Post #290766 by Tipsy McStagger on Fri, Mar 9, 2007 2:10 PM

On 2007-03-09 13:30, cabbage wrote:
Hi all,

just about to start casting some tiki's, what type of paint is recomended?

will acrylics be ok, i,ll post some pics as soon as icast them

thanks

..whatever you use, make sure you first clean the castings with a product called "simple green" (get it at most any hardware store). Soak them in a combo of water and a little simple green...What this does, is make sure that all silicon, mold release and gunk is removed from the casting. casting will feel slightly sandy, like very fine sand when it is completely clean. that's how you know its ready to be rinsed and dried. always use spray primer to prime your castings prior to painting.....then you can use arcylics or spray paint....if they are small with alot of colors, arcylics work fine. otherwise, i like to use spraypaint to cover large areas then go back in with a brush and acrylics...i use the acrylics from the craft store used to paint ceramics..it's easy to work with. hope this helps.