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Best paint to use for playfield touch ups

By flashinstinct

10 years ago



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    #1 10 years ago

    Looking for advice on what kind of paint to put on the playfield for a crotch touch up on the Golden Eye pinball near the drain holeas well as what kind of filler to use to even out the playfield before painting the touch up. This playfield will be clearcoated eventually and I need a paint that wont bleed or react with the clearcoat.

    Cheers.

    #2 10 years ago

    the best advise is from cd's made by shaggy and norm. I think its $6 or $12 for the complete set. simply mail him (tim arnold, PHOF) a check and he will send you the cd's:tim arnold 2620 s. maryland #241 PMB Las Vegas NV 89109 also, the money goes to the salvation army i think.

    #3 10 years ago

    Acrylic paint if the PF is getting clear coated.

    #4 10 years ago

    We NEVER use Sharpie pen, Paint Pen, or those little bottles of Testors enamel that you have left over from your Dungeons & Dragons days - EVER.

    All of the above will run into the final Clear Coat, making a smeary mess (for you or the poor sucker that buys the game after you and tries to have it restored).

    We don't want to use those cheap $1 acrylics from the craft store, because they fade so quickly, making our repairs more apparent over the years.

    We don't want to use cheap paints because they don't contain enough pigment to cover in a single coat (especially expensive pigments like Red). Add a little thinner so you can run it through the airbrush, and you find there is almost nothing there.

    We don't want paints that dry darker than they look when wet.

    We don't want paints that become darker when they are clear coated.

    We don't want a paint that permanently sets until heated. This gives us an "out" if we spill, mix the wrong color, or simply make a mistake.

    So what paint can we use? Createx air brush colors.

    http://www.createxcolors.com/products.html

    1. It's already good to go in your airbrush, no thinning is necessary (unless you are doing shading)

    2. It covers in a single coat.

    3. No waiting for it to dry. If you like your work, you hit it with a heat gun (use a hair dryer if this is your first time - safer), and go on to the next color. Tape will not lift it. This saves you hours of time.

    4. It does not react with auto clear coat.

    5. It dries the color you mixed it.

    6. It is almost the exact same shade when clearcoated.

    7. The colors mix properly. Many cheap paints just turn brown when mixed (blue + yellow = brown).

    8. It's fade resistant.

    9. It sets so fast with heat that even when using white, old colors do not telegraph through the new paint.

    Yes, it's $4 a bottle, not .99 cents, but once you try it, you won't ever go back to cheap paint again.

    http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-ultimate-playfield-restoration

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    #5 10 years ago

    Listen to Vid, the man knows his stuff.

    #6 10 years ago

    I know some paints make depressions in the clear coat, is that due to the paint absorbing more of the clear coat materials than other non-touched up areas?

    #7 10 years ago
    Quoted from cal50:

    Acrylic paint if the PF is getting clear coated.

    Can you elaborate please? Sounds like you know your stuff, like the vid man, why is this ok? Learning here Is it because acrylic in non-oil based (I think it is anyway)? I have a couple small...real small spots on my LW# near the Uzi fun. The rest of the PF is mint (Ok, maybe not mint but a solid 9). If I use acrylic will I be using the correct paint type? Then I clear over it...let dry properly...wet sand after???

    Thanks if you answer...I respect you guys that know and share your info

    10 years later
    #8 5 months ago

    Can these be applied with a brush?

    #9 5 months ago
    Quoted from Anindyfan:

    Can these be applied with a brush?

    You can apply airbrush paint with a brush. I would recommend using an airbrush though otherwise it's hard to avoid brush marks.

    My personal paint preference is currently Golden High Flow paints.

    #10 5 months ago
    Quoted from Anindyfan:

    Can these be applied with a brush?

    Yes.

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