RE: of primer and paint,

["Steve Tyng" <stevet-at-stcharlesmd.com>]

I bought a quart of the most expensive interior flat latex house paint that Lowes 
sells.  To date I have noticed no paint blisters due to the goo soaking in.  If the 
goo gets in under the paint and soaks the substrate that+s another matter.  You need 
to protect against that.  All wood painted surfaces on the T34 were first primed 
with a couple of coats of TiteBond II waterproof glue.

I have paint coming off of my plastic road wheels because nobody has made a decent 
primer yet for plastic.  I just slap some paint on before a battle to cover it up.

Steve Tyng



 -----Original Message-----
From: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com [mailto:tanks-at-rctankcombat.com]
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:16 AM
To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
Subject: Re: of primer and paint,


I was going to go with automotive spray paint and clearcoat. Ordinary housepaint 
(latex anyway) waon't stand up to it. The oil from the paintball soaks into the 
paint and ruins it. Might not be too bad if you clean it off PDQ after a battle, but 
the bunkers and buildings at one of the fields I go to were painted with a light 
gray housepaint and you can't touch them without it sloughing off onto you. I can't 
swear by the automotive paint, but it seems that the hard enamel would stand up 
better to the abuse.

Erik "Just my $.02" Kump


>From: "STEVE" <joseq-at-telus.net>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>Subject: of primer and paint,
>Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 21:58:21 -0700
>
>
>
>RE:  John " still cleaning off the goop" Pittelli
>
>I am wondering if you guys have learned any more about paint that
>stands up to paint ball paint. I know there was some discussion some
>time ago but I thought you might have it nailed down after this last
>battle.
>
>I am hoping to take it to the carwash after a battle and hose it off.
>what can you tell me about paint???
>
>Thanks
>Steve Gusikoski (t014)
>
>

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