paint for foam

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I am wanting to give my blue foam a light coat of brown or some earth tone paint before I start on any scenery or track laying ,,, I am wondering if I need a special paint,, I dont want it to start flaking off after a while or when I glue the scenery and other things down I dont want the paint coming off,,,,, ,,,,, or is it even necessary,,,,, ,, I thought it might be a little more forgiving if there is a spot here and there that i miss with grass and stuff if it would be brown instead of blue,,,, has anyone ever done this,,, , thanks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,st

 

[Jim Krause]

The cheapest earthtone, flat latex , interior paint works just fine. Solvent based paints will damage the foam.
You can also add sifted dry dirt to give the paint some texture if you like. I used dirt from my backyard and sifted it with a kitchen seive and then dried it in the oven.

 

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Thanks Jim,, thats what I was wanting to hear,,,,,off to wal-mart i guess,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,, st

 

[MasonJar]

You may be able to get something from the "mis-tint" pile at a fraction of the cost of custom mix. They may even retint it for you if you don't need anything more specific than "dirt colour".

Andrew

 

[60103]

I use standard latex. I started with a couple of tins of custom mix, but I make undercoats out of anything suitable from house painting (the sage from the living room).
I made some platforms out of foam and painted them with craft store acrylics; I stuck figures on with accent glue and the pulled the paint off when they fell over.