I discovered this evening that rattle can primer melts styrofoam. Oops!
I should be able to salvage quite a bit as I didn’t try and prime everything in one go but there were casualties.
Any suggestions for quickly getting a durable base coat on styrofoam? It doesn’t have to be perfect but does need to knock the white back to a grey or brown.
The residue
It actually makes a pretty great texture. I’ll see if I can work this into some future project. Supported by (Turn Off)
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coat with Mod Podge mixed with some black (or whatever color) hobby paint. The cheap stuff works fine as it is just to put a base color down on the article. the Mod Podge also will make a very solid coating to protect the item.
There are rattle cans that allow for usage with Styrofoam, I know Montana creates such things but others do as well (Just test it on a piece of Styrofoam before usage). I tried that but due to the price choose a different option. Another option is to take simple craft paint and mix it with wood glue or Mod Podge and water, this creates a cheap and effective primer. That is what I did with my tiles. Seems like a lot of work, but if you use a big brush (Mine was an inch wide) it goes down surprisingly fast.… Read more »
Thanks folks! PVA and paint it is!