I am painting a plastic helmet a gold color with black accents. The Fusion products made for painting on plastic and bonding dont carry any metallic colors. So I am going to paint/prime the whole thing with a Fusion (plastic-friendly) black and then go over it with the metallic that isnt so friendly to plastics.
Will the color be overly muted because of the black?
Does that only become a factor if I dont do many coats of the gold?
And last question, will the metallic color bond to the spray paint layer regardless of the plastic underneath?
Thanks.In Spray painting is black a good primer for a metallic color over it?
Excellent.
Black it a very nice base for metallic paints. Whites and grey will dull your gold. A red base coat would be perfect.
The whole idea behind primer is so the paint and the surface are separated. If you apply the primer correctly there will be no contact between the two.
(most) Metallic paint isn't very scratch resistant (enough) so you nead a clear coat that will provide that. It will also enhance the shine of your metallic paint.In Spray painting is black a good primer for a metallic color over it?
I would say that black is not a good color for a substrate. It will mute the topcoat. alot of it depends on the desired goal. spray your black basecoat then switch to a grey primer over that. Lay down your base color (gold or silver metallic) then your color over that. Finish off with a clear coat.
Best to talk to someone who knows best thought.. try finding a PPG or Sherwin Williams Automotive finishes place around you and talk to them they are very knowlegeable.
Use a battleship grey for the primer. It is a hue that covers everything and anything can cover it.
It is a perfect colour for a primer.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Painting Plastic to a Metallic - Glossy Finish?
Hi, I need your advice on a project I will work on very soon. It involves the element in the title. More specifically, I want to paint the object below with colors of metallic silver, gold, and etc, then apply a clear glossy finish.
----(http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/9766/)----
I'm sure you'll agree that that will look much better and elegant than the original. Well the problem is, I'm not sure how to approach this. I was thinking of using Krylon Fusion paint after peeling off the colored stickers, then apply gloss. But should I sand? Apply a primer? And also, some tips on my project? Thanks!!
P.S. I'm not that much of a geek...really. I just love challenges. I want the model to look like an attractive paperweight if I can't solve it. (most likely.) :)Painting Plastic to a Metallic - Glossy Finish?
I have this cube, (and it is a hard one to solve once you have it twisted real well, but if you just give it a few twists when you start it is do-able,) but I do not think that painting it will make it look better while still working.
If you want to paint it, you will have to remove the stickers, clear away the left behind glue and then paint in such a way that the plastic of the cube will not be affected.
Other than the regular Rubik's cube, you can not easily find how to take the cube apart. So you will have to do your painting with the cube still assembled.
I would advice you to just play with it as it is, and buy something just decorative in your chosen colours for paperweight.Painting Plastic to a Metallic - Glossy Finish?
Paint it first with undercioat of gesso. That will make the paints stick. There are many metallic acrylic paints available. Glossy ones also. The gesso will stick to most surfaces since it has some kind of glue in the paint. I find metallics look better over a undercoat of black rather tha bn white for some reason. good luck.
Painting that cube would be a tricky task... but I have an alternative!!
I make MANY model aircraft with metallic finishes, and I use a product called ';Bare-Metal';... it is a very thin metal foil with an adhesive on the back side. It sticks GREAT, is ';buff-able'; to give a SMOOTH finish, and comes in CHROME, ALUMINUM, STEEL, COPPER, and GOLD...
Here is a link to the product: http://bare-metal.com/bare-metal-foil.ht鈥?/a>
IF you paint... YES, disassemble, mask, prime and paint.
GOOD LUCKhair straightener
----(http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/games/9766/)----
I'm sure you'll agree that that will look much better and elegant than the original. Well the problem is, I'm not sure how to approach this. I was thinking of using Krylon Fusion paint after peeling off the colored stickers, then apply gloss. But should I sand? Apply a primer? And also, some tips on my project? Thanks!!
P.S. I'm not that much of a geek...really. I just love challenges. I want the model to look like an attractive paperweight if I can't solve it. (most likely.) :)Painting Plastic to a Metallic - Glossy Finish?
I have this cube, (and it is a hard one to solve once you have it twisted real well, but if you just give it a few twists when you start it is do-able,) but I do not think that painting it will make it look better while still working.
If you want to paint it, you will have to remove the stickers, clear away the left behind glue and then paint in such a way that the plastic of the cube will not be affected.
Other than the regular Rubik's cube, you can not easily find how to take the cube apart. So you will have to do your painting with the cube still assembled.
I would advice you to just play with it as it is, and buy something just decorative in your chosen colours for paperweight.Painting Plastic to a Metallic - Glossy Finish?
Paint it first with undercioat of gesso. That will make the paints stick. There are many metallic acrylic paints available. Glossy ones also. The gesso will stick to most surfaces since it has some kind of glue in the paint. I find metallics look better over a undercoat of black rather tha bn white for some reason. good luck.
