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| Don , The best and easiest paint strainer that I've ever used
is a 2 oz. syringe like you find at the veterinary supply. Take the plunger out
and cut the needle end off back to where it starts the taper to the needle.
Cover the end with a small piece of fine silk screen, taping it around the
barrel of the syringe, and over the cut off end. Pour the paint in and insert
the plunger, pushing it all the way down. It does a fast job of straining
paint, especially fabric paint. Later, Tom Eddleman THANKS TOM please e-mail
Tom and say thank you for helping out teddleman@jam.rr.com |
| While I'm working I use windex window
cleaner to clean my airbrushes between color changes etc.. ( water based Paints
) Works great and is fairly inexpensive. The following I do every night : I
pull the needle out and using a plastic bottle with york top I force windex
down the length of the airbrush . Put the tip of the plastic bottle in back end
of the brush where you just pulled the needle out and squirt the windex into
the brush.( do so while holding airbrush over waste can with trigger depressed
and pulled back. ) Do this until just clear fluid comes out . Insert needle ,
pull back out make sure there's no paint , none your done .With solvent based
paints just replace windex with thinner or reducer and follow as above. This
has worked for me for years and I very seldom take my airbrushes apart , once a
month maybe .When I do take them apart I soak all the parts for a few minutes
in airbrush cleaner than clean them .You might find the Airbrushes Brushes
cleaning kit very helpful , I do. Don Johnson / Airhead |
| HEAT SETTING ART WORK ON T-SHIRTS --- If you don't have a
heat press try this . Use an clothes iron set on the highest setting with an
old paper ( one layer of the bag ) on top of your art work hold the iron on
your art work for 20 to 30 seconds keeping the iron moving all the time . |
| Airbrushing Black T-Shirts Airbrushing
black t-shirts is fun and profitable so don't turn this work down. 1) using a
mixture of 50% water and extender spray the area where you will be airbrushing.
2 ) Using a iron and teflon sheets or heat press , heat set this area for 10 to
15 seconds . The idea here is to matt down all the fiber giving you a nice
surface to airbrush on .3 )With aqua flow white lightly mist in area you just
heat set .This will give you a light area to lay your design out and will give
the airbrush colors you are using in the design a light background to bounce
off . If you just airbrushed red onto a black shirt it would be pretty hard to
see the red , put white on first than try it , works much better .4 ) I use #2
pencil to very lightly layout the design , if complex design I will draw on
tracing paper than transfer the design over to the shirt . Do this by flipping
the tracing paper over and retracing the design on the back with soft pencil .
Position tracing paper design face up on shirt with piece of acate on top ,
tape design to shirt keep it from moving , now once again trace your design on
the acate .Using the acate allows you to apply pressure while you trace the
design ,without it pencil would go right through paper into the shirt . When
you have gone over whole design remove acate and tracing paper and there on the
shirt you should have your design . Keep your pencil lines very faint as they
will be hard to cover with the airbrush paint . You should be good to go ,
paint it , top coat it and heat set . Have fun . Don Johnson / Airhead |
| Tony Fowler from Tony's Airbrush Club on Yahoo set this in to
add to my tip above about black t shirts . "Airbrushing on a Black
Shirt......... First of all prep the shirt as mentioned in the article above .
After you have laid out your design in white , ( remember a black shirt you
will be working in a reverse order ) leaving the darker areas for the shading
or shadows , now you are ready to add color to your project . Here is the
secret ...... while you are spraying color with one hand with the airbrush ,
use your other hand and hold a hair dryer blowing on LOW position directly onto
the area you are adding color to .You will not believe how the colors come to
life without adding two or three layers of paint to get the desired look that
you are looking for . This avoids paint build up on the shirt , and will not
get that "grainey" or "gritty" effect from having to layer paint to get the
color you want . This technique does not take a lot of practice to achieve ,
just a little coordination using both hands at the same time , but well worth
the trouble . Heat set the shirt and you are ready to go ! Good luck and KEEP
ON SPRAYING !!!!!!!!! Tony Fowler . Please check Tony Club out on Yahoo Clubs
very cool place with a bunch of great artists hanging out there . |
| Checking to see if your surface prep was
done good enough , the right way on hard surfaces such as helmet's , plates
etc. is easy . Apply your paint to a small section allow to dry , take a piece
of masking tape apply it over your just painted area , pull it off , if paint
comes off with the tape you better re-think how you prep that surface . Better
you find out than your CUSTOMER !!! Taking the time to do it right the first
time saves you time , money and is the cheapest form of advertising you can get
. |
| When I need to clean the tip of my Paasche VL ,I use a round
tooth pick. It is wood and doesn't scratch the brass tip .You can also use a
Kabob schwer. It is bamboo. Sent in by
bdillman@socket.net THANK YOU |
|
If your going to paint on plastics......any plastics,
here are the steps to get it to stick the best it will........
Remove all
parts that you dont want painted wash with soap and water,,,,,
Rinse very
well and dry clean with a good wax and grease remover skuff with red
scotchbrite pad untill no shine shows anywhere clean with a good wax and grease
remover spray with a good adheason promoter....
Bull dog is what i use, it
comes in areosol and quarts spray with a good primer sand primer as per
instructions....
I usually use grey scotchbrite pads until smooth spray base
color spray artwork use a good clear coat.....
The only good rattle can
clear i have found is rustoleum crystal clear......
hope this helps have fun
Chuck Newberry, Texas. |
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