Painting latex masks?

[JohnnyL]

So, my brother is working on painting a Michael Myers latex mold. He's using an acrylic paint mixed with latex and wants to know what he should do about getting rid of blemishes after each layer dries. Can he use an ultra-fine sandpaper?

Any tips would greatly be appreciated!

[Joiseygal]

What ever you do don't paint it with spray paint. I painted the tiger woods mask for the Mummers Day Parade a week before New Years and I'm still waiting for it to dry. I'm hoping it will dry so I can sell it to someone else that will be able to use it. I wouldn't mind just getting my money back for what I paid for the mask originally. Anyway I can't do anything until it dries. STAY AWAY FROM SPRAY PAINT!

[Devils Chariot]

what do these blemishes look like? you could probably sand them, then paint a clear layer of latex over it to blend it back in and restore the sheen.

[goregalore]

Joiseygal,
Sorry you had to learn a valuable lesson the hard way. You can never paint latex with spray paint. The latex is petrol based and so is the spray paint. It is kind of the same as putting vaseline on a rubber. It will basically melt it.
Plus even when it does dry it will completely crack off because the latex is flexible and the spray paint is not. I am sorry to tell you the mask is trashed unless you get the spray paint off. Then you can do something with it. Acetone, or possibly isopropyl alcohol should help get the spray paint off. But then you need to wash the mask to get the acetone off. Acetone can also break the latex down over time.
But after that you can use acrylics with latex to paint the mask again.

[Joiseygal]

Joiseygal,
Sorry you had to learn a valuable lesson the hard way. You can never paint latex with spray paint. The latex is petrol based and so is the spray paint. It is kind of the same as putting vaseline on a rubber. It will basically melt it.
Plus even when it does dry it will completely crack off because the latex is flexible and the spray paint is not. I am sorry to tell you the mask is trashed unless you get the spray paint off. Then you can do something with it. Acetone, or possibly isopropyl alcohol should help get the spray paint off. But then you need to wash the mask to get the acetone off. Acetone can also break the latex down over time.
But after that you can use acrylics with latex to paint the mask again.

It was the Tiger Woods mask and I got my use out of it. Since I only painted the hat part of the mask with spray paint than maybe I will substitute the latex hat with a real hat and see how it looks. This will be my experimental faze. Anyway thanks goregalore for the info. :)

[Psyc0 Walrus]

why not just buy some latex paint made specifically for masks? http://monstermakers.com/

Thats where i get my supplies