Water based Acrylic paint ok for Mego Head?

[Robertbucs]

Is water based Acrylic the type of paint I should use to touch up mego head?

I'd Scottie's hair black and Kirk's dark Brown?

Thanks,
Robert H.

[megowgsh]

yes it is

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

It'll work, but it's fragile. You might need a varnish, and I'm not sure what'd work best if you're using an actual Mego head.

Don C.

[megocrazy]

It will definitely work, it's what I use on resin heads, but as stated, squeeze the head and you'll get cracking, even if you seal it. If there's something else I'd love for someone to post it. Anytime I do a rotocast head it cracks. I've been thinking of trying a product from my racing days. It's a lexan paint that has flex agent added to it for painting bodies for R/C cars. Procrastination is the only thing stopping me. Someday...not today, but someday, I'll get there.

[DistinctiveDummies]

Is water based Acrylic the type of paint I should use to touch up mego head?

I'd Scottie's hair black and Kirk's dark Brown?

Thanks,
Robert H.

Acrylic works fine on resin but as the heads you are painting are slightly pliable I would try a latex mask paint such as these

http://www.monstermakers.com/category/halloween-latex-mask-paints-and-colorants.html/

[Bizarro Amy]

The Liquitex acrylics I use remain pretty pliable. So far all of the stuff I've gotten at the hobby shop have held up too. I like Testors Acrylic(Make sure it's not enamel), but it's hard to find anything but kits with basic colors around here. I've started using Tamiya, and they work great. The nicer paints, as opposed to the dollar craft paints, seem to sink into the vinyl.

[Robertbucs]

Thank you, great advice!

[Robertbucs]

Thank you for the info. What a great hobby and people.

[ctc]

>The Liquitex acrylics I use remain pretty pliable.

Liquitex is awesome; it's what I use in the ol' airbrush. It's a different mix than the stuff you get at the hobby shop though: stuff like Formula P3, Citadel stuff, Reaper Color.... Liquitex is heavier, and yeah; a lot more flexible.

The problem you get is when a vinyl head.... like a Mego.... stretches. Like when you play with it; or if it's exposed to differing temperatures. The plastic expands and contracts, and if the paint doesn't it'll crack. Very few paints have a similar elasticity to the material. Fewer varnishes. (Varnish distortion usually results in alligatoring.) Enamels have no flexibility.... and most react weird to the vinyl.

The absolute bestest stuff to use on an original head is actual vinyl paint; like they use in car interiors. It soaks right in and bonds at least as good as the original paint. It doesn't come in many colours though, and it's incredibly toxic before it cures. (Use outside.)

Don C.

[Robertbucs]

Wow, now that explains it all. Thank you, Thank you.

Robert