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My terrain is a De from yoghurt pots and other shiny plastic. They don’t tale paint well. I find it scratching off. Is there some thing I could do to it beforehand to stop this happening?
I also find I have to layer paint a few times or it really streaks.
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What are you using as a primer?
A hard primer will help – Krylon or Rustoleum is my preferred one. If even the primer is not taking on a surface because it’s too smooth, try giving it a light going over with fine-grit sandpaper first – it’ll take it from a smooth down to a kind of “frosted” consistency but will make the paint grip much better.
I am a Humbrol kind of guy myself.
Mostly as the local Hobbycraft stocks it.
White for infantry.
Brown for everything else.
A hard primer will help – Krylon or Rustoleum is my preferred one. If even the primer is not taking on a surface because it’s too smooth, try giving it a light going over with fine-grit sandpaper first – it’ll take it from a smooth down to a kind of “frosted” consistency but will make the paint grip much better.
The above works well, also matt varnish pre coat or watered down wood glue pre coat.
A hard primer will help – Krylon or Rustoleum is my preferred one. If even the primer is not taking on a surface because it’s too smooth, try giving it a light going over with fine-grit sandpaper first – it’ll take it from a smooth down to a kind of “frosted” consistency but will make the paint grip much better.
Absolutely. And for finer detailed pieces, a toothbrush or nail brush with baking soda and water will put a bit of abrasion on pieces.