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Stencilling qns
« on: February 23, 2005, 08:50:09 pm »
Yo guys.

This might be a good topic for the MAIN FORUM, but it'll get lost too quickly and this is also a good place for it.

I started the stencils on my Defender machine. The paint is very consistent and the lines are tight. A little too tight, the paint built up on the edges.. wondered if anybody had a good method of softening the lines after doing a stencil job, or some general tips on stencilling with enamel paint (you know, doesn't dry fast).

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I built up coats over an hour... applying another coat ever 2.5 minutes (according to the paint reccos) Then I let it dry for 2 days, applied 3 more light coats and removed the stencils. It looks good, but I want to nock down the edge a bit, without damaging it.
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Re: Stencilling qns
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2005, 07:58:03 am »
I have an idea for softening the lines a little bit.  Maybe take a 1/4 inch dowel rod or maybe a pencil and glue a small circle of fine sandpaper on the end.  Use it like an eraser (gently!) over the lines you want to soften up.

That's what I would do, I can't think of any other method.

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Re: Stencilling qns
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2005, 01:41:38 am »
After a few days of curing the edges actually softened a bit by themselves... so no worries now.

I've got the yellow on and it looks fantastic.

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Not looking forward to the side art, though. That is going to be a Loooong process.
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Re: Stencilling qns
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2005, 08:08:10 am »
I can't help with your question, but I just wanted to say that the end result looks awesome. It looks like that's a huge amount of work (and your process description confirms that), but it sure is paying off.
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Re: Stencilling qns
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2005, 10:37:10 am »
Hey, thanks for the kind words. It is a bunch of work, and my wife was mad about me spending 2 nights in the garage painting. She likes the final result, though.

Now it's time to go add the coin door. WOOT!
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