so i got all my glassing stuff from brian at greenlight surf supply. so im ready to go in the sense of glassing.
i am ussing RR epoxy.
now my question is. i know what type of paint to use. Water Based Acrylic.
who makes them in a spray can application or in a type i can use in an air brush? ive been searching local places but havent bought any because i dont want to ruin the board.
i was going to spray the whole board white. take care of some weird discoloring from putting on the dapt fast and final spackle. then do large pin stripes on the top the lengh of the board. will i have problems with the glass bonding to the board?
should i spray 2-3 coats and do a light 220 grit sand so its rough?
id like this to go smoothly and so i dont ruin my first board.
also i have a friend who is going to do some artwork with paint pens on the bottom. should i have him do them before the hot coat or before the gloss coat?
Do you own an air compressor? Spray gun? Air brush? Touch up gun? It’s search time my friend…Don’t ruin your first board. Try the advanced search option in the upper right hand side of Swaylock’s…Take your time lot’s of good stuff…
Yes ,you can paint directly onto a shaped blank and you can paint directly onto a completed glass job…different methods different problems…read through some threads do some experiments. What I’m doing does not always go hand in hand with what others are doing…
I use cheap paints from the craft store on the foam and for pin lines. Light coats…
Howzit surfding, The trick to using tempra is to add thinned out elmers glue to it, this will prevent any smearing or other problems. Just make sure to clean the sprayer as soon as possible when done.Aloha,Kokua
You can paint the board at any stage of build, BUT you’ll have different results with each method:
Paint on the foam with water-based acrylic. Thinned with distilled water and Future Acrylic Floor Finish. I use more water than Future to keep the shine down. Painting on the foam is the safest because the paint is protected from sand-throughs.
Paint on the hotcoat. Same paint. Sand any shine out with ScotchBrite pad or 400 grit sandpaper. Easy does it. Clean off the dust with tack cloth (not water) then gloss coat. Careful when you sand and polish. If you go through the gloss, you’ll hit the paint, especially around rails.
Paint on top of everything. That’s OK, but it’s best to use a durable paint like 2 part automotive paint. A clearcoat is a good idea to preserve the color, but not necessary.
On EPS…DON’T USE SOLVENT BASED PAINTS. They will dissolve the foam. Waterbased paints are better anyway because of less odor and easier cleanup.
I’ve never used Tempra paints, but I’ve heard they are good. One positive thing about them is they contain calcium carbonate to give them a chalky flat finish. Flat finishes are best with resin. Gloss paint will repel the resin, so sand off the shine, if there is any, before glossing. And don’t forget to clean off the paint dust. Small amounts that you don’t notice will reveal themselves in all their glory when you gloss.
Go ahead a jump in. Take a risk. In the end it’s just a surfboard.
Take a look at the epoxy instruction sheets I gave you! You’ll see I recommend Krylon H2O spray for EPS. There’s pinline info in the instruction sheets too…