Painting that cube would be a tricky task... but I have an alternative!!
I make MANY model aircraft with metallic finishes, and I use a product called ';Bare-Metal';... it is a very thin metal foil with an adhesive on the back side. It sticks GREAT, is ';buff-able'; to give a SMOOTH finish, and comes in CHROME, ALUMINUM, STEEL, COPPER, and GOLD...
Here is a link to the product: http://bare-metal.com/bare-metal-foil.ht鈥?/a>
IF you paint... YES, disassemble, mask, prime and paint.
GOOD LUCK
How can I make metallic colors with arcylic painting?
Ok I am doing a picture, but I came into a bump in the road. I have been having difficulty coloring some aspects of the picture, those which NEED to be metallic colors -- like rusted metal, like aluminum, etc.
How can I do this? I know how to do this with water color, but I have never before tried or even strive to do it with acrylic paint. I need to know what colors, specifically I need. I know with water color it is Ultramarine blue, burnt sienna mixture - which is to say certain types of blue and browns -- sedimentary colors of this kind. Would it be best for me to just go out and buy specific sedimentary colors besides trying to mix them and create them myself? And which would you prefer for lets say, aluminum, rusted metal, steel, etc?
I am having trouble. Any help would be appreciated.How can I make metallic colors with arcylic painting?
Glazing ! A glaze is a transparent layer of paint applied over another color so that it tints and modifies the underlayer . Any number of glazes can be superimposed as long as each is allowed to dry before painting the next . Glazing was originally an oil painting technique , but it is ideal for fast drying acrylics , and the effects are quite unlike those achieved with opaque mixtures .
Many shops sell transparent paints but I just reduce opaques with tap water . Although nothing beats experimenting on your palette , here are some examples that I have used :
Rusted metal : Cadmium yellow glazed over deep violet mixed with cadmium yellow .
Copper : Cadmium yellow glazed over deep violet .
Bronze : Light emerald green glazed over medium magenta .
I think you get the Idea . Gold , silver , metal/steel tones can be achieved with these base colors :
Gold : Raw umber
Silver/steel : Payne's grey
Here are some other colors I use for metallic glazes :
Napthol crimson
Phthalo green
Phthalo blue
Dioxazine purple
Cadmium orange
Cadmium yellow deep
Cobalt blue
Cadmium red medium
Permanent sap green
........and finally unbleached titanium is a MUST!!!!!!
Just play around for a while you'll get the hang of it .
Good luck , my friend .How can I make metallic colors with arcylic painting?
I would experiment with everything until I found what felt right. You might be messing around on the pallet and discover something that's works that you didn't see before.
I think the best way to get any metallic effect is proper placement and proportion of light and dark. A mixture places next to a lighter color can look quite different next to a dark.
Experiment, and I would try to keep it as thin as possible.
there are metallic paints. gold, silver, steel, rust, etc... they are sometimes called iridescent. Color ir relative. A blue shirt is white under bright light and green under other light. As far as I know, any color can represent any other color - it's all dependant on the lighting and the relation to the other colors - look at the Haystack series -by Manet I think, or was it Monet%26gt;?
How can I do this? I know how to do this with water color, but I have never before tried or even strive to do it with acrylic paint. I need to know what colors, specifically I need. I know with water color it is Ultramarine blue, burnt sienna mixture - which is to say certain types of blue and browns -- sedimentary colors of this kind. Would it be best for me to just go out and buy specific sedimentary colors besides trying to mix them and create them myself? And which would you prefer for lets say, aluminum, rusted metal, steel, etc?
I am having trouble. Any help would be appreciated.How can I make metallic colors with arcylic painting?
Glazing ! A glaze is a transparent layer of paint applied over another color so that it tints and modifies the underlayer . Any number of glazes can be superimposed as long as each is allowed to dry before painting the next . Glazing was originally an oil painting technique , but it is ideal for fast drying acrylics , and the effects are quite unlike those achieved with opaque mixtures .
Many shops sell transparent paints but I just reduce opaques with tap water . Although nothing beats experimenting on your palette , here are some examples that I have used :
Rusted metal : Cadmium yellow glazed over deep violet mixed with cadmium yellow .
Copper : Cadmium yellow glazed over deep violet .
Bronze : Light emerald green glazed over medium magenta .
I think you get the Idea . Gold , silver , metal/steel tones can be achieved with these base colors :
Gold : Raw umber
Silver/steel : Payne's grey
Here are some other colors I use for metallic glazes :
Napthol crimson
Phthalo green
Phthalo blue
Dioxazine purple
Cadmium orange
Cadmium yellow deep
Cobalt blue
Cadmium red medium
Permanent sap green
........and finally unbleached titanium is a MUST!!!!!!
Just play around for a while you'll get the hang of it .
Good luck , my friend .How can I make metallic colors with arcylic painting?
