Yellowing on storm trooper armor sets What do you do?

[INDY]

I have an FX sand trooper armor and a set a GF armor that appears to be yellowing! I think the GF armor is ABS and FX is strylene! Is that correct? Has any one on here every tried to paint there armor? If so What kind of paint should I use? Please let me know! The yellowing is bothering me and I want to fix it ASAP!

Any help on this issue will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Dave

 

[Bigturc]

Dave,

I definitely think both are ABS .. I also have an AP set that has some yellowing on one arm (stupid me for letting it close to a window) so it's really just on one side of mine: shoulder, bicept and forarm.

That yellowing is a pain in the butt and I'm also curious to know what can be done .. I know for sure, there's no way I'm gonna paint mine though.

I'm curious to know, how your yellowing happened?

PS I'm never leaving anything else (prop/armor) close to the sun anymore!!! I should have known better!

 

[INDY]

My sets of armor were not near the sun at all. These are in my finished basement. There is moisture in the basement. I do have dehumidifiers that I use.

 

[INDY]

I have other sets of storm trooper armor that have not yellowed. So I am not worried about trying to paint armor, especially the sand trooper with FX armor.

 

[giric thren]

I would take your FX handplate (because it wont be hard to replace) and try painting it. If the color doesnt look right or something, try to get a trooper in your garrison and take a part of their armor to lowes or a place that can color match, if thats even possible. When I get completed with my armor I plan to put some money away each paycheck to fund the replacement. When my first one is yellowing I am going to either turn it into a sandy....... High gloss black and make it a shadow. Someone painted an AP or RT armor with high gloss black on www.whiteamor.net forums a few months back and it was AMAZING!!!

 

[Clutch]

My glossy TE styrene is yellowing in areas. I've thought about getting it professionally repainted in those areas to match the raw styrene. Don't think there is much else I can do.

 

[Bilbo Baggins]

The sun will not "yellow" white plastics..just the opposite.
If you have one of the old kenner 12" storm troopers and it's yellow, as most are.. set it in the sun for a few days and give it a turn..you will see that it will go back to being white..just like new from being sun-bleached.
I would think that the same would work for your bigger troopers too.
But then, I have never tried it with a full sized trooper.
would like to see any results from anyone who gives it a go

On a side note..I think the yellowing could be caused by handling it without wiping it down after...maybe the oil from your skin could cause this reaction?

Maybe a brave soul could try some sort of bath cleaner with bleach to lighten the problem too..try it on a small spot 1st though.

 

[INDY]

What about the Krlyon Plastic paint? It's in gloss white! I might try that on a small piece!

 

[giric thren]

What about the Krlyon Plastic paint? It's in gloss white! I might try that on a small piece!

I think I sprayed the inside of my bucket with the black krylon plastic spray paint, and I didnt stick very well to the ABS.....Although I might have done it wrong.

 

[darthgoat]

If you are going to paint, I say you do it right, sand, prime, all that jazz. Don't go with any special paints as they often have mixed results. Tried and true methods however almost never go wrong.

What about making a SandTrooper? Unless of course straight up trooper is your goal.

Just my 2%.

 

[evpi50]

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[Darth Clouds]

Prime it using Mr Hobby clear metal primer (lacquer base) then spray paint white (enamel paint for better spread) if you intend to paint it. My 2c.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

Maybe a brave soul could try some sort of bath cleaner with bleach to lighten the problem too..try it on a small spot 1st though.

I used to use a bleach based cleaner on my trooper figures as a kid.

 

[jcoffman99]

I used to use a bleach based cleaner on my trooper figures as a kid.

So that's what's wrong with ya. I keeeed I keeeed.

John

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

So that's what's wrong with ya. I keeeed I keeeed.

John

Where were YOU while we were getting high?

 

[INDY]

If I have time this weekend, I will take the hand plate, sand it down and prime it. I bought Tamiya primer. Tamiya paints are supposedly good for all plastics. I bought the primer and paints from a local hoppy shop. It's what they use on the RC cars and planes. I think it might work. At this point I willing to try anything on my FX armor. It's a sand trooper already and I bought it like that. It was one of the first sets of armor that I bought years ago.

 

[Huzz]

ABS plastic is the stuff that car manufacturers use for bumpers and other semi-flexible parts of car bodies. You can paint it with Dupliocolor primer and spray car paint, available at many hardware stores. The nice thing about Duplicolor is that you should find a range of whites and be able to select the one that is best for your armor.

Huzz

 

[Tetmatek]

I have painted several sets of armor with fantastic results. The main thing is the prep as with any professional paint job. I use all automotive base/clear by PPG. PPG has a fantastic prep system for plastics that was demonstated by painting a shower curtain with no adhesion problem.

These are all plastics

Here is a TE stunt I painted for a customer

My wife's Clone Captain

And This EpII Clone (helmet is a rubies i painted until he gets a better one)




And this EpII childs helmet

All with no problems and a superior finish that looks way better than raw plastic. You can also go seamless when you paint armor. I refinish alot of armor and props for people so PM me if you would like to know more.

 

[GuntahKela]

Well, how about this:

I keep my H.I.P.S. TK armor locked inside a rolling tub with lid, inside my closet all year round. I only get it out for Halloween and assorted 501st events, and it, somehow, has gotten some yellowing. It's like a cancer for this costume.

 

[Tetmatek]

Well, how about this:

I keep my H.I.P.S. TK armor locked inside a rolling tub with lid, inside my closet all year round. I only get it out for Halloween and assorted 501st events, and it, somehow, has gotten some yellowing. It's like a cancer for this costume.

It is caused by the resin holding it all together not just to do with UV.