Balderdinger
New Member
Hey all,
So I'm a first-timer working on making some foam weapons for my kids to whack each other with during their backyard adventures. I've been able to do a pretty good job (by my standards) with assembling and shaping them. But now it's time to paint.
So my question ultimately is this ... should I paint and then seal? Or seal and then paint? Or a mixture of the two?
For the most part, I'm just dealing with chrome, grays and other basic colors (one of the girls wants a rainbow cavalry saber). But I don't know if I'm supposed to seal the whole thing as is BEFORE applying paint. Or if one of the points of sealing the weapon is to help protect the paint.
It's almost all EVA foam. I'm either using chrome spray paint or basic acrylic paints for the paint. And I have a big container of Mod Podge for the sealant.
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, smiths!
So I'm a first-timer working on making some foam weapons for my kids to whack each other with during their backyard adventures. I've been able to do a pretty good job (by my standards) with assembling and shaping them. But now it's time to paint.
So my question ultimately is this ... should I paint and then seal? Or seal and then paint? Or a mixture of the two?
For the most part, I'm just dealing with chrome, grays and other basic colors (one of the girls wants a rainbow cavalry saber). But I don't know if I'm supposed to seal the whole thing as is BEFORE applying paint. Or if one of the points of sealing the weapon is to help protect the paint.
It's almost all EVA foam. I'm either using chrome spray paint or basic acrylic paints for the paint. And I have a big container of Mod Podge for the sealant.
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, smiths!