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Post by il-matic (Lloyd M.) on Oct 31, 2010 16:58:03 GMT -5
I have tried different paints for the rubber soles of the GM boots & every one of them ends up cracking. What kind of paint do you guys use that doesn't crack? I'm going to try this stuff pretty soon: www.rangerpaint.com/ Hopefully this stuff will work.
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Post by DarthJen on Nov 5, 2010 8:08:41 GMT -5
My brother had suggested tire paint to me a while back. I looked into it, but could never find tan. There was green, yellow, white, and red. If you could find some I'd like to try it too.
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Post by il-matic (Lloyd M.) on Nov 5, 2010 9:19:13 GMT -5
The trick is to paint them white & then spray them with a fine mist of acrylic matte, let dry & then use Bragdon's weathering system powder (dust bowl brown) to make them tan. I'll post up pictures as soon as I am done.
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Post by il-matic (Lloyd M.) on Nov 16, 2010 0:27:10 GMT -5
I just got the tire paint today! I can't wait to get it started!
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Post by RamZnation on Nov 16, 2010 21:16:00 GMT -5
Can't wait to see what the final result looks like.
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Post by CloudStrife7 on Nov 26, 2010 14:22:20 GMT -5
Any updates? I'll most likely be performing a similar process to my boots.
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Post by il-matic (Lloyd M.) on Nov 26, 2010 20:16:42 GMT -5
Soon, my friend.
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Post by boba on Nov 29, 2010 6:29:40 GMT -5
we painted ours with pva glue first then some acrylic then pva again but it has started to come off so I will be most interested if you have found an answer buddy
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Post by CloudStrife7 on Dec 1, 2010 19:33:28 GMT -5
Here is an answer I found: You could try the paint that is made for car tires, is specially made for rubber and a few different brands are available, if you check the label before you buy you might be able to decide if it will do for you. You are correct in thinking that even with loads of lacquer it will still peel off, as any paint that will not stick to the base will peel off, so if you can get a paint that will adhere to the rubber, the lacquer will then stick to the paint, but before you paint make sure that the rubber is clinically clean, use carbon-tet, or cellulose thinners, don't skimp on the cleaning as this is essential. Source(s): uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070426113723AAlaEue
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Post by CloudStrife7 on Dec 1, 2010 19:50:44 GMT -5
Check this out thread were someone tries to get help re-dying his rubber gas mask for a steampunk project: brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=19629.0There are some interesting ideas on there: Rubber Dye: www.parasolinc.com/dyes_paints.aspColor for Rubber and Hypalon. Rubberbond chemically bonds to Hypalon and other rubber substrates easily. It is non-toxic and will not crack, peel or flake off. UV stable and colorfast. I could ask the seller for a sample and try it on some old shoes I have lying around. If that works we could take each chip in for a large container of the dye and ship it round the group. Could get this color and weather it to look like above.
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Post by CloudStrife7 on Jun 5, 2013 19:39:36 GMT -5
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Post by tc0437 on Jun 6, 2013 12:55:09 GMT -5
That looks like a good option right there! Let us know how it goes!
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Post by danrodjr on Jun 8, 2013 23:53:33 GMT -5
I took an oil based paint and mixed it with rubber cement and painted my shoe soles, never had a problem since!!!
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Post by midniterider on Jun 10, 2013 14:08:48 GMT -5
I took an oil based paint and mixed it with rubber cement and painted my shoe soles, never had a problem since!!! That is what I am going to try. Took Dan's idea and tip and researched it. It appears to work, but it has to be an oil based paint.
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Post by midniterider on Jun 10, 2013 14:10:34 GMT -5
Be very careful when spraying. I read and have seen it can come out gloppy, and you may not have a smooth, "clean" look to it.
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