Spray Paint on Foam

[canazar]

Krylon makes a series of paint called “Make It Suede” or something. It works quite well on foam. Very safe and no “eating” But, with blue foam, you will have to through alot of it to cover it up.

[West_Penn_Nscale]

The spray paint ground foam project worked very well over the weekend …One problem … the Brown paint was to dark and made for a odd (fake looking base) , I will try a tan this weekend and hope it works no pics yet ,

[DeadheadGreg]

I like the Rustoleum imitation stone, brown for dirt and black for roads. It does eat foam, and takes a lot to cover the color underneath. My soulution is to first paint black or brown latex with a brush, then a thin coat of the Rustoleum over the top. It only takes a little because it doesn’t have to cover the blue, and the latex protects the foam.

I was looking at a can of Rustoleum stone just the other day… do you add the ground foam on top of the stone paint ,

I do it in this order:

Chocolate Brown latex with a foam brush.

Rustoleum stone sprayed lightly. Just enough to add texture.

Blended turf

assorted colors of ground cover foam bushes

Small stones (yes, real stones from outside)

Deadfall (real sticks from outside)

small trees

large trees.

Hey, where did you get the chocolate brown latex? and what brand is it? My girlfriend and I went to Michaels and Home Depot today, and didn’t really find anything that appealed to us.

So, am i to take it also that regular acrylic paints are OK for the blue extruded foam stuff?

[Phoebe_Vet]

I buy my paint at Lowes. Just make sure it’s flat. The color should probably lighter than you think.

I’ll get the brand I use when I get to the train room later today.

[Phoebe_Vet]

What I have is Valspar flat latex color Milk Chocolate, and Olympic flat black.

Both work fine. The Olympic is cheaper.

Most people think dirt is much darker than it really is.

You can take dirt into the store and have it color matched, if you like.

[West_Penn_Nscale]

I bought my paint at Michaels …Krylon H2O (very brown) but it was a good paint