Chameleon tubes

[CaptainJane]

Hello all

Are those Chameleon tubes actually painted with the fancy color changing Chameleon paint?

Are they something special, or just a painted tube?

I have been painting my tubes for acrylic blanks, and wondered if those are super special, and if they are a step up from what I can do myself.

Thank you in advance for your responses.

 

[Dan Masshardt]

They aren't super special they're just super easy if you hate painting tubes like I do.

 

[TonyL]

Do they hide the glue lines?

 

[Joe S.]

Do they hide the glue lines?

You have to paint the inside of the hole for that.

 

[jttheclockman]

Clear cast:biggrin:

 

[TonyL]

I started always painting the inside of the barrels (and the tubes).

 

[jttheclockman]

In my humble opinion if you are just using acrylic blanks then paint the inside of the blank and forget the tube. To that is like wearing a belt and suspenders. What the heck add elastic band in the waste area. (that is like adding color to the epoxy too):biggrin: To me not needed if done right. Now if you are casting materials that have a weave pattern or are subject to seeing through them, then i suggest appropriate tube color. I do this with all my braided blanks.