What kind of paint are you using for your Bad Bob's Custom Motors cars?
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I use a variety of paints from various sources. I like the acrylic house paints the best. All of the paints are nontoxic when cured.
I like to use a white primer to seal the wood and make the colors pop. In this case, I am using Zinsser B-I-N shellac based primer.
I prefer to use an airbrush for painting toys but, I have to paint outdoors, and the weather where I live does not cooperate, and I have to wait or use a brush. I used an airbrush for these wooden toy cars. My airbrush is a Badger Anthem 155.
I prefer acrylics over all other paints. They clean up easily, cover well, and are readily available in a vast array of colors. To clean, I flood with water to get rid of the bulk of the paint. The remaining paint is easily removed with ammonia-based cleaners such as window cleaner. I use household$ ammonia to remove dried paint.
I used the following to paint these wooden toy car bodies.
Pink - Behr Acrylic House Paint
Green - Apple Barrel Gloss Green Acrylic Craft Paint
Blue - Behr Acrylic House Paint - Oops Paint
Yellow - Createx - Airbrush Paint
Red - Apple Barrel Bright Fed Acrylic Craft Paint
Lavender - Behr Acrylic House Paint - Oops Paint
Primer - Zinsser B-I-N
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How do you support the cars on the dowel rods? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFor these I drill a hole in the bottom and glue a dowel into the hole. When I'm finished I cut the dowel off flush with the bottom using a flush cut saw and touch up the paint if I feel it is necessary. For lighter bodies I insert the dowel into the axle hole.
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