HERE YOU WILL FIND THE SECRETS TO USING ACRYLIC PAINTS ON VINYL AIR DRY PAINTS ARE MY FAVOURITE BECAUSE USED PROPERLY THEY CAN PRODUCE WONDERFUL RESULTS. THESE ARE THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNT WHILST USING THEM AND I WANT TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE ,THE SECRETS IM ABOUT TO TELL YOU HAVE TAKEN ME MANY YEARS TO WORK OUT THROUGH TRAIL AND ERROR .... THE KEY TO ALL MY ART IS PREPERATION, FAIL TO PREPARE AND PREPARE TO FAIL! AIR DRY PAINTS ARE BEST FOR REBORNING BECAUSE THEY ARE NON TOXIC AS THERE IS NO RISK OF LEAVING YOUR KIT IN THE OVEN TO LONG NO MORE SPOILED KITS ,IF LIKE ME YOU SPEND A FORTUNE ON KITS YOU DONT WANT THEM RUINED ,NOT THAT IT HAPPENS TO ALL PEOPLE BUT IM JUST SAYING. FIRST THINGS FIRST THINING YOUR PAINT ......DISTILLED WATER IS WHAT I FOUND TO WORK BEST ,YOU CAN BUY THIS IN A GARAGE OR CAR SHOP LIKE HALFORDS OR YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN THIS IS DONE BY BOILING WATER AND LEAVING IT TO COOL I USUALLY PREPARE MINE THE DAY BEFORE I START TO PAINT, PREPARING YOUR KIT IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A DOLL KIT THERE IS NO NEED TO REMOVE FACTORY PAINT BUT I ALWAYS GIVE MY KIT A WASH TO REMOVE DUST AND GIVE IT A WIPE OVER WITH AN ALCOHOL SWAB ,YOU WILL NEED TO GET SOME MATTE SEALER YOU CAN ADD THIS TO THE PAINT AND THIS WILL HELP IT ADHERE TO THE VINYL (YOU NEED TO MIX YOUR COLOUR THEN ADD A TINY AMOUNT TO THE PAINT AND MIX WELL THEN YOU CAN THIN WITH YOUR WATER