Loudbottom Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I have a perfectly stripped down fender body. I was planning on buying the purple wood dye, nitrocellulose clear coat and the finesse it compound. I was planning on dye the entire body purple and then have my wife paint something on the bass (Death Star, Frisbee... not sure yet). What is the best way to go about this? Directly on the dye? or apply a couple layers of clear coat and go on top of that. She uses primarily acrylics... would that be okay, or would you recommend something else entirely? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Do it on the clear, that way if there's a mistake it will be easier to fix. But you don't want to polish the clear first you need to leave it scuffed so the paint can stick. Ymmv but I would stick with modern clears unless you want to do the aged/relic'd thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudbottom Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Define "Modern clears", please. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 2k Urethanes, common automotive clears. Depending on the paint your using for the artworks maybe a furniture poly. Nitro is old technology that the paint industry gave up on because the finish is not as durable or uv resistant as the stuff we use today as well as the enviormental concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudbottom Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Ahh, cool. I'm also curious about recommendations for the type of paints that will sit well on top of as well as under the "modern clears" or some Nitro. Loudbottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'm not sure on the Nitro, but Autoair Colors work well. I mostly use automotive paints and get supplies exclusively from CoatAirbrush.com. I know other airbrush artist that reduce regular art paints but have never tried this myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudbottom Posted March 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Heh... What about for us non-airbrushers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) Don't know what to tell you there. I have about 40 quarts of Autoair and 4 different airbrushes. Edit, thought about it. Signpainters One Shot if your not clearing over the art. House Of Kolor Striping paints if you are. Either product can be used in the other situation with additives. Edited March 20, 2008 by syxxstring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 You can also use an Artist Fixative from a spray can to seal the body before she does the graphic. This will put a barier between the dye and paint. When it comes to clean up with acrylics in case of a problem she already know's water works best on a damp cloth. As for the clear top coat I would recommend that you prep a small board (using your dye and fixative) she can use as a pallet for her paints. After she is finished with the art work, wipe the excess paint away but leave enough on the pallet to use it as a test board for spraying your top coat on to see how it will react. Do the test coat only on a small square (cut a hole in a piece of cardboard or what ever to spray it on, That way if you have to make any adjustments due to a problem you will still have a test area to try again on. That's what I would try anyway, I love acrylics but I usualy use them on bare wood or canvas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loudbottom Posted March 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) Thinking about the possibility of having a sign making store make a vinyl decal... so many options, so many possible screw ups. Thanks for the help We'll see how it goes. LB Edited March 28, 2008 by Loudbottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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