have to get rid of the 
> acrylic - naturally it doesn't come off evenly - bits flake off.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Michael
>
>> From: sperry11 at tampabay.rr.com
>> To: wwi at wwi-models.org
>> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:25:42 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [WWI] Rubber & paint
>>
>> Testors makes a "rubber" color. I've only seen it in the small 
>> bottle, but
>> it's enamel and should not flake off like acrylic.
>> sp
>>
>>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I am building a most off-topic thing but it has wheels made of 
>> rubber. I
>> painted them with acrylic - Modelmasters Acryl and the stuff just 
>> flaked off
>> when it dried, as soon as I bent the rubber to put the wheel 
>> centers in.
>> Any advice on what paint I should use?
>>
>> Michael
>>
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