Paint filling acrylic

[Mike Null]

I normally use the liquid craft paint but in this example I sprayed the clear acrylic with red Krylon then reverse engraved the images. I then filled the yellow areas with liquid craft paint using a card, then sprayed the entire back with white Krylon. I then covered the back with white vinyl as it was used outdoors in a restaurants roof top garden.

I should add that the quality of the sign is far better than the quality of the picture.



painted acrylic.jpg

[Steve Morris]

What the Sheriff said ^^ the tube paint is sooo much easier to work with, keeps a dense colour too.

[Balsanu Gabi]

Hi Mike,

What kind of acrylic do you use (cast or extruded)?
The reason for asking this is I try it, but extruded craze like hell.
Also, Krylon was fusion or normal spray paint?
Thank you
Gabi

[Mike Null]

Gabi

I generally use extruded as I get clearer color through the engraving. I use Fusion whenever possible. The downside to that is that I have to buy it at Wal-mart as they're the only place I've found that keeps it in stock in good variety. Oh yeah, they're at least a dollar cheaper per can than the other guys.

[Balsanu Gabi]

Hi

Mike. Thank you. How deep do you go? The reason for asking this is I have a chinesse machine which do not "know" the thickness of lines. In order to achieve what Joe does I need to raster engrave all. Hence the question.
The other issue is when you have large fonts or areas to be covered with paint.

Gabi

[Mike Null]

Gabi

I would say about .030", sometimes deeper. On wood always deeper. On larger areas I much prefer spraying the finish and using a mask as clean up can be frustrating.

I rarely do a fill on clear acrylics as in Joe's example as most of my work is on signs where I'm engraving a painted finish then filling the engraved portion.