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Title: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: lpcjon2 on February 12, 2012, 05:19:00 PM
Has anyone ever had a problem with Testors paint and using water based poly. Just spent the morning cresting a half dozen arrows and when I went to poly the crest with water based poly the Testors broke down and ran all over. I have used Testors and floor water based poly with no problem, this time I used the rub on poly(water based,applied with a soft paint brush) and just ruined the crest.What do you think went wrong.
Title: Re: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: JamesV on February 12, 2012, 05:32:00 PM
strange that anything water based would desolve testor's paint if it was dry. Is Testor's paint oil base? I crest with regular oil base enamel and over-coat with wipe-on polly (oil base) and never had a problem. I do let the cresting dry overnight.

James
Title: Re: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: lpcjon2 on February 12, 2012, 05:36:00 PM
James I had a single band at the bottom of my crown dip that was testors and dried for 3 days ans it also ran off when the poly hit it.
Title: Re: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: wooddamon1 on February 12, 2012, 05:55:00 PM
Testors is oil-based, I've always used the wipe-on poly over the dried cresting with good results. I have no idea why it would ruin the cresting...

Hopefully someone can explain before I spend even MORE money on arrow stuff that's incompatable! LOL
Title: Re: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: Craig on February 12, 2012, 06:28:00 PM
I have been using testors for over 20 years and I use a product called Zip Guard and it's a waterbase poly. I can dip the first arrow right after I finish the last arrow. I don't have to wait 24 hrs for it to dry. It has never ran.
Title: Re: Testors paint and water based poly?
Post by: ny state land on February 12, 2012, 07:19:00 PM
never had a problem? i just use the water based poly from Home Depot, could be your Testors had and issue?