painting aluminium foil

Kun2112 · Post by **Kun2112** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:11 pm

Here's the deal: I want to paint aluminium foil, flat, and then shape it afterwards. Do I prime w/ trusty Mr. Surfacer? Is that or Tamiya rattle can paint going to be flexable enough for bending the foil?

Any thoughts?

Post by **TER-OR** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:23 pm

Not much will be flexible enough. Mr. Surfacer almost certainly won't be.

Lt. Z0mBe · Post by **Lt. Z0mBe** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:33 pm

What about tinting Castin' Craft liquid latex with acrylic paint or food coloring?

Kenny

Padawan v 2.5 · Post by **Padawan v 2.5** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:58 pm

Nothing I've ever used would stick to AL foil after it was crumpled. Use thicker AL, like a soda can, bend it up, then paint. It will still have a really good crushed metal look to it, yet be rigid enough to hold its shape once you start handling it, also any paint you put on it can be easily scraped off with an xacto to simulate any desired chipping.

P@T