Painting EPO foam

Bigstik · December 13, 2013, 06:55:44 PM

What is the best paint to use on EPO foam, ie Multiplex Mentor, EZ Glider etc?

Bigstik

wollins · December 13, 2013, 08:00:49 PM

Hey Al, what works best for me are the Testors enamel paint and Tamiya acrylic paint, if you do want to paint FOAM directly. You can also use "Krylon Short Cuts- Hobby/Craft Enamel. However, if you don't want to use these "special" paints, (read pricey!) and if you have some WBPU lying around, you can just paint the plane first with WBPU and then paint it with whatever paint you like without fear of the paint eating away the foam. Make sure that you cover every bit of the plane with the WBPU first though!

Colin

Papa · December 13, 2013, 11:46:13 PM

Hi Al, My Mentor is painted in Krylon Plastic Outdoor Paint. I buy in WalMart. I wash the foam in soapy water in case there is any mold release. I also paint all the pieces before I assemble them. I don't touch anything for about a week after painting to allow it to properly cure all the way though.

It's meant to look like Harrison Ford's Beaver.

Jack.

Ededge2002 · December 14, 2013, 06:14:39 PM

Wait a minute. Harrison Ford has a Beaver?

pmackenzie · December 14, 2013, 06:39:15 PM

He does.

A man who knows how to spend his money

HARRISON FORD: Just Another Pilot

sihinch · December 15, 2013, 11:03:44 AM

Great little film Jack. Thanks for posting.

Bigstik · December 17, 2013, 09:11:06 PM

Hard to follow the threads, from paint to use on EPO foam to Harrison Ford. A hell of a jump.

Bigstik

sihinch · December 17, 2013, 10:26:52 PM

That's the warped an esoteric minds of modellers for you!

Bigstik · December 18, 2013, 09:59:23 AM

Is the Krylon paint usable on depron foam as well?

Bigstik

wollins · December 18, 2013, 10:06:25 AM

Never tried depron so dunno

Papa · December 18, 2013, 05:54:57 PM

Yes but you need to wash it well. Also use 600grit to give it a tooth.
Jack.

Bigstik · December 19, 2013, 10:56:36 AM

Thanks again guys.

Wingnutz · December 19, 2013, 07:26:34 PM

Pat,
Thanks for posting the Harrison video...enjoyed it immensely...I don't often watch YouTube stuff twice...this one I did...love the DH logo with the Mozzie silhouette...
Jack,
New respect for your Mentor knowing the colour scheme is based on a real aircraft!
Al,
Home Depot individually mixed paints ($5 for a bottle that's gotta be close to a pint...not an oz like the pricey stuff) will work on damn nearly anything but it's flat. I buy touch up bottles for many of my pre-painted ARFs ...elapor, z-foam, depron, EPO, EPS...it works! Take a sample...they'll match it! They do look at you a little strangely when your sample is a tail plane or a rudder or... the whole model!
Good luck! Have fun painting!
P.S. The DH88 (Rudolph the Red-nosed Comet...my avatar model) has a red nose painted with Home Depot Snowbird red!