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Sarver Systems:
I'm going to be doing some backglasses for a customer, using Krylon (or whatever brand it is) Triple Thick.

Most of the backglasses are in great shape, but a few have some minor peeling.

What is the process for sticking down the paint before I triple thick them?

pbj:
Spray and pray

ChadTower:

He's pretty much right.  There are tutorials for doing that on the web but I have yet to actually see it work.  IMO it's far more realistic to cut off most of the loose paint and adhere a decal to the back of the glass to make up the difference.  I tried several times to "stick down" loose chips and it just doesn't work. 

General method for Triple Thick is to do a couple of very light mistings from far enough up that you're not blowing any extra paint off with the air blast.  Those will stick down anything that's going to stay so that you can come in closer and put in 2 more real coats on.

pbj:
Yep, couple of mist coats to keep everything in place.  Then slather it on and lock the loose parts in the clear.  If you can get clear underneath the big chips, you can push on them with a toothpick to push them flat against the glass.

I still kick myself for cleaning my Alien Poker backglass before I triple thicked it.  It's still decent, but I went from perfect lettering to flakes in it during the wipe down with Windex.  And, of course, I even joked with my wife beforehand that "most collectors would cringe if they saw me cleaning this thing first."

On the other hand, there was a lot of dirt and cigarette smoke caked on the back.

So...

 :dunno

Good luck.

ChadTower:

And it IS worth blocking off the score windows.  I've seen people come in after thinking they could scrape those off and it's just a pain in the ass.  I usually cut a little piece of cardboard to the shape of the windows and spray over it.  Then pick it up between coats so it doesn't adhere.  Cardboard is heavy enough to not blow around and won't soak through with this stuff.

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