Which type of paint to use.

I want to paint a German officers hat white so i can use it for a kitbash German sailor i am creating. What type of white paint should i sue to paint over the green on the hat being as the hat is a rubber type.

I've used acrylic paint with varying results. Make sure you wash the hat in detergent to remove any grease first. Mainly it's been very effective but when I painted some black berets red they remaind tacky and the paint came off and stained some clothes they were stored with.

The best way to do this I've found is to use a matt varnish spray first then paint, then varnish, if you need
More of a lustre on the hat buff with a cloth, using straight acrylics will always dry sticky.
Good luck!

I`ve given my hats a coat of PVA before painting with acrylic paint.


and degrease etc beforehand

brownboots wrote:

The best way to do this I've found is to use a matt varnish spray first then paint, then varnish, if you need
More of a lustre on the hat buff with a cloth, using straight acrylics will always dry sticky.
Good luck!

Good tip will try that.

Cheers Guys,

Need to go shopping now for paint!!

I have had success painting rubber berets and hats with acrylics from the Tamiya range. I have also tried artists acrylic paint, but as other posters have commented, this paint remained sticky.

With the Tamiya acrylics the paint dried to a nice finish and was not at all sticky.

What you need is a good spray varnish, I've been using Humbrol and also when I can
Get it Testors Dullcote which is meant to be the best, in terms of paint Citadel Paints
From Games Workshop work well and they have a great range of colours and effect washes
I find they are really helpfully and might suggest a method or colour for whatever job
You may undertake. If you can run to it a nice brush does help the best being the Windsor and Newton
Series 7, they are expensive but with good maintanence will last you years and give you a great finish.

Hope this helps....if you need any other tips....just ask!

brownboots wrote:

What you need is a good spray varnish, I've been using Humbrol and also when I can
Get it Testors Dullcote which is meant to be the best, in terms of paint Citadel Paints
From Games Workshop work well and they have a great range of colours and effect washes
I find they are really helpfully and might suggest a method or colour for whatever job
You may undertake. If you can run to it a nice brush does help the best being the Windsor and Newton
Series 7, they are expensive but with good maintanence will last you years and give you a great finish.

Hope this helps....if you need any other tips....just ask!

So again, varnish first, then paint and varnish again?

Fonnezz wrote:

brownboots wrote:

What you need is a good spray varnish, I've been using Humbrol and also when I can
Get it Testors Dullcote which is meant to be the best, in terms of paint Citadel Paints
From Games Workshop work well and they have a great range of colours and effect washes
I find they are really helpfully and might suggest a method or colour for whatever job
You may undertake. If you can run to it a nice brush does help the best being the Windsor and Newton
Series 7, they are expensive but with good maintanence will last you years and give you a great finish.

Hope this helps....if you need any other tips....just ask!

So again, varnish first, then paint and varnish again?

Pretty much, get your first varnish layer on, it should dry with a matt finish then get on your first coat
And second coat a good tip would be to lightly sand the surface, I've a really used sanding block that's
Incredibly worn down but it just gives a tiny bit of abrasion you may get the same effect from a nail buffer
That has various stages of abrasion, then give it a last coat. You may find that buffing parts of the hat
Ie. the peak with a cotton cloth will give it a glossier lustre and will save you from having to buy a gloss varnish!