I would experiment with everything until I found what felt right. You might be messing around on the pallet and discover something that's works that you didn't see before.
I think the best way to get any metallic effect is proper placement and proportion of light and dark. A mixture places next to a lighter color can look quite different next to a dark.
Experiment, and I would try to keep it as thin as possible.
there are metallic paints. gold, silver, steel, rust, etc... they are sometimes called iridescent. Color ir relative. A blue shirt is white under bright light and green under other light. As far as I know, any color can represent any other color - it's all dependant on the lighting and the relation to the other colors - look at the Haystack series -by Manet I think, or was it Monet%26gt;?
Music video with girls painted metallic....?
I'm trying to find the name of the song that has a video with different girls that look alien-like... the song is hip-hop, they're painted metallically, like their whole bodies... and they're kinda dancing with the guys who sing the song. One of the guys has long-ish curly hair.... help?!Music video with girls painted metallic....?
It's Lloyd Girls Around the WorldMusic video with girls painted metallic....?
its lloyd and lil wayne
rihanna also has a song like that
Lloyd ft. lil wayne-Girls aroound the world on his album Lessons In Love
shaggy ft. akon- what's love
or
lloyd ft. lil wayne- girls all around the world
It's Lloyd Girls Around the WorldMusic video with girls painted metallic....?
its lloyd and lil wayne
rihanna also has a song like that
Lloyd ft. lil wayne-Girls aroound the world on his album Lessons In Love
shaggy ft. akon- what's love
or
lloyd ft. lil wayne- girls all around the world
I have a dresser that I painted satin black and was thinking of applying gold metallic glaze over top. ?
Do you think this would look good if I sponged it on?
Any suggestions would help.
I was thinking of just antiquing it.Any suggestions?
ThanksI have a dresser that I painted satin black and was thinking of applying gold metallic glaze over top. ?
If the room where you intend to use the dresser is fairly formal, the black with gold glaze would be gorgeous.
Any suggestions would help.
I was thinking of just antiquing it.Any suggestions?
ThanksI have a dresser that I painted satin black and was thinking of applying gold metallic glaze over top. ?
If the room where you intend to use the dresser is fairly formal, the black with gold glaze would be gorgeous.
Where can i buy in the uk cheap metallic paints? (for a bathroom)?
B%26amp;Q or Wilkinson..
Wickes, Homebase... they are not expensiveWhere can i buy in the uk cheap metallic paints? (for a bathroom)?
I was in QD the other day, and they had loads! very cheap!Where can i buy in the uk cheap metallic paints? (for a bathroom)?
It depends on what area you are trying to cover but I use car spray paints from the motor shop. B+Q also have metallics but they are expensive for large areas. What do you want to paint ?
b%26amp;q sell metallic paint , you need a special undercoat that they also sell that too.
Wickes, Homebase... they are not expensiveWhere can i buy in the uk cheap metallic paints? (for a bathroom)?
I was in QD the other day, and they had loads! very cheap!Where can i buy in the uk cheap metallic paints? (for a bathroom)?
It depends on what area you are trying to cover but I use car spray paints from the motor shop. B+Q also have metallics but they are expensive for large areas. What do you want to paint ?
b%26amp;q sell metallic paint , you need a special undercoat that they also sell that too.
I want to paint some chrome guitar pickup covers satin black. needs to be non metallic. spray pref.?
the chrome edgeing on Gibson p-94 pickups.
see link
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Accessories/Gear/Pickups/P-94/I want to paint some chrome guitar pickup covers satin black. needs to be non metallic. spray pref.?
You're going to have to etch the chrome first using full strength muriatic acid. The problem is that you'll also destroy the pickups doing so.
You MIGHT be able to ';sand'; the chrome using crocus cloth- a type of metal sandpaper- then use a lacquer based sandable primer, then your flat black paint.I want to paint some chrome guitar pickup covers satin black. needs to be non metallic. spray pref.?
Why??? leave em the hell alone.
It's pretty hard to spray chrome, it'll peel down the line. I know of nothing that will stay on chrome.
start by spraying with a primer then your satin black. Tremclad is a top end paint and designed for metal. May not need the primer
see link
http://www.gibson.com/Products/Accessories/Gear/Pickups/P-94/I want to paint some chrome guitar pickup covers satin black. needs to be non metallic. spray pref.?
You're going to have to etch the chrome first using full strength muriatic acid. The problem is that you'll also destroy the pickups doing so.
You MIGHT be able to ';sand'; the chrome using crocus cloth- a type of metal sandpaper- then use a lacquer based sandable primer, then your flat black paint.I want to paint some chrome guitar pickup covers satin black. needs to be non metallic. spray pref.?
Why??? leave em the hell alone.
It's pretty hard to spray chrome, it'll peel down the line. I know of nothing that will stay on chrome.
start by spraying with a primer then your satin black. Tremclad is a top end paint and designed for metal. May not need the primer
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