Re: Primer for styrofoam

adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca <adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca> said:
> >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:36:49 -0500 (EST)
> >From: Roger Books <books@mail.state.fl.us>
> >Subject: Primer for styrofoam
> >
> >I'm making terrain again.  Anyone have a good primer for
> >styrofoam that won't eat it?  If I find nothing better
> >I'll use watered white glue from a spray bottle, several
> >coats.  There has to be something better though.
> >
> 
> Several people have mentioned using acrylics here.  It's more of a
pain to
> have to brush on the primer, but it works fine.
> 
> I went out and bought a big can of a very cheapo brand of water-based
black
> acrylic latex house paint, and use that for terrain priming.	Works
really
> well, even if watered down quite substantially.  And a *lot* less
expensive
> than spray cans...
> 
> Adrian

*lurk mode off*

I use an airbrush for most of my basecoating, so water thinned acrylics
seem to work very well with terrain. I usually dont bother with priming
terrain, tho. I have a half gallon or so of some moss green paint i just
apply with a foam bursh. It occasionall takes two coats for good
coverage, but once it is flocked, it looks very well done. 

As always, your milage may vary.

--Theron

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