What paint for playfield touch-ups?

[Cary]

I have some minor touch-up work to do on the playfield for a 1964 Bally Mad World. I've found various articles on t'internet recommending american branded acrylic paints for this purpose, but does anyone know of a trustworthy brand that can be found here in the UK?

Mainly I'm looking to colour match the blue - there are a number of tiny chips in the blue paint to the white coat beneath, and while tiny the white flecks really catch the eye being in the area near the front of the playfield.

I'm not sure my brush skills are sufficient to re-paint the missing bits of the circles around the bumpers. Perhaps less is more for the bumpers...

 

[aaronhicksuk]

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-ultimate-playfield-restoration

I'm sure you have probably already read this thread but I've followed Vid's advice and with a bit of practice managed decent results, and I'm an engineer not an artist!

That playfield actually looks in really good condition so shouldn't be too difficult to touch up. If you want the best results don't try to cut corners. Createx paints are available in the UK from a few places and work well, although they do dry a little darker then when mixed wet. Mixing colours up took me a while but you shouldn't have anything to mix if its just blacks and whites you're touching up.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Createx-Air...e=UTF8&qid=1455022470&sr=8-4&keywords=createx

 

[RudeDogg1]

Any good quality acrylic

 

[jaywire]

I use createx and use little tester strips of high gloss card to test colour mixes. I mix up a tiny bit of what I need, trying to keep track of x parts red to y parts blue, and paint (airbrush) the strip.

I blast that with a hairdryer until it dries to get the 'dry' colour (already mentioned above it dries darker) then squirt some goo gone/naptha on that to see what the colour would be after a clear coat.

I then hold these strips next to the area I'm painting to see how far away I am.

Don't underestimate how hard/time consuming mixing colours can be and my advice is only touch up what really needs it.

I'm not an artist though so professional no doubt don't take as long and make better jobs!