Your comments about using wax to distress furniture paint gave me an idea. You probably know the hide glue trick for making paint craze and crackle on furniture. I wonder if a similar method could be used on a surfboard. Obviously hide glue won’t do, but I wonder if acrylic (might have to be sprayed) laid down over slow catalyzed resin might react the same way as the resin kicks and shrinks. Crackled panels over a contrasting tint might look killer. Whadda you think?
Your comments about using wax to distress furniture paint gave me an idea. > You probably know the hide glue trick for making paint craze and crackle > on furniture. I wonder if a similar method could be used on a surfboard. > Obviously hide glue won’t do, but I wonder if acrylic (might have to be > sprayed) laid down over slow catalyzed resin might react the same way as > the resin kicks and shrinks.>>> Crackled panels over a contrasting tint might look killer. Whadda you > think? They also have acrylic crackle glazes…I think any of them would work if you put a light coat of clear acrylic over the art.I lightly sand the art by hand with 320 and a red scotchbrite pad before misting on the clear.As for the hide glue I have only read about it and have always wanted to use it.Can you tell me in a nutshell how it works?Can you use the “hide” glue from the store that is ready to use or do you have to cook your own?The crackle thing would look unreal on a board Lance…R. Brucker
Roger, Was metalflaking a board ever popular? With the custom car culture as big an influence as it was in the late 50’s/early 60’s, I would think it would have been done.>>> They also have acrylic crackle glazes…I think any of them would work if > you put a light coat of clear acrylic over the art.I lightly sand the art > by hand with 320 and a red scotchbrite pad before misting on the clear.As > for the hide glue I have only read about it and have always wanted to use > it.Can you tell me in a nutshell how it works?Can you use the > “hide” glue from the store that is ready to use or do you have > to cook your own?The crackle thing would look unreal on a board > Lance…R. Brucker
They also have acrylic crackle glazes…I think any of them would work if > you put a light coat of clear acrylic over the art.I lightly sand the art > by hand with 320 and a red scotchbrite pad before misting on the clear.As > for the hide glue I have only read about it and have always wanted to use > it.Can you tell me in a nutshell how it works?Can you use the > “hide” glue from the store that is ready to use or do you have > to cook your own?The crackle thing would look unreal on a board > Lance…R. Brucker Roger: I didn’t know they made an aqcrylic crackle glaze. Thats the way to go. For the hide glue trick, here’s a method I used a few times with good results. By the way I’ve built a lot of Queene Anne, Chippendale, Shaker furniture but I hate to finish unless it’s Danish oil (as if anybody cares)wipe on/ wipe off. lay down a base coat of FLAT latex paint Brush on a coat of hide glue. Store bought Franklin’s in the dark brown bottle works fine. You can thin it with hot water if you want. Thick coat=bigger but fewer cracks Thin coat= smaller but more frequent cracks You can vary the thicknesses within the work if you want but brush in ONE DIRECTION only. Let the glue dry for about 30 minutes. Apply a second coat of contrasting FLAT latex. Keep a wet edge and don’t go over previous strokes, cause the crackle begins quickly. You’ll probably want to seal the entire thing with a clear coat finish, as humidity and water will dissolve the hide glue Good Luck!
You can also thin and spray the crackle glaze. Cool for feathering in and out the amount and placement of the effect. Looks real cool and natural if you put down a clear coat first, scuff and highlite with crackle glue, spray paint with a contrasting color, wash glaze it with another contrasting color and then spray on a few coats of varnish.
You can also thin and spray the crackle glaze. Cool for feathering in and > out the amount and placement of the effect. Looks real cool and natural if > you put down a clear coat first, scuff and highlite with crackle glue, > spray paint with a contrasting color, wash glaze it with another > contrasting color and then spray on a few coats of varnish. Thank…seems to be a lot of woodworkers out in Swaycity.Basically all of my faux painting techniques that I used on boards were the result of furniture painting.You have to be a “mad scientist” to get some of the paints to work with styrene based resins.As for the crackle glaze thing thanks to ghunt and others for the hide glue thing.I read about that deal in Fine Woodworking Mag. but I lost my whole collection in a flood.Currently I am replicating the old “in the black” finish on a Late Federal Secretary (thats a desk for you smarties out there)…flat latex paint…NGR stain…shellac…wax.Good system if you want to make a board look like an antique redood plank.You know…make it look like a log and make a big deal of dragging it down to the beach…fake out the groms…R.B.