bob123 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 doing research, I've been wondering if clear oil paint would be useful. It's incredibly hard, and would probably polish well, would like some input on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Well , any answer is better than none so here is my opinion. ( I have 0 experience with oil paints- ) Anyone who does a swirl paint job is painting with oil based paint. Seems like its a proven way of painting . To my inexperienced self at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 swirls arent neccessarily oil based paints. Im referring to use oil as a clear coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Several swirls in oil, but no oil-based clear - aside from those that are actually oils (not meant to sound like smart "a"). On that topic though, there are numerous posts throughout the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Several swirls in oil, but no oil-based clear - aside from those that are actually oils (not meant to sound like smart "a"). On that topic though, there are numerous posts throughout the forum. Nah, I have plenty of experience in oil based finished. I guess Ill give it a shot and see how it comes out and report my findings Im freakin tired of sanding poly, want something stronger then urethane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Got a flat oil based clear, Ill fill you guys on results. Gotta figure the best way to aerosol it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) got some oil clear from hobby lobby and brushed it on yesterday. Im on a business trip for a couple days, and will report back what I find when I get home on thursday. edit : It was surpisingly easy to work with, went on thick but didnt run, and was easy to apply. Edited February 15, 2012 by bob123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 This stuff turned out pretty well! Has some slight bubbling on places, but the brush strokes self leveled themselves. Since I put a heavy coat on (yeah yeah, I know "many thin coats are better"), its still SLIGHTLY tacky. I will probably be comfortable handling it tomorrow. Heres a picture of it. If it werent for the slight bubbles, Id actually not even bother with sanding/polishing probably. http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg26/scaled.php?server=26&filename=img20120217152958.jpg&res=medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 There is something wrong with your image extension.It's not you,it's the way your host works.I fixed your link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 There is something wrong with your image extension.It's not you,it's the way your host works.I fixed your link Oh, odd. thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Not bad. Would be nice to see if multiple layers 'burn in' together nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Lol ironically, the paint "soaked" into the scraped binding I have goin on, so it was "beveled". I put on another coat to fill it in more, I'll report tomorrow what I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Apparently it takes about 3 weeks to cure it. I have NOT cut and buffed yet, but this is what came out of it. Worked very well with the dyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 not bad at all! will be cool to see how it buffs out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 not bad at all! will be cool to see how it buffs out. Lol I agree! Its just now seeming to be hard enough to cut and polish..... I'll probably get to it tomorrow, and I'll post results. Still debating as to which pickup sets to put in... Super duper high output, or classic 80's "PAF" style..... Dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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