Howdy all,


I made a cowl with my vacuum table for a scratch built model I have just finished. The problem is this. I painted the cowl with Top Flight Monokote Paint to match the Monokote. The result was that the paint made the plastic very soft and actually deformed it. I made the cowl using 30 mil high impact polystyrene (HIPS). This model only has a 20" WS so the cowl isn't very thick. It is electric so fuel proofing is not required. I am also working on a I.C. powered plane that will have a cowl and wheel pants made from the same polystyrene. What do I use to paint polystyrene and not have the piece wrecked due to some kind of chemical reaction?


Hec