Paint for Urethane Rubber?

[BlindSquirrel]

I need to paint some urethane rubber spikes. They won't get much abuse but the paint needs to stick without cracking. Any suggestions?

 

[Reactor drone]

I've painted flexible materials by giving them a coat of spray-on contact adhesive before applying the paint.It holds up pretty well but there are probably better options.

 

[Heatshock]

been investigating this a while now

I am building a clone trooper and have a foam belt upgrade.

in the UK - some have recommended leather spray paint that some of the sneaker modders use. Brands that have come up are Magix and Angelus

think some of the US guys recommend Tulps fabric paint

havent done it myself yet, but I was going to go with Magix leather spray paint

 

[fettster]

urethane is a bugger to paint.

one technique it to first spray the piece in acetone, this reacts with the rubber and gives you something to key the paint too, then mix acetone in your paint and spay away. lighter coats work best

 

[CustomCreations]

Any one ever tried screen printing inks?
I heard they are handy for doing vinyl figures, you see
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[robstyle]

I would wash the bare rubber in alcohol, give it a good wipe off with a lint free towel (or as lint free as possible) and just dust it with a decent spray paint. Ive gone it for years and have seen rubber props that rival hero items so much rubber castings have passed for hero pieces on camera.

 

[clonesix]

Krylon Fusion has worked well for me. The trick is a light coat of paint only. A heavy coat will crack.

 

[hankey01]

I painted my latex Yoda head by mixing some acrylic paint in diluted liquid latex (airbrushed on). Never cracks....

 

[Newbie Doobie]

Try satin polyurethane to seal the pores first,then spray it with a gray primer,just enough to coat it,so that you can see it,for coverage,then paint it lightly in between coats to get even coverage. Or,you can use createx,or ceramcoat directly onto the surface,but you'll want to test coverage on scrap first,to see how it reacts with the material you're using so that there is no adverse reaction to it! There are a few websites that are geared towards this kind of paint coating,maybe they can help you out with this better than I.

 

[airair]

I painted my latex Yoda head by mixing some acrylic paint in diluted liquid latex (airbrushed on). Never cracks....

hi, is this technique good and long lasting?

 

[hankey01]

It worked very well for me and lasted as long as I had my Yoda....a few years no problem!