Paint experiments, Sinful Colors nail polish

[Longbox55]

I've been testing nail polish after a long time of staying away from using it (last attempt over 20 years ago ended badly). I came across this brand at the local Meijer store, and it has lots of interesting colors. Unfortunately, some of them are seasonal, though I've found that Walmart does stock most of the colors year 'round. It's fairly inexpensive, around $2 for the regular line, $3 for their "2 part" colors. It's much cheaper than most polishes I've seen, which run anywhere from $6 to $14 locally.

For the most part, they are all pretty much prepped the same, Duplicolor gray primer/sealer, 2-3 coats of color, then 2-3 coats of Duplicolor Paint shop clear. There are some exceptions, as some were shot over either a black or white base. It's hard to see in the pics, but those that are over either a black or white base are marked with either a "B" or a "W" after the color name. All were thinned with Kleen Strip lacquer thinner and shot at approximately 15 psi, and were mostly shot with a Paasche model V with a #5 tip.

[peteski]

I use nail polishes for painting models. Sinful is one of the brands I have used. They have lots of really wild (and not-so-wild) colors available. And they can sometimes be purchased for like a buck a bottle. And since the nail polish is fairly viscous, a bottle can be thinned to at least a double its volume for airbrushing.

[Nacho Z]

Looks like there are some really nice colors there.  Thanks for sharing how you did it.

[Longbox55]

You have t be careful picking their colors, as some of them have fairly large flake in them which prevents them from being sprayed. I found that out the hard way. But for the most part, they thin down and spray very well, and most of them also cover very well, too.

[MonoPed]

#104 Aqua turned out to be a pretty good match for AMC engines. Cheap too, picked it up at Walgreen's for a buck.

[vintagercr]

I've never tried nail polish but there sure are some nice colours

[BigTallDad]

Did you actually purchase over 40 containers of nail polish or are some of the colors shown mixes?

[Longbox55]

Did you actually purchase over 40 containers of nail polish or are some of the colors shown mixes?

Yes, I have to admit, I did purchase all the colors shown. However, many of them are seasonal colors that I picked up on clearance. None are mixes, but some of them are the same color shot over different bases, mostly in the yellows.