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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop
sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
On Mar 4, 2:45 am, "santaclaws" wrote:
I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
On Mar 4, 7:06 am, "Lou" wrote:
On Mar 4, 2:45 am, "santaclaws" wrote: I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise NO...I HAVEN'T ...WHERE CAN I GET THEM???? MICHAEL'S MAYBE....OR OTHER CRAFT STORES??? THANKS |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
On Mar 4, 7:06 am, "Lou" wrote:
On Mar 4, 2:45 am, "santaclaws" wrote: I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise OH...I TRIED INDIA INK ON THEM...DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ALCOHOL INK...IT SUNK IN...BUT IS VERY LIGHT. |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
What about FLOAM? It comes in a bunch of neon colors. It's sold with
kids' craft stuff. You can get it at Wal-Mart, Michael's, etc. http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/floam.html You can use it to "paint" objects. Let it dry and cover with lacquer or varnish to waterproof it. You can paint over it, too. Are you going to wear these after they're painted? I don't really know of any paint that will flex enough to hold up to the flip-flops being worn without cracking. ---Barbara On Mar 4, 2:45 am, "santaclaws" wrote: I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
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what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise NO...I HAVEN'T ...WHERE CAN I GET THEM???? MICHAEL'S MAYBE....OR OTHER CRAFT STORES??? THANKS Yes, Michaels and AC Moore have the Tim Holtz' inks... in the rubber stamping department. There are also Pantone inks, but I think you might have to go to an Art supply store. Also, how about the inks that they sell in the calligraphy dep't? I know that the alcohol inks attach themselves well to plastics... they dry almost immediately. Pinata inks might be an on-line purchase, but at least you can try the Ranger inks; and... use a 40 % coupon! I have used them on glass, plastic, paper, and my hands. Always use rubber gloves with them... they will re-do a manicure! HTH.. Louise |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
On Mar 4, 8:33 am, "santaclaws" wrote:
On Mar 4, 7:06 am, "Lou" wrote: On Mar 4, 2:45 am, "santaclaws" wrote: I'm trying to find some way to make paint stick to Croc's flip flop sandals...used acyrlic and enamel paints...they crack and flake off...put polyurethane on after painting...still crack...tried India ink...not bright enough..I want to use loud colors like neon colors...tried permanent markers...stays on but fades...any ideas on what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise OH...I TRIED INDIA INK ON THEM...DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ALCOHOL INK...IT SUNK IN...BUT IS VERY LIGHT. not the same thing. |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
On Mar 5, 7:04 am, "Lou" wrote:
snip what I might use to paint the Croc's...that won't fade, crack..withstand the elements( water, etc.) and stay bright??? any suggestions would be appreciated...thanks...Gus in cajun country.. Have you tried alcohol inks? Pinata, or Tim Holtz' Ranger inks? Might work. HTH... Louise NO...I HAVEN'T ...WHERE CAN I GET THEM???? MICHAEL'S MAYBE....OR OTHER CRAFT STORES??? THANKS Yes, Michaels and AC Moore have the Tim Holtz' inks... in the rubber stamping department. There are also Pantone inks, but I think you might have to go to an Art supply store. Also, how about the inks that they sell in the calligraphy dep't? I know that the alcohol inks attach themselves well to plastics... they dry almost immediately. Pinata inks might be an on-line purchase, but at least you can try the Ranger inks; and... use a 40 % coupon! I have used them on glass, plastic, paper, and my hands. Always use rubber gloves with them... they will re-do a manicure! HTH.. Louise thanks....oh..was thinking...don't know how they work but stopped by the tattoo artist yesterday...he wasn't in...but I'd like to talk to him...bet those guns or whatever you call them that they use to put tattoos on folks would work...gotta find out how they work...plus I think they have stencils, cool ones, that can just be colored in....gotta check that out fer sure |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
bought some Gorilla glue...a very strong glue...put it on a few pairs
of Croc's...really puts a shine on them...gotta wait and see what happens now...if they'll crack or peel...???? |
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Need help on painting Crocs flip flops...
There is an article in the newest (May/June) issue of "The Rubber
Stamper" magazine about creating 3-D images that are completely flexible, crack-resistant, bold-colored, and weather-proof. When I read the article, I immediately thought about this post. You might want to obtain a copy of the new issue, because I think the technique described in the article could maybe be adapted to paint your flip- flops. |
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