acrylic spray fixative anyone ? ? ? (for sideart?)

[SNAAAKE]

hey wah everyone...
anyone ever used this ?

http://www.aswsale.com/lasarsprayfi.html

I heard it will "seal" paper or blue prints...
wouldn't it be great for sealing sideart !  
anyone...?
Oscar,randy_t,tom61,whoever ?  
I am very interested in this thing but I wonder if home depot carries such thing..gotta go there today.
anyway thanks for any help on this.

[mccall]

That seems to be designed to keep the medium (charcoal, pastel chalk) "glued" onto the canvas or paper. I don't know how much that would keep the sideart from damage, if that's what you were going to use it for.

Home Depot wouldn't carry this. You'd find it at an art supply house or maybe at an arts & crafts suppy (Michaels or AC Moore).

Instead of plexi for your cab sides have you thought about clear contact paper? You might be able to get that in a roll that was wide enough for your needs.

[SNAAAKE]

That seems to be designed to keep the medium (charcoal, pastel chalk) "glued" onto the canvas or paper. I don't know how much that would keep the sideart from damage, if that's what you were going to use it for.

Home Depot wouldn't carry this. You'd find it at an art supply house or maybe at an arts & crafts suppy (Michaels or AC Moore).

Instead of plexi for your cab sides have you thought about clear contact paper? You might be able to get that in a roll that was wide enough for your needs.

Actually no...
I didnt actually think of *clear contact paper*.
I didnt even know there is clear contact paper .
searching for more info on that now !
Out of curiousity,where can I find this?
online  
I have access to home depot and ace hardware but never seen clear contact paper.

[mccall]

I saw it at Home Depot, it was with the shelf covering back where they keep teh wallpaper. It was in standard size rolls. I don't know the size of your art so I don't know if they would be wide enough to cover from top to bottom. It wasn't expensive at all, around $5-$6 if I remember correctly.

I'll check and see if anyone is selling this online and edit this message.


EDIT:
A quick Google search yielded pages of crafts which required clear contact paper, but I didn't see any suppliers of the oversize stuff. A more thorough search might turn up suppliers, I just did a quick glance through. A standard roll is 18" wide, I'm not sure if that's wide enough for your needs.

While you are at Home Depot ask the person who works in that department if he knows where you could get an oversize roll (assuming you would need one). He might just have an answer.

[SNAAAKE]

I saw it at Home Depot, it was with the shelf covering back where they keep teh wallpaper. It was in standard size rolls. I don't know the size of your art so I don't know if they would be wide enough to cover from top to bottom. It wasn't expensive at all, around $5-$6 if I remember correctly.

I'll check and see if anyone is selling this online and edit this message.

Thanks !  
I am goin to home depot later in the day to see if I can find such thing.

[Frostillicus]

The clear contact paper is a good idea.  Though might take some doing to find some oversize ...uh sizes  

I'd steer clear of spray adhesive - depending on what type of paper it's printed on it might actually soak in a little causing dark spots.  That's just a limitation of the adhesive/paper combination, and is the one sucky thing about using a fixative.  Usually when mounting stuff with fixative, you spray the surface of both things, let them dry, and then you can position it 'relatively' easily.   When you press them together they are bonded.  

[SNAAAKE]

The clear contact paper is a good idea.  Though might take some doing to find some oversize ...uh sizes  

I'd steer clear of spray adhesive - depending on what type of paper it's printed on it might actually soak in a little causing dark spots.  That's just a limitation of the adhesive/paper combination, and is the one sucky thing about using a fixative.  Usually when mounting stuff with fixative, you spray the surface of both things, let them dry, and then you can position it 'relatively' easily.   When you press them together they are bonded.  

bah !  
Just bought some clear contact paper...I know I will mess it up if I use this.
Bare contact paper is crap (juuust my opinion)
meh...I already cut the glasse for the sides anyways so I wont be using clear contact paper.
Frostillicus:whats your plan again  
thought of something yet for your sideart?

[Frostillicus]

Frostillicus:whats your plan again  
thought of something yet for your sideart?

Not really -  I am saving for other parts (like a better computer). But when i do print it out I think I'll go to a local shop - not Kinko's.  I was pretty dissapointed with their printing of my marquee.  Really washed out.
I'll just print them out at work on 11x17 (nice huge color laser) and piece them together temporarily.   But I have no idea how I'll affix it - maybe 2 way tape?  

[SNAAAKE]

Frostillicus:whats your plan again  
thought of something yet for your sideart?

Not really -  I am saving for other parts (like a better computer). But when i do print it out I think I'll go to a local shop - not Kinko's.  I was pretty dissapointed with their printing of my marquee.  Really washed out.
I'll just print them out at work on 11x17 (nice huge color laser) and piece them together temporarily.   But I have no idea how I'll affix it - maybe 2 way tape?  

well,I am working on this now..
I KNEW plexi was the way to go !
Seriouslly..looking cool so far...little weird but cool..I will show you when I am done