Looking for silver tubes

[yorkie]

I'm going to be making 11 clicker pens with metallic silver acrylic. The problem is the clicker pens have a thin wall when finished and the metallic silver acrylic can sometimes show through when it gets that thin.

Anyone know where I can get silver painted tubes or if the white painted tubes will work? If I paint them first, do I use spray and brush paint and what type??

Thanks a lot.

 

[hunter-27]

I regularly use just plain old grey auto primer. Not had any issues. It is sandable so you can give it a light "scuffing before you glue. I don't usually but some say it is needed. This works for me, results may vary.

 

[IPD_Mrs]

You can order nickel platted tubes from CSUSA.

 

[Seer]

Woodcraft also has nickel in stock

 

[elody21]

silver nail polish works great!
Alice

 

[ed4copies]

silver nail polish works great!
Alice

Can you use CA to glue then, Alice?

CA dissolves most paints, nail polish would be a GREAT substitute, if it resists the CA.

 

[PTownSubbie]

You can always reverse paint the blanks like Curtis posted a while back.

Thread below: Video and all provided...
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=54159&highlight=reverse+painting

 

[witz1976]

Can you use CA to glue then, Alice?

CA dissolves most paints, nail polish would be a GREAT substitute, if it resists the CA.

Epoxy would fix that problem.

 

[Smitty37]

CA Paints

You might try model RR paint...It was made to paint metal kits that were glued together with CA...the CA didn't seem to affect it at all.