I have seen a lot of people paint the clear stands to a matte black. I love the look, but I want to know what exactly people use for it. Is that just a black primer? Or just some other spray paint? I assume you need primer first if that's the case?
I'd like to start doing it myself, but I want to know the right way about it before I start buying things.
Black spray paint...then use matte varnish.
Done.
You can get that from Wal-Mart mega cheap...production line it.
I use black como spray paint. one shot all done.
I have used citadel black primer as well as krylon black plastic primer, both have a matte finish already. the Krylon is much cheaper though and looks just as good. I don't worry with the matte varnish, but I might change my mind the more I handle them.
Yup, what Moodswing said. Whatever you get, ensure it says it will bond to plastic. Nowadays that is pretty much a given but it's good to check.
On 4/15/2017 at 3:22 PM, moodswing5537 said:I have used citadel black primer as well as krylon black plastic primer, both have a matte finish already. the Krylon is much cheaper though and looks just as good. I don't worry with the matte varnish, but I might change my mind the more I handle them.
Is this the stuff of which you speak?
http://www.michaels.com/krylon-colormaster-primer/M10170196.html?dwvar_M10170196_color=White (though the black obviously)
4 hours ago, Tiberius the Killer said:Is this the stuff of which you speak?
http://www.michaels.com/krylon-colormaster-primer/M10170196.html?dwvar_M10170196_color=White (though the black obviously)
Yes, that is the latest stuff I used. Seems to work pretty well.
I just got matte black krylon from can-ti, nothing else needed.
One thing to add that I did to mine, aside from painting them matte black - use a toothbrush and fleck a tiny bit of white, yellow, and blue on them for a little star field look. Put a tiny bit of paint on the bristles, move a few inches away, and drag your thumb across the bristles to let them spatter. I really like the look better than the solid black color and it only takes a couple minutes to do a ton of bases at once.
19 hours ago, Ken-Obi said:One thing to add that I did to mine, aside from painting them matte black - use a toothbrush and fleck a tiny bit of white, yellow, and blue on them for a little star field look. Put a tiny bit of paint on the bristles, move a few inches away, and drag your thumb across the bristles to let them spatter. I really like the look better than the solid black color and it only takes a couple minutes to do a ton of bases at once.
I'd love to see pictures of this effect!
On 4/21/2017 at 11:27 AM, Tiberius the Killer said:I'd love to see pictures of this effect!
I finally got around to taking a pic.
Edited by Ken-Obi