Thinking of a switch

segrafix

Young Tutorling
I'm currently running out of my Createx paint, been buying a 16 oz here and there to keep in stock (t-shirts, masonite, canvas, some metal surfaces, but hoping to do more, bikes and cars in particular, also getting up to speed on pinstriping but its all practice until now, only did a couple of real jobs but they came out pretty well), I want to ask about Wicked colors, are they a sort of all purpose paint that will work well on all substrates (t-shirts bike tanks, etc)? And more to the point, are the "detail colors" what I want to buy? And what about the reducers, etc? The website doesn't do a good job of explaining it.
They are the same price as the regular, but are there any drawbacks to using them as opposed to the standard? I just got paid for two book illustrations, several hundred bucks burning a hole in my pocket and I was wondering if it would be worth it to buy a bunch of wicked colors for the future (replacing the standard Createx) so I wouldn't have to shop around for different paints for t-shirts or leather or cars.
 
I use Wicked all the time, it really is an all rounder. I've used it on fabric and leather, wood, plastic, paper, board, and automotive.

The detail paints I use like a transparent, and I personally prefer them as it suits the way I paint, although I do use the red, white and black of the regular Wicked.

The additives can appear confusing. I strongly recommend the high performance reducer, it does not play well with water, and it really helps with flow, drying and curing, plus when you get it right really minimises tip dry. The 4004 transparent base is just binder with no pigment, and can lighten colours, or if the paint has become more concentrated in the bottom of a bottle can correct the amount of pigment per volume. I find these two are my essentials. Any additives you have for regular createx will also work too.

Some of the new additives are 4020, which aids flow in hot/cold conditions, 4030, originally developed as the carrier for Candy20 - but is now also used mixed with other createx lines as a flow improver, and the 4040 which is a bleed check for the Candy20 and also a gloss intercoat. These are not essential IMO for Wicked but more and more people are finding them useful.
 
The detail range will do everything else that you want to do. As Squishy has said, 4012 reducer - you'll use 10 x more of it than paint if you are going to be reducing the paint.

Definitely get the transparent base 4004
the 4020 is the 4012 with 10% Acetone added and should not be sprayed without the appropriate protective respirator (dust mask is not sufficient)
the flow improver of 4030 seems to be gaining popularity as it 'makes the paint spray more like urethane' seems to be the consensus
 
I regularly use 4030 with Wicked. It really improves the flow of many thick colors, like Paynes Grey, Sepia, etc. With other colors it's not really necessary. 4012 reducer is a must. If you wanna paint on multiple surfaces, Wicked won't let you down ;)


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