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General Category => Painting & Weathering Techniques => Topic started by: Lawton Maner on April 19, 2025, 08:08:10 PM

Title: Translucent paint?
Post by: Lawton Maner on April 19, 2025, 08:08:10 PM
I'm getting ready to paint some San Juan details telephone insulators.  I would like to do them in a translucent green color much like the traditional Coke bottle here in the US.  Any suggestions from the forum?
Title: Re: Translucent paint?
Post by: shropshire lad on April 20, 2025, 01:49:58 AM
Tamiya do translucent paints in green , red and I think yellow. I have painted clear HO bottles using their green paint and they look fine .
Title: Re: Translucent paint?
Post by: Lawton Maner on April 20, 2025, 05:52:55 AM
I found it in a spray can.  Does it come as a brush on paint?
Title: Re: Translucent paint?
Post by: shropshire lad on April 20, 2025, 06:49:38 AM
Yes it does . It is available in their standard sized glass jars . There are in fact six colours

   X19 Smoke
   X23 Blue
   X24 Yellow
   X25 Green
   X26 Orange
   X27 Red

   There are a number of videos on YouTube showing how they can be used.
Title: Re: Translucent paint?
Post by: Bill Gill on April 20, 2025, 06:47:43 PM
Lawton, the lower utility pole arm in the photo was molded in clear styrene. The green insulators on it were coated with a thin layer of opaque green Gouache that was mixed into clear gloss acrylic varnish. (Click photo to enlarge). They look translucent "Coke bottle green".
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