Nail Polish ???

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I've been thinking about using nail polish someday on a more custom build but was wondering what is nail polish? Is it Acrylic Enamel, Acrylic Lacquer, or something else? Also, what do you thin it with?

[tubbs]

now, guys this is a touchy subect. i have my man card out for this one...... i and my buddys have had our best results with revlon. there is another one called wet and wild (lots of crazy colors ) its a gamble with the 99 cent stuff from the discount store. we would thin with laquer thinner, about 1:1. its been a long time since i have painted with nail polish. thats my experience with it. good luck. make sure you get a couple of bottles, there is not a lot in those things.

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Thanks tubbs, that's what I've been finding out, thin with lacquer with about a 1:1 ratio and test before using because some of them are pretty hot.

[futurattraction]

Feb 5, 2011 23:12:43 GMT -6 tubbs said:

now, guys this is a touchy subect. i have my man card out for this one...... i and my buddys have had our best results with revlon.

That's funny tubbs! LOL

[bad440]

i paint with nail polish all the time,you get very nice colors.have used revlon,wet and wild opi among others.i thin with acetone 1 to 1 then clear with a quality spray bomb.they come out nice my .02 cents

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Thanks for your input bad440, I have a few colors I'm going to try out some day.
Oh, what's the curing time on that stuff anyway?

[another rick]

I used nail polish on my Willys gasser pickup. It was a few years back and it was some Big Lots $1/bottle stuff, but I seem to remember it dried rather quickly, of course I use a dehydrator. One thing, it does dry pretty hard and is a bear to sand to a shine, it will need to be cleared.

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I've got a dehydrator so that would be just fine. I usually clear my builds anyway too. That Willys looks great too.

[bad440]

you have to paint it two stage.i just use a quality clear.i have color sanded the same day and buffed it out. it gets harder to rub day by day

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