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  1. Newsgroups: rec.models.rockets
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!primerd.prime.com!usenet
  3. From: Jim Cook <J.Cook@ENS.Prime.COM>
  4. Subject: Re: What Paint to Use on Styrafoam?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov19.221853.11986@primerd.prime.com>
  6. Sender: usenet@primerd.prime.com (Usenet)
  7. Reply-To: <J.Cook@ENS.Prime.COM>
  8. Organization: Prime Computer, Inc.
  9. References: <1992Nov19.192600.25061@ennews.eas.asu.edu>
  10. Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:18:53 GMT
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  13. In article <1992Nov19.192600.25061@ennews.eas.asu.edu> elder@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
  14. (Greg Elder) writes:
  15. >I'm trying to build a flying snowman rocket using styrafoam balls for
  16. >a December launch.  I know that some types of paint will melt/shrink
  17. >styrafoam.  What types of paint don't, i.e., what kind of paint can I
  18. >use which will not harm the styrafoam?  I believe this was mentioned
  19. >some time back in a posting, but I did not save that post.  Thanks.
  20. >
  21. >
  22. >--
  23. >Greg Elder                                        elder@enuxhb.eas.asu.edu
  24. >Department of Computer Science            or      elder@seine.eas.asu.edu
  25. >Arizona State University
  26. >
  27. >
  28.  
  29. Try "Polly-S".  The "S" stands for styrofoam.  It's water based.
  30. I don't know what you do if you want a gloss finish as I don't associate
  31. waterbased paint with gloss finishes.  Floor wax of some type?
  32.  
  33. Good luck,
  34. Jim
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