Painting tests for new colors

[mod3l Lover]

    I noticed a new type of paint at Hobby Lobby

when I was there Saturday.

   The paint is sold as a spray on stained glass

paint for craft use. But since it was clearly (no

pun intended) a transparent type paint, I just had

to try it over a couple base colors.

   Metallic silver and gold were my base colors

that I tried today on spoons.

   The paint is cobalt blue stained glass paint.

In the last photo the silver base color is on the

left, and the gold on the right.

   I only waited 20 minutes before putting the

color tint on top!  And no clear so far.

 

          David S.

[maltsr]

Is that sprayed straight out of the can David?  Looks really good!

[mod3l Lover]

   Yes Paul, just rattle cans that I used!   And thanks,

I'm quite pleased with it too.

   My plan is to paint my 2015 Mustang kit with the

color that has the silver base coat.

 

       David S.

Edited May 30, 2016 by mod3l Lover

[BigTallDad]

Looking good so far! Is there a dark color that might be used for tinting glass? 

[Xingu]

Amazon has this line listed. No grays or blacks. Purple was the darkest color.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Thank you sir. Love the cobalt blue over the gold base. Hmmmmmm........

[Cato]

Can you tell if it's lacquer or acrylic? If the can's not marked, go by the smell;acrylic will have no or a very mild smell. Lacquer will be sharp.

[mod3l Lover]

   I am going to try it on kit clear glass part

later today.

   Cato, I will try to pay attention to the

smell later, the can does not say one way

or the other. But I'm guessing lacquer,

but not a hot mix!

  BTD, I didn't see a black color, but they

have a green I will try soon on the top of

a windshield to see how  that looks!

   One thing I thought about was the use

for gassers and customs for color tinted

windows, headlight lenses, and ?

   I am going try it on chrome also today!

 

       David S.

[Cato]

Thanks David; good info and thanks for the tests.

C

[mod3l Lover]

Is that sprayed straight out of the can David?  Looks really good!

     Paul, I love that Icon/Avatar thingy photo you have

there by your name!

    Is that the "Theory of Mazdativaty"?

[maltsr]

     Paul, I love that Icon/Avatar thingy photo you have

there by your name!

    Is that the "Theory of Mazdativaty"?

Cheers David.  I saw it on an MX5 Facebook page and, as the proud owner of a 1998,  I couldn't resist adopting it as my avatar. 

Edited May 30, 2016 by maltsr

[mod3l Lover]

   Well, I tried it on clear plastic and chrome.

It's NO GOOD for the clear plastic! All it does

is etches into the clear real bad.

  But it looks ok on chrome, but light mist coats

are whats needed. I put it on too heavy.

   My plan is to do some spare valve covers

and see how that looks.  Photos below-

 

     David S.

[JohnU]

Section 3. Composition/information on ingredients
Ingredient name	% by weight
Acetone Propane Butane Lt. Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Solvent Med. Aliphatic Hydrocarbon Solvent Toluene Methyl Ethyl Ketoxime	32.86 15.66 15.04 11.16 7.7 0.3 0.14

Any concentration shown as a range is to protect confidentiality or is due to batch variation.

There are no additional ingredients present which, within the current knowledge of the supplier and in the concentrations applicable, are classified as hazardous to health and hence require reporting in this section. 

 

Taken from the SDS on Kylon's web site.

[peteski]

Acetone will craze/etch plastic. It worked on on "chromed" parts because the metallic layer acts like a barrier protecting the plastic underneath it.  For tinting styrene windows I use Tamiya Acrylic pints (the ones in small glass jars).  The have several transparent colors.  Just don't thin it with lacquer thinner - use Tamiya thinner or Isopropyl alcohol.

[mod3l Lover]

Acetone will craze/etch plastic. It worked on on "chromed" parts because the metallic layer acts like a barrier protecting the plastic underneath it.  For tinting styrene windows I use Tamiya Acrylic pints (the ones in small glass jars).  The have several transparent colors.  Just don't thin it with lacquer thinner - use Tamiya thinner or Isopropyl alcohol.

      That's a great tip Peter!!  Thanks for

sharing that info.

 

    David S.

[jwrass]

David,

Your test spoons look awesome. I love it when people work outside the box and share.

Another great base coat for transparent paint is Copper... Not commonly used, However the great Larry Watson used copper as a base for some of his most famous paint work.

When I paint Kandies on 1:1 be it full on or for graphics I always keep this in mind as far as how the tone of the base coat affects the color coat.

Pearl White: Very Cool, Silver: Cool, Gold: Warm, Copper: Warmer

Again...Lookin Good

Jimmy "RASS" 

[BigTallDad]

Thanks for sharing your results!!

You might want to consider getting some clear plastic spoons, rather than mess up a clear part you have.

[mod3l Lover]

Thanks for sharing your results!!

You might want to consider getting some clear plastic spoons, rather than mess up a clear part you have.

    That's a good idea BTD!  Luckily the windshield I used

was a junk one that I kept for just that kind of thing.

    And James,  I think I will try the copper just to see the

results on that one!  I have a build going on that I'm now

planning to use the blue over-coat on for sure. But I am

not positive what base color yet.

  I tried a fade color with blue and purple that came out

pretty cool, so I will be using that on a body very soon!!

 

      David S.

    

[jwrass]

David,

Excellent fade.. Well done!!! Yes give the Copper a whack, it truly has a very warm feel. It's been my go to base coat for a long time!

Based on the photos you have shared, IMO you have some great painting skills.....Keep em coming! Much respect.......

Jimmy "RASS"