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nuchie
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I carve plaques and signs into pine wood. I'm using Createx paints and want to know what prep do I need for the wood if any. I get light and dark spots in my colors.
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worldofglasscraft
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Interesting, do you sand carve, drill or chisel? I have not done wood as I don't want wood pulp in my cyclone extractor. However, after carving and before painting are you laying down a clear coat as a sealer please?
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Trem
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Sounds like the spots are oils or grease within the wood, as Tony suggested do you use a wood sealer..? Sand the wood, apply the wood sealer, then sand again, then possibly put down a clear coat/base coat, then paint.
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nuchie
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I use a Carveright machine. It carves images into wood. I haven't used any primer or clear coat. Here are some of my carvings. I wander if I need a good primer.
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worldofglasscraft
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Is the carveright an oiless machine?
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Trem
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Pine is a very resinous timber, without doubt, you will need to use a primer or/and a clearcoat but a wood sealer is your first step; as this will help you remove tiny fibres left after sanding as well. Your carvings look very good, approximately what size are they?
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nuchie
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These are about 10x12 I usually stain them but thought I could airbrush some.
Leo
If you need any signs for ypur shop with or witout logo let me know. I can take a picture and carve it.
Leo
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Trem
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It would be interesting to see some of them airbrushed, the possibilities are endless. If you didn't want to mess about with sealers and primers, etc., you could always use wood dyes; they are ultra thin but provide strong colours as they penetrate the wood more effectively than most paint (you MUST wear a mask and switch on some venting when using these wood dyes). How you would keep different colours separate on the wood is going to be the biggest problem I imagine???
It would be worth giving it a go though...
It would be worth giving it a go though...
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foreveryoung001
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I've done a lot of guitars starting from bare wood... it really depends on what you are trying to do. If you are trying to get a nice even color, then you really need a sealer, since the grain on the wood will absorb the wet paint at different volumes, giving you different saturation. If you put a sealer on, it will help, but laying down an acrylic clear coat, just something simple out of a rattle can, before you lay down any color, will help give you a more consistent color overall. If you're trying to do artwork on the top, then I would go with the sealer and then a sandable primer. You won't get any of the wood grain showing through, but it will give you the best surface to paint on, if your going for an actual image, rather than just a simple color.
If you're just after a good color saturation, I would suggest something along the lines of an aniline dye. If you want the wood grain to really show through, then rubbing on a base of dark brown or black and then sanding it off will make the grain pop, since the grain will absorb the dye more the denser areas... then once its sanded, taking whatever color you want, just rub that on.... the darker stained grain will still show through and the rest will take on the other color you are rubbing on... hope that all makes sense.
If you're just after a good color saturation, I would suggest something along the lines of an aniline dye. If you want the wood grain to really show through, then rubbing on a base of dark brown or black and then sanding it off will make the grain pop, since the grain will absorb the dye more the denser areas... then once its sanded, taking whatever color you want, just rub that on.... the darker stained grain will still show through and the rest will take on the other color you are rubbing on... hope that all makes sense.
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nuchie
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I gust want to spray them rather than using a brush. Spraying is easyier. With practice maybe I could do some great effects.
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worldofglasscraft
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You want to seal first then spray coloured varnish or wood stain's.
Use any imperfections in the wood as part of your work.
Here are a couple of examples done by a friend, No Primer on these.
Use any imperfections in the wood as part of your work.
Here are a couple of examples done by a friend, No Primer on these.
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nuchie
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What did he use to carve with? Is acrylic matte medium the same as clear coat or can it be used as a sealer?
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worldofglasscraft
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These items were sandblasted using 220 grit, I don't know acrylic matt medium. You would be best asking your paint supplier.
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bikergranny
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I find Zinnser 123 Primer Sealer to work well. You can thin that down a little bit with Floetrol or Paint Easy by Wagner to shoot it out of an hvlp with a nice big nozzle setup. Or even a Wagner paint gun.
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nuchie
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Here are the ones I've tried so far. Not so good, but trying.
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worldofglasscraft
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They are good, what size are they? One suggestion if I may, they might benefit from highlights and lowlight's on the facial features. Have a look at Airbrush Tutors latest video on Cameron Diaz for some idea's.
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nuchie
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The Reaper is about 9.5 inches high and the wreath is about 10 inches. Here's another I just finished.
