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Hi
I recently bought a prop that needs some painting here and there the whole prop is made out of latex he is pretty old from 2007. There is no cracks in the latex the prop is in good shape I was just wondering what type of paint would be good to use on a latex prop I was thinking maybe acrylic or spray paint the prop will go outdoors and I was thinking the acrylic will probably just come off it rained

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[oaklawn Crematory]

I would use latex paint.

 

[CreepyCreations]

Yes, use latex! It won't corrode it. Same if you are painting styrofoam... use latex. Otherwise, you risk dissolving the stryofoam.

 

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thanks that is what I was afraid of, the paint damaging the prop.

 

[daddywoofdawg]

I think they use acrylic on props at the factory.

 

[Mayzshon]

In an old Tom Savini book, he talked about painting latex with a mixture of acrylic paint and rubber cement.

Here's an article on it: http://www.monstermakers.com/content/materials3.html


Here's another article on painting latex : http://www.artmolds.com/pdf/Painting_Latex.pdf

 

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thanks acrylic paint is what I will be using hopefully it holds up ok outdoors