Few Q's About Painting a Mask

[Tw!sted]

Got an old hard plastic mask lying around, doing nothing and was thinking of painting it (what colours etc. I haven't decided) but I have a couple of quick questions:

1) Does the nVadar accept JT Spectra type lenses? I've seen it advertised as accepting on Gizmos, and another lens type been advertised as fitting it on Eclipse , I don't want to spend ~£20 on a lense only ti find it doesn't fit.

2) Which method should i use? I've seen this plastic-sticking Krylon Fushion paint advertised but looking at the colours it seems very limited and so would I be looking at priming it or anything rather than giving it a quick rub down with some 'cohol and slapping the paint on (in thin layers )? Any particular type of spray paint used?

Cheers

 

[Jihad*Joe]

just throwing ideas around but using that model paint that is oil based might do the trick they normally sell it in model shops i think its called "enamel paint" but im not 100%

 

[Dskize]

polycarbonate paint can be bought in model shops ,,it comes in massive range of colors and is ideal for your purposes as it fuses with the plastic aswell.and its cheap

http://www.ontrackscart.co.uk/graphics/guide_tamiya_polycarb_spray.htm

 

[Fish]

i was told that this was a form of 'modifying' the mask... and thus breaks the warranty and makes it illegal in tournaments, since i wanted to spray the vents on my i3's orange just for the hell of it...

 

[cookie_834]

steely did his with that poly whats it majigga

http://www.mattpritchard.co.uk/gallery/PA2K6R21994.jpg

 

[Fish]

they look quite nice... it looks like he's done the vents too, can you find out how hard they were to do, please?

sorry for the threadjack tw!sted buddy

 

[cookie_834]

it was spray paint, if i remember rightly. so it cnt have been hard

 

[Fish]

just wondering how many small coats he must have used for it not to clog them up... since paint manages to clog them up fairly easily

 

[Raffles]

Firstly, Spectra lenses do fit the nVader (I have one here - so I know it's true ).

Secondly, try http://www.fusionhobbies.com/parts/ps_paint.htm - more than enough colours to have a bash at .

HTH

 

[cookie_834]

just wondering how many small coats he must have used for it not to clog them up... since paint manages to clog them up fairly easily

meh dunna no. jst get a knife and unblock 'em. thats what i wood do