I gave up on One Shot when I painted some golf course 3D tee sign borders with One Shot dark green and in two seasons (that’s 10 total months of exposure in a far northern climate) there were blue streaks all over the borders. The explanation I got from a paint chemist is that One Shot switched to cheap Chinese pigments and the yellow pigment in the green was being bleached out at an accelerated rate leaving the blue still visible. I used to get ten years of good coverage with One Shot. Those days started disappearing when One Shot started being sold to corporate bean counters. I’ve gone all latex and Mack Brush Co. has some really nice quills that lay latex paint down smoothly.
Big fan of your signs and content. What kind of spraying setup do you use for the base of these signs? I was curious if you have any recommendations of spray guns that are on the market.
my issue is that if I put on a thick coat like that I get wrinkles and also the paint doesnt necessarily even out super well. if I put the paint on thinner it gets some kind of very small bubbles or blisters that ruin the finish. I've only tried black so far, it's been nothing but problems tbh. 20+ split tests and I'm still unable to fix it so far. I'm thinking of thinning it.
The term you couldn't remember is "doming" (I have short-term memory loss too... lol). It creates that just-perfect amount of water (or paint) in the dog bowl that with one more drop, would go over the edge... lol. Doming is a term jewelry makers use when putting a coat of epoxy or other coating on the face of at item. It creates that rounded dome-style coat that goes all the way to the edge of an item, without spilling over the edge.
"Surface Tension" is the term you were looking for.
Great Tips. Short & Sweet. Copious was a great choice of words. Thanks.
I love that word!
Exactly how I found to do it for my sandblasted sign foam signs. Use self leveling sign paint like 1 shot or ronan's
I call it a “flood coat”.
Great video
A meniscus also describes that effect well.
Surface tension
That's it! :).......too many hours.....brain wasn't working. Thank You!
I gave up on One Shot when I painted some golf course 3D tee sign borders with One Shot dark green and in two seasons (that’s 10 total months of exposure in a far northern climate) there were blue streaks all over the borders. The explanation I got from a paint chemist is that One Shot switched to cheap Chinese pigments and the yellow pigment in the green was being bleached out at an accelerated rate leaving the blue still visible. I used to get ten years of good coverage with One Shot. Those days started disappearing when One Shot started being sold to corporate bean counters. I’ve gone all latex and Mack Brush Co. has some really nice quills that lay latex paint down smoothly.
Meniscus! Thank you for this!
Big fan of your signs and content. What kind of spraying setup do you use for the base of these signs? I was curious if you have any recommendations of spray guns that are on the market.
"loading" the brush means using more paint.
For a white glossy background what do you use, if using One shot enamels on top?
Use a white egg shell or semi gloss Behr Ultra Premium paint and spray it. Then use a flat water base letter color.
my issue is that if I put on a thick coat like that I get wrinkles and also the paint doesnt necessarily even out super well. if I put the paint on thinner it gets some kind of very small bubbles or blisters that ruin the finish. I've only tried black so far, it's been nothing but problems tbh. 20+ split tests and I'm still unable to fix it so far. I'm thinking of thinning it.
What are you painting on? It sounds like a common problem with two materials not jiving.
Hey great info in the video. Couple questions, what material do you use for your signs (sign foam?) And do you use CNC to make them? Thanks!
Corafoam made by HDU. Yes.....a morbidelli M100 made by SCM. Your Welcome!
Yes. Corafoam made by Duna USA. And yes we use CNC router for most of our signs.
How do you get people to buy your signs?
Surface tension.
The term you couldn't remember is "doming" (I have short-term memory loss too... lol). It creates that just-perfect amount of water (or paint) in the dog bowl that with one more drop, would go over the edge... lol. Doming is a term jewelry makers use when putting a coat of epoxy or other coating on the face of at item. It creates that rounded dome-style coat that goes all the way to the edge of an item, without spilling over the edge.