Thanks guys.
Sorry to be needy, but:
I have been doing some test panels with acrylics and have found to be getting a lot of bubbles when adding in water and using a roller. Any tricks around this?
How many coats should I do?
I have also found that I can still see clearly white spots where the paint hasn’t settled in. I assume this disappears with multiple coats.
I also test coated with acrylic and no water, then did a small laminate and it stuck fine. I couldn’t peal it off.
Thanks
i was at the mctavish factory just after they made the mexican blanket and was told squirt bottles and a helper holding up the lap to get the lines all the around and lots of prep
Thanks jborgsen for the detailed instructions. You’ve given me some inspiration. I’m going do some test panels first of course. Thanks again to everyone.
my friend ,wood ogre says:
if I remember correctly
thet after the roller
you level the bubbles
out* with a foam brush…
…ambrose…
I personally have never
used a foam brush
or a roller but I respect
wood ogre’s opinion
without question.
*pop em all
1
my friend ,wood ogre says:
if I remember correctly
thet after the roller
you level the bubbles
out* with a foam brush…
…ambrose…
I personally have never
used a foam brush
or a roller but I respect
wood ogre’s opinion
without question.
*pop em all !
1
Throwing it out there!!! What are your thoughts of laminating the whole thing white let it cure, then adding an extra piece of fiberglass for each strip?
It would only really make it stronger, yes extra weight. But at least you can tape off and make the lines straight?
you will not get the rich color with that method.
There IS red tint in that lamination, the rest is opaque pigment.
For this board I laminted each color in 4 oz cloth individually, and white for the nose portion, then glassed over it with double 4 oz. Fashion over function but it gets the job done.
resin panel on hte hotcoat will work too.
Ok, did you do one colour laminate and then wait for it to dry? Then do the next one > then laminate over the whole thing?
nice mate i like
cheers 
There's quite a few people on Swaylock's that can help you. But first you have to help yourself. Make up your mind PIGMENT, TINT, or Acrylic paint. You need to seek out and understand what these things are!
I can help you..... but.... when you bounce around between paints and pigments you only add to your own confusion.
If you want to do all of your color in the resin start with Jborgeson's coments. He gives a very good base line. And you can work it from there. I'm doing all epoxy glassing so there's some things that are different....and I have my own style...and a few tricks...............so go for it!
I do abstract art...crazy stuff. My work is all over Swaylock's....good ,bad, ugly, and awesome............
If I want one Red Stripe and one Black Stripe I have several spray guns and a big fat air compressor to get the job done. Mask it off and spray it...done deal........resin panels are not stripes....it's a whole new deal. Most people want the resin colors to have some blend....like the photos Pico posted.....The red and black board.....gonna take a few boards to learn this method.....Like Barry S said.... But it's worth learning................
This longboard had the dark colors "air brushed" first....and then the glass job was done with a light green "tint"..... looks cool !!!
hey Ray, are those boards recent?
lookin’ good!
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hey Ray, are those boards recent?
lookin' good!
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Red board Dec 2012. Yellow board Jan 2013. Clear board Spring 2013.
Taking a break dealing with homeowner issues like plumbing and tree removal. Landscaping and sprinklers, broken dishwasher....ect......four blanks on my racks waiting for shaping and glassing!..........Ray
yes. taped off. cut with a blade, next color, etc. all the way around and lapped. Pain in the ass, but if that’s what you want you can do it like that. Pinline between the colors will hide razor dings. After all the segments of color are done, lightly sand the seams to get the whole thing flush then double layers over.
Yep, have taken in everyones responses stingray.
Acryclic sounds pretty straight forward and feel like I understand that pretty well, however sounds like its not a great look compared to resin pigment or tint.
People have said mexican blanket, which I have watched and noted however to me thats just knocking some colours together without being to precise on the location of the colours.
Based on the example provided I feel like you have to be pretty precise in the method you choose. Based off Pico’s comments he has done this bit by bit, I was merely confirming his process.
While going out and “doing it” is the best way to learn, if I had the money for excess blanks and resin I would and let you be, unfortuantely I don’t have that choice. So, making the right decisions is better than making the wrong decisions.
Thanks Pico, I reckon I will go this way as it sounds safer. Thanks again.
haha funny stuff stingray thats my original post.
Anyway, half way through getting this done and should have the final product by the weekend. Looking forward to showing you guys.
