SmItH_aLeX

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i have been using pactra lacquer paints, great results, but how well does a waterbased paint work compared the it?

Mark T.

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Createx makes Parma Fascolor Paints. It's the same thing just a different label.

Bermbuster

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i believe the parma faskolor has some flex additives added to the paint.
I use both paints with excellent results....If I use more createx i use faskolor as a backer (flex properties)

TXDRacing

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I use PARMA on a regular basis but there are SOME colors that are harder to use such as the sky blue that createx seems to be a little thicker and easier to use. Createx has some colors that PArma doesnt....these seem to be the only differences.

SmItH_aLeX

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oh i meant the pactra lacquer paints

Mark T.

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I've used pactra and it sticks fine. Just make sure your airbrush can spray solvent-based paints.

JKA

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you can srapy with more pressure when using the waterbased stuff. It won't cobweb like the laquer stuff. That said I don't think water based is a smooth spraying as the laquer stuff. The biggest advantage for waterbased... and its a big advantage... is the ease of cleanup. When I was painting a bit I would keep 2 buckets full of water, the first for 1st pass cleanup and the second for last pass. After spraying a color and the cup was dry I would submerge the brush in the 1st bucket and spray air through it while thumbing out the cup. Then submerge in bucket 2 doing the same thing to get the rest of the color out. It requires a thorough cleanup afterwards though but that quick cleanup between colors made life easy.

As for createx compared to parma... same same except for the white IMO. I always liked the createx white best for some reason. It seemed to apply more evenly than parma and was opaque so if you accidentally messed up color order it wouldn't be as big of a deal to spray a darker color behind the createx white.

All that said, I rarely paint anymore... TXD does all my stuff.

trx450racer174

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Well i have never used Parma paint but here is a shell i did yesterday for my Hyper 7 using Createx paint, i am a custom helmet painter so i work with urethane automotive paint and i found this paint extremly easy to work with, i havent painted a r/c lid in 20 years and whiped this out in a couple of hours but is hard getting use to painting backwards.

SmItH_aLeX

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oh i know how to paint.

i was just wondering how water based works compared to lacquer paints

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i used lacquer pactra on these.

trx450racer174

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not doubting your skills bro nice work, but coming from shooting automotive paints for 15+ years to working with water based paint i am very impressed with the paint, it takes a little getting use to and the best thing i like is the low odor, i was going to use HOK but i am trying to do this with my son and the low odor and lack of solvents really help in the fum factor for him.