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Anybody who's painted polycarbonate before, got any tips?
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JulesMaximus
No Lifer
What is it you are painting?
I've painted a few RC car bodies. They are polycarbonate...I think.
This summer I might be building a small DIY arcade-style control panel (joystick + buttons), and the buttons I'm interested in snap-in to thin materials (probably less than 1/4" in thickness - I haven't found out exactly how thin, yet). Since I figure it's easier to fix the buttons into a sheet of polycarbonate and then mount that into the rest of the top, I might decide to do that. Hell, I might even make the whole top out of polycarbonate. But, I don't think the whole transparent look would be very attractive.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
Are you going to paint the inside of the polycarbonate or the outside where people will be touching it?
Paint it with paint designed for painting Lexan R/C Car bodies. One brand is Fascolor, which can be purchases from Tower Hobbies, here: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0091p?&C=RHG&V=PAR.
You can also use Pactra paint, which is available in spray cans. It can be found here:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0091p?&C=RHF&V=PAC
You can also use Pactra paint, which is available in spray cans. It can be found here:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0091p?&C=RHF&V=PAC
myusername
Diamond Member
Or, you could just locate a plastic shop and purchase polycarb that was manufactured in the color you desire ..
iBooks are made of polycarbonate and several have painted them.
http://www.applefritter.com/node/6808
google paint ibook
http://www.applefritter.com/node/6808
google paint ibook
imported_Hi
Platinum Member
dont sniff the paint trust me on this one 🙂
TitanDiddly
Guest
Be warned the polycarbonate will lose some strength when certain paints are used. As an example, try putting a drop of super glue on some PC. Note that it turns white and becomes very brittle. This is called crazing, and it's bad. Most paints will not have results this drastic. However, if you are planning on using it over acrylic because a significantly larger amount of strength or impact resistance is required, I would urge you to use opaque black polycarb instead and not paint it. However, if you're just using polycarb because it's easily available or because acrylic is just a little bit too brittle, paint may not be a bad option as long as you stick with commerically available polycarb paints made for RC car bodies.
I do not have any experience with the Krylon Fusion 'paint'(it's more of a dye), but I hear it's very good. I'm not sure how it would affect polycarb, but I'm sure it's not beneficial, as it actually penetrates the plastic and bonds to it's chemical structure.
I do not have any experience with the Krylon Fusion 'paint'(it's more of a dye), but I hear it's very good. I'm not sure how it would affect polycarb, but I'm sure it's not beneficial, as it actually penetrates the plastic and bonds to it's chemical structure.
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