Painting styrofoam
 

What is a good paint for styrofoam board ? I need something for
cosmetic reasons, something that will stick and not chip, something that
can be easily cleaned

Painting styrofoam
 

Nick Hull wrote:
What is a good paint for styrofoam board ? I need something for
cosmetic reasons, something that will stick and not chip, something
that can be easily cleaned

Latex.

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Painting styrofoam
 

"Nick Hull" wrote in message
.. .
What is a good paint for styrofoam board ? I need something for
cosmetic reasons, something that will stick and not chip, something that
can be easily cleaned

Start with latex. Anything else may have some solvents that will attack the
foam. Once you have a solid latex barrier, it is possible to put other
coatings on top of it.

Painting styrofoam
 

"Nick Hull" wrote in message
.. .
| What is a good paint for styrofoam board ? I need something for
| cosmetic reasons, something that will stick and not chip, something
that
| can be easily cleaned

use acrylic paint for a base coat and finish with "tempra paint"
not latex paint though it tends to flake off when dry..

Painting styrofoam
 

On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:41:06 -0500, "3G" wrote:


"Nick Hull" wrote in message
.. .
| What is a good paint for styrofoam board ? I need something for
| cosmetic reasons, something that will stick and not chip, something
that
| can be easily cleaned

use acrylic paint for a base coat and finish with "tempra paint"
not latex paint though it tends to flake off when dry..


Water soluble acrylics only. You can buy these 60 ml/2 fl oz bottles
at the Dollar Store. The art supplies and craft stores also carry
these acrylics but they cost a lot more there. For large areas you
may have to resort to latex on account of cost.