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thomhaha Regular user northfield IL 162 Posts |
At the local dollar store today I found some plastic baseball bats that have the silhouette of a champagne bottle. I’m planning a bit of expanding phone in the bottom to give some weight. What I’m pondering how to paint the lime green plastic to look like glass. Suggestions please.
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mrmetropolis Regular user who has only made 155 Posts |
You might try the Krylon plastic paint... however, I worry it would flake off after drying if the plastic is flexed a bit. I'd at least start there... then maybe a clear coat.
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Expanding Foam will not add any weight to the item. Better to use some large metal washers.
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Stanyon Inner circle Landrum, S.C. by way of Chicago 3433 Posts |
The Krylon paint, designated for use on plastics, bonds with the surface. I would think that minute flexing of the surface should not present any real problem.
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Cardstuntman New user 97 Posts |
You can also try adhesion promoter for plastic. You have to be light spray-handed though or your could melt your plastic ball bat. Just a mist will get it sticky and ready for almost any paint. True Value Hardware sells good cheap basic spray paint. Auto parts shops sell the adhesion promoter.
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btedeski Veteran user Pittsburgh PA 322 Posts |
>> Expanding Foam will not add any weight to the item.
That depends on the foam,, If he is refering to the stuff you buy at homedepo/lowes you are correct, light weight junk, but there are some foams on the market that are more dense and can add just the right amount of weight as well as fill the bottom of an item. I filled a few rubber chickens with this stuff and made a few "juggling chickens" gave them just the right weight and balance along with being ridged This foam is for architectural castings, I hear it is used for stage props as well. http://www.uscomposites.com/foam.html |
thomhaha Regular user northfield IL 162 Posts |
Yes, I have access to some architectural foam, which is heavier than the foam in a can from a hardware store.
I would appreciate insight on how to paint to get the effect of glass bottle. Yes, I know about plastic paint and coating with a clear coat. Where I need help is how to create the effect of light on glass. |
thomhaha Regular user northfield IL 162 Posts |
Thought I should follow up on this project.
I asked the question to a friend who is an architect by trade and an oil painter by hobby. He asked if he could try. If I understood his process: 1) a plastic-friendly primer; 2) oil paints to get a bottle-green color; 3) many coats of eurethane, in between which he used an emery cloth to "shine" the eurethane. He also had several bottles of champagne from whcih he soaked the labels and affixed. The tops are simply the "metal" tape used in duct work (not duct tape!), around which run bands of gold ribbon tape. From a distance, they look like three bottles of champagne. While they are still a bit light, the decorating process did balance them out fairly well. |
curtgunz Special user Only 99% of users have more than 784 Posts |
Would love to see a photo.
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Tim Ayres New user 16 Posts |
Yes, pics please!
An excellent tip on that pourable foam, I will be trying that out in the future. |
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