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Old 09-23-2014 | 10:55 AM
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Rustytrax
 
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Originally Posted by YHR
Troy

Does the PLA take paint well?? I see PLA or ABS are the two materials talked about now. With ABS I hear you need to have a heated base plate for sure, PLA not so much so.
Sorry to take so long to reply. It has been a busy time for government work.

You can paint both. You really should apply a primer first. Water based acrylics like AK won't want to bond to either ABS or PLA without a primer. Tamiya paint will cover but I have seen some issues with large areas.