what's the best nail polish brand for paint filling sight lines and logos?!!???.... comment with pics pics if you got them!!!!

[iamrobertwalker]

Wondering what the community's got for me. 

 

So far I have experimented with a dollar store brand (I will post later after I find the bottle) and I am thinking that i need to do multiple applications for best results. 

 

Listen, I know that this is not a brand new idea for a thread/post, I am specifically looking for guidance via this thread or posting links to other threads and/or youtubes about paint filling.

 

 

Thanks ya'll 

 

 

PAR OR BETTER!!!!!

[btyh]

It's not nail polish but it works

[dbdors]

16 hours ago, btyh said:

It's not nail polish but it works

 

Testors or Tamiya will be better than nail polish.  I like Tamiya better as it cleans up with alcohol.  And if you search youtube for "putter paint fill" you'll find a ton of videos.  This guy does it a way that I have not seen many do, but there are a ton of techniques: 

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by dbdors

[btyh]

50 minutes ago, dbdors said:

Testors or Tamiya will be better than nail polish.  I like Tamiya better as it cleans up with alcohol.  And if you search youtube for "putter paint fill" you find a ton of videos.  This guy does it a way that I have not seen many do, but there are a ton of techniques: 

 

I found out that magic erasers takes off the over fill quick and easy

[ddetts]

Testors enamel is what I have the best results with. I've described my process here: 

 

[oneaugusta]

+3 testors or Tamiya works best.  Secret is to let it dry long enough before you clean up edges! 24 to 48 hours...

[8overpar]

+4 for Testors. Looks good on a HB4. Got a little antsy on clean up but I’ve done a lot of sticks. 

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by 8overpar

[Phabs]

I used acrylic paint markers that are awesome.  

[8thehardway]

I was blown away by Deerslayer and saved this post from October 31, 2008. He ended up pinning a how-to tutorial but I'm no good with computers; if someone is able to find and post it it will be a short winter. I remember he used Tamiya paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ddetts]

That's some epic stuff, I still haven't figured out how to blend/fade the colors like that!

[grantk526]

What is the best to use to remove the white sightline and best to black it out?

[hooperpsu]

Tamiya all day long! 

[grantk526]

What about fine tipped paint markers 

[hooperpsu]

1 hour ago, grantk526 said:

What is the best to use to remove the white sightline and best to black it out?

Acetone is the best place to start. Try to avoid nail polish remover as it can have other oils and stuff in it that can make the paint flow weirdly. If that doesn't get it you can try normal paint stripper but be careful with that stuff, it can be pretty nasty.

Edited March 13, 2021 by hooperpsu