Acrylic vs. Enamel

[cedar]

Which one and what brand do you use for cresting and why?  Can I put acrylic over enamel and/or enamel over acrylic?

[Grey Taylor]

A better way to state your question is, "can I put water-based acrylic paint over oil-based and/or oil-based over water-based acrylic?"

In the paint industry "enamel" has come to mean a paint that dries with a hard, durable surface. It is no longer a term solely the property of oil-based paint as there are water-based enamel paints available.

Personally, I use water-based craft paints for all my cresting. It's inexpensive, compatible with the clear coat I use, and it's available in far more colors than oil-based model paints like Testors.

Guy

[dragonheart]

I use testors, but want to try some of the waterbased.

[tradlongbow]

I've been using water-based acrylic paint for everything.

Darren

[lpcjon2]

I use testors and have used water based poly over it with no problems until my last set of arrows,the testors wiped off when I applied the poly(the Testors may have been thinned to much). I am going to try the water based paints this time around.