Can i use acrylic paint to touch up my aluminum frame?

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Can i use acrylic paint to touch up my aluminum frame?
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flag PedroVieira
Posted: Nov 12, 2014 at 21:21 Quote
I've touched up a stone chip on my stinky frame with acrylic paint. It was a tiny detail though but i'm still worried that the paint could potentially eat through the metal. Did i just f*ck up or there's no risk involved?

Thanks in advance!
flag nigeJ
Posted: Nov 13, 2014 at 8:37 Quote
I've used acrylic paint on aluminium with no problems at all for touch ups.
flag aggro
Posted: Nov 14, 2014 at 8:47 Quote
Acrylic paint is water based, and contains nothing corrosive or harmful to aluminum. The only real downside with using acrylic is it isn't a very durable and can easily be scratched off. For touchups I would recommend an enamel paint (ie. car model paint you used when you were a kid) or nail polish because they are more durable and just as easily to use as acrylic. Just be sure to take care of your brushes, you will need paint thinner.
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