krylon clear coat on airbrush

Last time i had a crystallization problem someone wrote that i should spray krylon clear coat on my airbrush job to prevent crystallization. I srayed the rails of a board yesterday and i was trying to do a fade up into the deck. Point is i think i sprayed too much on and am afraid it will crystallize. I waited until the paint was thoroughly dry before appying the second coat (it was the second coat i caked on). What should i do. How safe is using the acrylic clear coat on the foam? I don’t want to screw it up any worse than it may get!! Can you guys give me some advice? Thanks!

Herb, I was reading about how you use future floor sealant on your air brush. Exactly how do you use it? Can you spray it on to the foam? What are my chances of silvering if i spray it on? Do i have to spray the whole board? The board i want to spray has the rails painted fading into the deck and the bottom is white. Should i tape off the bottom? Thanks for your help!!

Just put it in you spray bottle and spray.I haven’t found any adverse reactions yet.Don’t go hurricane wild,but a healthly coat is okay.No need to tape or a need to spray the whole plank,JUST OVER THE PAINT and fad it out into the clear.Herb…use it as a mixer,dries wikki-wikki.

…have you coated it with krylon yet?What type of paint was it,poster/tempura or acrylic paint like Liquitex? …If you used acrylics you’re okay just let it dry a day or two longer,and run fans over it. …After it dries completely,you can spray Future thru a gun,over the paint. to seal it.Herb

I’m slowly becoming confident that i can get into this waterbased paint thing_ basically, it seems that you guys are mixing pigment with a waterbased clear other than water - uh DOH!!! So let me ask another question:- has anyone heard of waterbased paint causing Delams because it never quite cures in cold climate? I.e the glass just does’nt stick so well. And why are there somany east coasters into epoxy? http://www.speedneedle.com.au

No i haven’t coated it with Krylon yet. I was waiting to hear from someone at swaylocks. The paint is acrylic latex and it is from surf source. Thanks for responding Herb!!! I really appreciate it. So you do this on every board huh?

If you want a guarantee of no crystalization(well as good as you can get anyway). This is what you need to do…A Laminater is a busy no-b.s. guy with a important no f-up’s job to do…They don’t want to play around with dark sprayed colors unless they are from a known pro. ‘Squeegee’ Lam resin over the rails and/or any puddles you oversprayed or the whole board for that matter. Pour it on and lightly squeegee(not brush)the resin off before it kicks to lock in the pre-air dryed paint with no crystalization after glassing. Any red/black/green/navy blue will be a b@tch (no offense)!!!

Hey, Josh…never heard of water based paint NOT curing or drying (water based media dry quickest and fastest)…even in cold climates. First off, you’ve got to be as meticulous and neat as is possible. Keep all reservoirs absolutely CLEAN…no remnants of a different media or associated cleaning -type solutions in air equipment (if that’s what you’re using). Thin acrylic paint with h2o th the consistency of heavy cream. strain your colors!!! Mist in light coats and DRY (absolutely) between coats. If you seal with acrylic, the same applies …LIGHT, successive coats (or ONE, only, 'mo bettah). I tend to spray further away from foam. I believe in the the gradual building up of color. P.S. watch when you laminate. Use steady, even pressure with squeegee …and be as clean (in your mixing and in the pails) as you were with your art medium. Clean usually means less problems down the line. N-joy, T.

surfhungry/sylvia- i have used the method mentioned by surfhungry- place the resin in the sun or warm it up some way(stay way from open flames) b-4 you apply your cheater coat- that way the resin doesnt get to heavy on the paint, causing your lam job to be on the heavy side. that is if sylvia wants to try this method- herb,s method seems the safest since slyvia already has worries about too much paint on her board- good luck sylvia.

Howzit Surfhungry, Applying resin to the painted blank will stop crystallization but it also adds weight to the board. If the paint is preperly mixed and applied you shouldn’t have to resin the blank. I haven’t had any paints crystlize for a long time, but a board I glassed Sat. that was painted by some one else did crystallize a little on his black paint. This shaper does some pretty wild paint jobs and his black is the only color that does crystallize. I’m working with him to solve this problem. Aloha, Kokua

So what do you guys think is best/safest. The color i have on the rails is black. The guy I’m making it for was dead set on black rails. I bought some future. I’ve got krylon clear coat acrylic. I’ve got resin. What to do? I really appreciate everyone’s input!!

can you use Krylon clear for an overall clear coat after final sanding of the hotcoat? If so, wouldn’t that be quick way to get gloss?

the resin over paint method works pretty well, weight issues notwithstanding. if you choose this route and use a squeegee, be VERY careful when spreading the resin around, if you have a fade job or multiple colors, you may pick up some paint on the squeegee and transfer it to an area with another color. i think your best bet is the acrylic sealer sprayed on. good luck!

A lot of writing about paint. It is too bad that people want color on their baords. I have a very unorthodox way of dealing with this… I love this sight but I see many people hold back on their secrets so I am going to have to hold back on this one. However, I will give you a better way to apply sealer. Blow off as much paint as possible. Tape off around the area in uestion. Here is the trick…roll the sealer with a thin foam roller sold at the Home Depot or any other store. For you girly girls…you can put glittet on the rails too Be careful though because your rails could act as a leuer…and boy aer there a lot of sharks in the water these days!!!

Howzit Sylvia, Black and red are the colors most likely to crystallize. IF your black paint is to thick or didn’t dry enough between coats krylon won’t help. The only solution will be to retape off the rails and coat with a thin coat of resin.Aloha, Kokua

thanks to all!! i actually sprayed the black with future and did the cheater coat on the paint. Seems to have worked…interesting stuff…that future…