Comart Paint?

[karim]

Anybody every used it? I bought a few bottles at WF to try it out, but I'm having a weird problem with it.

It appears to be totally water soluable, even after its dried. I tried to do a little wet-sanding and it all came off, clean, down to the Mr. Surfacer primer. It just melted away.

Is this stuff supposed to cure ever? or is this the way is always is?

[Jonas Calhoun]

I think that's the way it is, at least on paper, it seems to still be eraseable after a while. I bought some for general shading and highlighting. I'll try and let it cure for a while on a model and see if it comes off with water.

Karim, did you overcoat it with anything? Also, what colors did you use, and did you shake it really well (I've found a couple lines of paints want to really be shook up--shake 'till your arm falls off, reattach with Aves and shake some more).

Dan

[karim]

Well, they come with a ball bearing in the bottle and I shook it pretty well. Color is Opaque White.

I hadn't over coat it with anything, but I washed it all off, and tried another coat. This time, I shot my final coat with a little future mixed in (I figure, it will make a decent binder). I'm going to let it cure overnight and see what happens.

I really like the convenience of the paint, but if its going to be totally water soluable after it dries, its really a non-starter for me

What's weird is that I did a test shot on an old clipboard a few days after WF, and that wont come come off at all. I'm hoping its a cure-time issue, but I'm wondering if the super-smooth finish I got in the primer is somehow affecting its adhesion.

[Mr. Badwrench]

I forwarded your question to Tom Grossman, the guy who was selling this stuff at WF. I figured if anybody knows about it, he does. Here is his reply:

Yes, it is completely water soluble. You can’t paint an entire kit with it without making some special allowances. Time is short for me over here. IF you don’t mind, I’d like to appoint you as the official messenger for this issue. SO, if you wouldn’t mind, please pass this on the the thread on my behalf.



ComArt Completely water soluble. If you don’t like what you get, wash it off. If you do like what you get, seal it. If you use acryl sealer, keep in mind that it is softening the ComArt. Don’t touch it until its dry.



NO WET SANDING!



Comart is BEST for effects and top coats: weathering, rust, exhaust, shading, highlighting, etc. Paint the model as usual with your favorite products. Use the ComArt for details and effects. Seal what you like. Wash off what you don’t.



It is possible to paint a kit from the primer up with it. But you have to remember that it is completely water soluble. You will most likely have to seal what you like before you add the next layer.



Now that water soluble can be used to your benefit. Doing some shading? You can use a damp foam applicator or cotton swab to carefully lift it off the raised areas to enhance the effect. Want some funky paint chipping or wear? Use a courser dampened object, like perhaps crumpled paper towel, to selectively lift off parts of areas that you have painted. Makes for cool effects.



And those transparents!! Try them over silver for some really cool colored metal effects. Very forgiving. They can subtly change the appearance of any painted object.



So, if you wouldn’t mind, pass this on to the troops. Give them my highest regards and regrets for not replying personally. They bought a great product. They just have to get used to working with it.



Hope this helps!



Tom

[karim]

Thanks dude.

Looks like I'll be keeping the transparent colors for a while and switching back to Polyscale for everything else I do love those bottles tho. I'll prolly dump out the basic colors and reuse the bottles for pre-mixed Polyscale

Funny thing is, short of sanding, I STILL can't get the Comart paint off that clipboard

[Jonas Calhoun]

Karim, use an eraser--I've got a clicky eraser I've kept for years, and I couldn't believe it took that stuff off...

Dan