I recently purchased a flatcat model and the painting instructions said not to use Polly S paint. I have several jars of Polly S acrylic paint and I’m wondering why they would say this.
Who is the car kit manufacturer? Do they describe what material the kit is made from? If Styrene or wood, I would disregard their instructions. Every car I have built for my layout, both wood and plastic has been painted; or, weathered with acrylic paint and I have never found it to be a problem. Still, without more information on the kit, you would think the manufacturer to have their reasons!
Strange…
I’ve been an avid model builder for almost 60 years. These days my paints of preference are both Testors Modelmasters oil base, and Polly S acrylics water base.
They have different characteristics, but both work well with wood or plastic or cardboard or “whatever”.
The mfg. may feel that oil base works best on their models, particularly if plastic. I tend to agree, but certainly would not be against using Polly S.
What type of model is it? that is, what is it made of?
Some paints don’t adhere so well to certain types of materials, so perhaps to avoid disappointment, they advise against using them.
Some acrylics, for instance, will peel off certian materials or not bond well. {I learned the hard way}
For instance, one suggestion for Resin kits states: “Lacquer based paints provide the best adhesion to resin, however water based acrylic paints will also give excellent results with careful preparation”. It further states, however, “If you have difficulties with a particular brand of paint, contact the manufacturer of the paint for their suggestions on how to best use their product on resin”.First, it is NOT CLEAR what paint to use {though they prefer lacquer based}, and then they say use any paint, but if you mess it up, you will have to strip the remaining paint to start all over again. Perhaps your instructions are the same way.
If they suggest against using the Polly S, then I would avoid them and use what they suggest.
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Thanks. The model is plastic (styrene) and I used acrylics before on plastic. I prefer it because of the ease of clean up and lack of fumes. I’ve just never seen this before. I’ll go you your experience.