Plasticote fluorescent paint

[TF_Irk the purists]

Use this on all my float tips but Plasticote seem to have discontinued the jars of orange glow (B27) and fluorescent Yellow.

Anyone know any hardware shops or model shops that still have stocks available?

~think ~think

Cheers

[TF_jono]

hi steve

i was looking a year or two back now for the orange glow paint but couldnt find it anywhere.

nearest thing i could find was orange float enamel paint on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fluorescent-Neon-UV-fisherman-float-enamel-paint-ORANGE-/150503752666?pt=UK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL&hash=item230ab903da

[diddly-squattParticipant]

See if you can find somewhere that sells a paint called Testors there flouo orange,red and yellow are really good. Get mine from a local model shop.

[TF_bagging machineParticipant]

I bought the plasticote i have from B&Q but it was quite a while ago, perhaps 2 or 3 years.

[TF_Irk the purists]

Thanks Chaps….

Looks like we’ll have to move on and find a replacement, I’m off to try your suggestions…

~clap

[MadScientist]

Believe they stopped doing it in 2005/6…

A few other options are;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-x-250ml-Hi-Vis-Florescent-High-Safety-Marking-Paint-/290182273843?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Paint_Varnish_MJ&hash=item4390361b33#ht_638wt_1141

Diddys suggestion of the Testors is spot on – best orange I’ve found – you want the Pactra racing finish in fluor orange or yellow – watch out – its a solvent based one and you’ll be on the ceiling if you breathe a lot in.

One little trick I found recently is for reversible tip colors. Plastidip do fluorescent orange and yellow and normal black –and you can thin it 20% with their Shinecoat – F799(??). For plastic bristles you can coat them in about 20 minutes by dipping the tip and leaving upside down. Then, since its a rubber coating you can just peel the coating back off to go back to your original tip. Not tried it on laquered cane tips etc, but for plastics, it works a treat.

MS

[TF_wiggley worm]

plastikote paints are now water based dont seem to cover or flatten out as good as the previous paints i now use garbolino paints for my tips

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