EPO Foam: Acrylic or Enamel?

[Valkpilot]

Going to personalize an EPO foamie and want to know which type of paint to use, enamel or acrylic?

[Aros]

I have used nothing but rattle can enamels for 15 years with fantastic results. EPO takes it well, especially if you lay the first coats down lightly. Once you establish a good base then you can spray more liberally until you have the coverage you desire.

[Valkpilot]

I have used nothing but rattle can enamels for 15 years with fantastic results. EPO takes it well, especially if you lay the first coats down lightly. Once you establish a good base then you can spray more liberally until you have the coverage you desire.

Actually, I'll use a brush. You see, I ordered a ESKY Eagles 1100mm Wingspan EPO Trainer PNP, and a decal set from MRC F-8 and intend to paint it along the lines of the T-45. Was originally looking at the HobbyZone AeroScout, but really didn't want to deal with SAFE/AS3X. and replacing the RX with a regular one. Saw the Eagle on Banggood, checked RCG and figured they were probably the same plane. So with coupons and shipping from China it ran me $10 less than the AeroScout, and I've got a few extra RXs lying around to put in it.

[Grossman56]

99% of mine have been Acrylics, with a brush and with an airbrush. Prepping is the secret, get some water based Minwax or something similar and lay it on with a brush then wipe it off. It'll remove the oil left over from the mold. Once you see no beading up on the plane, you should be good to go, sometimes it'll take 2 or 3 coats, but since you're wiping it up right away, it doesn't take long. Once that's done, you have a good surface to apply paint to. If you go with an air brush, its all about layers, light layers and dry, I use a hair dryer to help mine along. The final coat is with Minwax PRO Spar Urethane gloss. It goes on after applying the decals so it helps seal them. Afterwards, you can go with a satin or a matte finish. They don't seal the decals on as well as a good coat of gloss, heck lately, I've been using it for body filler, worked wonders on the gatoring on the P-40, about six layers applied with a brush, wet sanded and another couple of layers later, the plane looks great..
Have fun!

Grossman56