Wildcat Posted November 21, 2010 Report Posted November 21, 2010 Picked up a dozen bottles of woman's nail polish at a yard sale a few weeks back for $3.00. It is very finely ground enamel paint so it should work well on models. I shot it onto some scrap fuel tanks and it came out pretty good. Getting Provence Moulage Ferrari 250 GT ready to try it on.
MikeH Posted November 21, 2010 Report Posted November 21, 2010 I used nail polish regularly also. It offers a variety of colors and they're cheap. My personal favorite is white pearl nail polish. Plus I mix it 1:1 with lacquer thinner and it lays down beautifully.
Wildcat Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Posted November 21, 2010 I used nail polish regularly also. It offers a variety of colors and they're cheap. My personal favorite is white pearl nail polish. Plus I mix it 1:1 with lacquer thinner and it lays down beautifully. Thanks. I hit it with the nail polish but obviously didn't have it thinned right. Will get some more oven cleaner and then give it another try in a few days.
Dick Montgomery Posted November 22, 2010 Report Posted November 22, 2010 I'm very interested in this thread. When I was at the Houston show last year one of the most spectacular paint schemes I ever saw was a car airbrushed with fingernail polish. It was fantastic!
Wildcat Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Posted November 23, 2010 This stuff is great! Second try and this is the result. It really is this glossy in person. Used high grade auto lacquer thinner and thinned pretty aggressively. Really hard to get this stuff to run.
Wildcat Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Posted November 29, 2010 Finished Provence Moulage Ferrari 250 GT. Nail polish worked really well and dries pretty quickly using lacquer thinner. Bumpers are scratch built as the kit was of a Le Mans race car. More here: http://www.percongrp.com/pelikan/autos/ferrari250gt_ms.htm
MikeH Posted November 29, 2010 Report Posted November 29, 2010 Looks great. What scale is that ? 1/87?
Wildcat Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Posted November 30, 2010 Looks great. What scale is that ? 1/87? It is 1/43rd.
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