I have a couple shortboards in my racks and I want to spiff them up with some spray paint artwork on the bottom (not the deck)…
The boards are clear sanded. I would assume that this is simple: clean surface, roughen lightly with fine grit sandpaper. Tape off edges, and spray with what kind of paint? Krylon? Enamel?
I’m looking to make it relatively permanent, and I don’t want to have the paint come off.
A few, concise tips, would be great. Mahalo.
a friend of mine did that with his board (sanded finish)…he used krylon acryllic spray paint, and then drew on top of that with a sharpie marker. it came out lookin’ pretty good, but now it’s starting to come off. if you decide to go that route, be certain to seal it up really good with clear acryllic spray, and touch it all up every 6 months or so with the clear.
That sounds right, Brandon. Someone suggested that I sand the board lightly, then use a basecoat for adhesion, before spraying the board. One thing I didn’t consider was spraying a finishing coat over it. I don’t want to get too carried away with all these layers and screw up the bottom design of my board. One of them is an old Campbell Bonzer.
you shouldn’t need a basecoat of clear…colored acryllic will stick to a sanded bottom just as well as clear will…if it’s gonna come off, it’s gonna come off.
If you use spray cans, you’ll get good color and everything will be peachy. The downside is, that even with a clearcoat to protect the paint, the design will still be very vulnerable to scratching and rubbing off. Think of fins: Clearcoat is used on many of them as a last protectorant and shine.
You may not want to go with a gloss over the paint, but resin is a much more durable way to protect your design. Doug
Howzit sidestreet, Back when a friend and I were in the repair business we used epoxy paint which worked really well. Aloha,Kokua
When you mention clearcoat, you are referring to protective spray compatible with acrylic paint (ie: manufactured by Krylon)?
Sidestreet, Yes. The clear acrylic spray that Krylon sells is a lacquer based spray. (Dries fast. Smells bad.) They are relatively durable, but you have to think of them as paint, like car paint, with all the limitations. “Hey you kids! Stop leaning up against my car! I just polished it out!” Doug
Howzit Doug, I have to admit I always thought krylon was just an acrylic enamel and didn't even know it could be lacquer based since the 2 are not supposed to be that compatible. Just goes to show even an old dog like me can still learn new tricks. I do know you can apply one on top of the other but not the reverse. Aloha,Kokua
Does Clearcoat dry glossy? Is that what you’re insinuating? I wanted more of a matte finish.
Anyway, I’ll be sure to post the final product.
…paint then apply Glasurit matte finish 93 257…
Krylon has a matte finish, too. Mike
Use Acryillic, Enamel is a pain in the arse!
…the Krylon or similar peel off when the times goes…
Not the automotive polyurethane or epoxies…
i do the stuff alot and krylon has good stuff and then spray it with a krylon satin/matte finish. the sick thing to do though is use the dish washing soap deal. spray on color and then when it dries sprinkle drops of dish washing soap on the board on top of the first color. then - spray your next color and let it dry - if it is sunny that will be like 2 - 5 minutes. then take your hose and hose off the board. the dishwashing soap rinses away and you are left with its design that all the droplets made. IT IS LIKE A LIQUID MASK - new school stuff there!
Funny you mention the detergent thing. I was just talking to a guy here about that.
When you mention drops of dishwashing soap, do you mean the actual gel drops right out of the bottle?
Or do you mean soap suds?
Lastly, I assume when you lay the soap, you should do it generously all over the board?
Do you have any pics of stuff you’ve done. I’d like to have something to shoot for.
no suds just straight gel stuff. and you just put it where ever you want it as much or as little as you care for - it will obviously be in direct relation to your design that you are trying to create with it on your board. i will email pics tomarrow i dont have access to pics on this computer. just remember to think of the liquid dishwashing soap as a liquid mask it is the same as tape but it is liquid. you spray yellow- sprinkle some liquid soap on it - then spray orange - sprinkle some liquid soap - then spray red - then hose the all the liquid off - you will see the yellow that was trapped under the soap and then the orange that was trapped under the soap and then you are left with a killer red, orange, yellow absract design. whatever you cover with the soap will stay that color. it will remain untouched by the color you are spraying on top. hopefully that makes some sense. let me know if it doesnt. stuff is so fun - i mean you practically can’t screw it up cause it looks so cool and random and abstract.