I was painting a cape (rubber) and it looked like it came out OK but as soon as I flexed it, it cracked and chipped. Now I did give it multiple thin coats and even a little fine grit sand. Not really sure how to continue.....
Try the Faskolor if you can, would be good to get info on more materials.
I use VHT Vinyl Dye, it's the only spray I now of that's actually dye. Everything else is just paint, but may work if it's flexible, like the fabric/upholstery spray paints.
I don't bother with dyes like RIT that require boiling and soaking, I never get satisfactory results.
Faskolor makes flexible paint that flexes pretty well. The only downside is that it is made for airbrush use and they recommend that you shoot at 50 psi. I've done a few capes with Duplicolor fabric and vinyl spray and then, if I wanted a different color than what the Duplicolor was, I would use Faskolor to paint with great success.
Thank you very much! I bought some dyes and what I thought was vinyl spary paint liquitex? I ask the hobby store employee for vinyl paint and that's what they pointed to.but nothing on the bottle indicates that it is.
Acrylics have a little flex but not nearly enough. You have to buy paint specifically made to flex, or you can try making your own by adding a little liquid latex to it. Could also try getting some fabric/furniture paint, or vinyl/fabric dye.
Painting in thin multiple coats doesn't do anything to prevent cracking or paintrub. I wish I knew where people were getting that misinformation so I can delete it lol.
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I use VHT Vinyl Dye, it's the only spray I now of that's actually dye. Everything else is just paint, but may work if it's flexible, like the fabric/upholstery spray paints.
I don't bother with dyes like RIT that require boiling and soaking, I never get satisfactory results.
Good luck!
Painting in thin multiple coats doesn't do anything to prevent cracking or paintrub. I wish I knew where people were getting that misinformation so I can delete it lol.