Need Help with Soft Plastic!!!

if you're not doing it already you need to wash the entire figure in warm soapy water to make sure all the mold release and other chemicals from the manufacturing process are gone.

Soft rubber capes are hard to paint - use acrylic paints and do several light coats of paint - make sure you thin your paint properly with a drop of distilled water.

Most definitely make sure you're using Acrylic paint! Enamel will not dry.

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also try and soak the rubber in rubbing alacahol

Hey it's a start! I'll try that for my next custom! Thanks!

You can try rubbing some Acetone (Nail polish Remover) on it, let it dry then paint. make sure you wash with warm soap and water before. Remember to use Acrylic only NOT Enamel. Hope it helps.