So.. I have a board that I screwed up on a while back. I wrote in on swaylocks talking about how the blue resin leaked alot underneath my tape when lamming the bottom. People suggested that I put white airbrush paint over my bleeds. So I did. When doing a green pigment inlay I noticed that the white airbrush paint is visible. Pinlines will NOT cover up my screw up so I was thinking of doing a blue/green resin swirl in my hot coat, then gloss coating over. I honestly have no clue how this will work out. Any suggestions???
It will fade in and out with snading but if its already screwed than it could be fun. Try and get a really even hotcoat.
I also have to put a clear lam of 6 oz over my deck inlay. What do you guys think of adding some blue to cover my flaw?
It’s hard to get a good pattern on the deck with a swirl effect. Bottom is easier. But you won’t get a “swirl.” You’ll get a wavy mix of colors. My suggestion is to do some art in the inlay area. Mask off the rail laps, and go to town. Splatter, spray, drizzle… whatever. Get all Jackson Pollock on it. Have fun. Make sure you use a good acrylic paint. Let it dry, hit it with 400, then gloss.
Suggestion: Post pictures. Then you will get good ideas from people who've been there.
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I also have to put a clear lam of 6 oz over my deck inlay. What do you guys think of adding some blue to cover my flaw?
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the best thing to do is to leave it alone and move on
but you dont want to do that
sooooo
the color lam will be the next easyest option
I think
I think Girvin is right, be careful when you sand it. A swirl might work since there are several colors mixed together.
I’ve used a spray paint and glossed over that, so you could do that. Like NJ surfer says just be sure to use a paint that you can gloss over. I like using paint because you’ll be sanding the gloss coat and not the color mix.
My experience suggest NOT to try a colored hotcoat. Reason: you can't sand it evenly and the color will end up uneven, despite brushing it on evenly. Do not attempt a colored hotcoat. Been there, done that, never again.
I suggest colored resin pinlines of whatever width necessary to cover what you will. These are applied over a hotcoat sanded to 220 grit, use 3M 233 tape or 233+ whichever is available in your area and press it down strongly. Search the archives, proper pinline techniques have been discussed many times.
I agree with Honolulu, trying to fix a mistake with a technique you are not familiar with, is a bad idea to begin with. Also, if you add color to your hotcoat it usually ends up blotchy, not swirly. The color has nothing to soak into and so it just floats all over the board regardless how even you hotcoat it. That has been my experience at least.