Last night in conversation about joys in life I mentioned the lettering I did long ago and the pleasure it brought me. The conversation led to how discouraging it is for me now to know that the paints won't last as long as vinyl and how I need to be able to provide my customers the best product. We then wondered if the lettering colors in Europe or elsewhere might be like what we knew long ago?
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
It's a real dilemma...
Though lettering in catalysed urethanes does last- it's just your health that won't!
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I use Catalyzed urethanes for striping all the time. I wear a glove on the hand the strokes the pinstriping brush. I also airbrush using HOK Kandies, mostly on top of Silver leaf. I wear a real respirator when I do that. I still have some of the older 1-Shot that has lead in it. I try to double coat all hand lettering. Yeah it takes longer but it lasts longer as well. My shop is big, it's not like I'm in a little room breathing in all of the flumes. I also have a little exhaust fan to push out paint flumes. On the other hand, I wonder about the smell from the vinyl when you weed it out. It's like the cuts releases a gas of some kind. It is a p[etroleum product.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
When I was an apprentice there was a TWP lettering white that covered real well, but was a bit too grey. We mixed it 50/50 with 1 Shot to get the brightness and cover ability. I'm wondering about mixing current day lettering color that way with the marine paints?
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
I think Marine paints might mix with the 1-Shot, but it might need a "Hotter" solvent. Maybe an acrylic enamel reducer. Or, it might just jell up on you.
