I decided awhile back to try my hand at striping. Bought a brush and started fooling around with whatever paint I had in the garage. My main reason for this post is to tell any aspiring stripers out there to start with the good stuff. Got to try out my new paints last night and it's amazing. Flows like melted butter, covers great. Anything else is like trying to learn to play on a cheap guitar, more frustrating than helpfull. I also found out that because of the longer drying time it's easy to get you fingers in it if you aren't careful. I'll post a practice panel on friday. Get the good stuff, the other is for lawn furniture. Thanks to all on the board who have given me tips and encouragement, I may get the hang of this yet.
If you don't like the slow drying time you can try the HOK striping paint, they dry a little quicker but have very similar properties...however, I still prefer 1-Shot
The "slower" drying time gives you some time to remove mistakes. Experience will keep your fingers out of the wet paint.
[ QUOTE ] The "slower" drying time gives you some time to remove mistakes. Experience will keep your fingers out of the wet paint. [/ QUOTE ] YEP
Not complaining about the dry time, knew that goin' in, and God knows I need all the time I can get to correct mistakes! I did notice with a little practice it cleans off to a sharp edge (less smearing). Great stuff.
I definitely prefer 1-Shot to HOK paints. My problem with the HOK is that if you are working over a freshly painted surface such as a bike tank that will be clearcoated afterwards,and you have to remove a mistake,the solvent will attack the base paint.The last thing you want to do is screw up somebody else's paint job much less your own! With 1-Shot,you can use mineral spirits or even wax and grease remover to rectify "unintentional design elements".And you are still able to clearcoat it reasonably easy. HOK also has a tendency to be very harsh on brush hairs and lead to premature aging of the brush. Let's see those panels this Friday(or sooner if you like). Ray
If there's anything I've learned in my years of being involved in the creative arts it's that the right, quality tools make all the difference in the finished product. Buy the best paints and brushes you can afford and care for them well. Good quality always pays off in the long run and the money you save initially on the cheap stuff is almost always wasted when you have to go out and buy the good stuff later. You can apply this to just about everything, but for art materials it's the gospel. Stacey
[ QUOTE ] If there's anything I've learned in my years of being involved in the creative arts it's that the right, quality tools make all the difference in the finished product. Buy the best paints and brushes you can afford and care for them well. Good quality always pays off in the long run and the money you save initially on the cheap stuff is almost always wasted when you have to go out and buy the good stuff later. You can apply this to just about everything, but for art materials it's the gospel. Stacey [/ QUOTE ] As my good friend always used to say when someone asked him to do it a little cheaper,his reply was," Well what is it you want;'chicken shit' or 'chicken salad'?"
I'm in your shoes GV... I've been practicing, but I've got to keep at it. Any tips on getting a clean start and finish to a stripe? I'm still working on keeping the width steady, but I should pracice the beginigs and ends as well...
House of Kolor is also alot more expensive,One Shot has never failed me and i dont see any reason to spring the extra cash for HOK.
1-Shot is VERY supportive of the Letterhead,and Pinhead events. They support us,so we should support them.
Go man go cant wait to see the progress pics tommorow !! Was that you sitting with Ken at the Kansas swap meet ?
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