How to paint helmet ?

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

Hi!

Some of my clone troopers helmet are yellowed(i used hydrogen peroxide but after 3 days they had yellowed again). I have idea to repaint them again but i have no idea how to bypass black painting on helmet (viewer). Any ideas how to make it? Maybe should i tape these viewers (its method from painting cars)?

What should i use? What do u think about white perma marker?

Edited June 21, 2014 by Reg the ARC Trooper

[CustomJoe_MD]

You will need to mask the area you don't want to paint (blue tape and an x-acto) you can try painting liquid latex over the areas to mask too, but at that scale it's going to be a pain to save the black.

If you have the talent just paint over the entire thing and then repaint the black. Plastiline is a good alternative to use if you don't have latex available. Or abs paint, sand the part a little where it's yellow and then make some from acetone and shavings of new white parts, just make sure its thin enough to refill the sanded parts.

You are going to a lot of trouble for such a small detail, I RESPECT that.

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=96498

this will help with some of that restauration project

Edited June 21, 2014 by CustomJoe_MD

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

I will try to mask area. My mom has manual and art skills so she will do it for me (i have too big fingers and im not so good in art/painting) ;]

[CustomJoe_MD]

Have you tried the peroxide thing and then let them in the sun in a plastic container. I'm not 100% thats how its done but I recall some talk about this before.

OR

http://midibox.org/forums/topic/12218-retr0bright-get-rid-of-the-yellowing-on-your-old-abs-plastic/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retr0bright

Not sure it won't remove the black though. I never id this so do a test beforehand, you can make your own solution of this stuff at home.

Edited June 21, 2014 by CustomJoe_MD

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

I tried peroxide. The bricks looked brand new but after 2-3 days they were yellowing back...

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

Sorry for 2nd post but i have a question - what kind of paint should i use to minifigures. I want to make bigger dots on my 501st clone troopers here(to make 'em more simillar to arc trooper from 9488 and troopers from movie):

[CustomJoe_MD]

Hi Reg hope the masking is going well, this is a topic on paints.

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=95291&hl=

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

Is the acrylic paint waterproof?

I found Revell paint for plastic models - what do u think aout her?

Edited June 24, 2014 by Reg the ARC Trooper

[Wardancer]

I often use Revell paint. It is cheap and works well, but for bigger areas i prefer Citadel. Revell is enamel as described in the link above.

[Reg the ARC Trooper]

I want use paint to small details on my minifigs - so you are right - i have to use revell. Thx for reply

Gloss or Mat?

Edited June 24, 2014 by Reg the ARC Trooper

[Wardancer]

Glossy is closer to real lego, although sometimes it can be too glossy. Some colors are only available in one or the other. Try it out, if you dont like it, you can use transparent glossy or matte to change the surface afterwards.