painting scales?

when i try to paint scales over a net patern i lift it off and the paint gets all tore up
i cant seam to get nice clean lines i need help

many layers of mist is better than one thick coat of color.

cant it be done with cans aswell as an air brush

fish factor wrote:cant it be done with cans aswell as an air brush

week 1 monster build, skippys broomslug first picture

fish factor wrote:when i try to paint scales over a net patern i lift it off and the paint gets all tore up
i cant seam to get nice clean lines i need help

Are you using binder clips to hold your net pattern?

After spraying, just wait a few minutes to let the paint dry a bit then remove the mesh/net pattern. I hope this helps....Good Luck.

sure thing it can be done with cans......... you can do almost anything with cans but the BIG KEY is less is more really less is more.
even if you think you did not get any color on the plug when scaling i bet if you take the netting off you will be surprised how much and how crisp the scales will look.


i did this plug with can paint .....for a example

FF, It sounds like your not letting the paint ( that your scaling over ) dry enough... before you put that net on the paint needs to be completely dry.

yeah all i use is rattle cans. i let my bottom coat dry a day before scaling. the thing about latex and other paints is that they feel and seem dry but you are actually touching a "skin" of paint covering moist/gassed paint. the skin peels off and you get your problem.

I agree with Smitty, less paint and hold the rattle can far away from your work, when you think it is good take it back 6-10 more inches....the mist paint is what will give you a nice scale look.. also if you hold the plug on various angles you can add multiple colors on a single scale job( See Smitty's Water Drops demo)... and what Euro said, I find the use of clips helps when you use the angles method.

thanks guy ill mess around with it today

ok,, sounds like your not controlling the spray to well and ending up with to much paint on your work,,,, You should google up some graffiti caps for spray cans,, there are a bunch of web sites,,, check these out for some ideas,,,, Good luck,, you never know what you mind find on there,,,,,

http://artprimo.com/catalog/spray-paint-caps-c-27.html

http://www.grafcaps.com/

http://www.bombingscience.com/shop-tips.htm

FF ok your using rattle can.. So your base color for scale is 100% dry no bs let sit for 24 hours... Ok so we now know its totally dry now we take the scale pattern of choice lay the mask on plug... Use cothes pins to hold tight its what i do you only need the mask in contact with body lightly not super tight on it.... spary very light coats of color with about a 5 mins flash time between.. do them till you think its good with color... now if you just doing lets say yellow with the scales silver... wait a few minutes after last coat bout five... Carefully undo clothes pins and PEEL the pattern off dont lift dont slide it... if you put the seem length ways on the plug you can peel it back around to remove with no issues to scales... now do your fill on belly and back.. again very light coats those scales will disappear quick with new paint going down.. let dry and clear or epoxy what ever you want to call it...

that plug is awesome thanks for the info and nice work

fish factor wrote:that plug is awesome thanks for the info and nice work

Thanks thats one I painted last year... I learned lots doing custom paint work on vehicles and bikes so... If ya need any help ill do my best ya might wanna doan adhesion test to by the way...

hey i seen that there plug before ... show them the green one

whats up TY thanks islander

Ill have to walk my fat arse out to the jeep and get a pic of it YT.... itll go up soon when not so lazy lol