In Southern California, whwere I learned, I remember using this brand of clear to over the H2o based Day-glo windiw splash called ( I think ) Rosco Brand. It was like a plastic coat that mixed 50/50 with water and went on milky but dried clear. It worked great. Up here in Alberta, I haven't found it and haven't found anything equivelent either. Paintings/Splashes are done on the inside of the windows here. No businesses have awnings out up here to protect the windows from the elements either. I'd like to show these people up here how much more effective and head turning a Flourescent Exterior window splash could be rather than a reversed interior window paintings ( really bad ones) with the windows tinted ta boot! I just need sumpin to protect that paint.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Corey....go to any paint store that deals with professional painters, and ask for Clear Acrylic Addative. It is much better than the Rosco stuff!
Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
Rich-Art Co used to make a latex flourescent paint (still might). Also, One-shot makes oil-based flourescent paint. A clear coat would probably help either one of these products, but they'll hold up around here without it. We get rain year round, and snow in winter. I've used both products with great results, in fact, the One-shot is on my window now, as we speak.
It might be harder to remove, but availability is good.
Posted by AdrienneMorgan (Member # 1046) on :
Hi I've used a lot of different things to protect windows, Dutch Boy clear enamel is my choice now (spray) but almost any waterbased clear coat will work.(roll on or spray)
Your right in wanting to paint on the outside, everyone here asks me if I paint on the inside, never,just not the same impact.
And if it's a splash, it's supposed to be temporary anyway. One Shot will tempt them to make it a permanant sign (and they will too)
A:)
Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
Way way back when, maybe 25 years ago or more, Lyn and I painted window scenes for Christmas each year around here. I ALWAYS double painted. This means inside and outside. Reason? During the day the ouside was strong and the inside weak from light passing through the Temperas. At night it reversed. With stores being open late it did make a difference, of course these were scenes, not copy, or at the most it said "Merry Christmas".
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Posted by AdrienneMorgan (Member # 1046) on :
quote:" During the day the ouside was strong and the inside weak from light passing through the Temperas"
If you didn't back up the entire thing with white latex, there is nothing for the temperas to hold onto.
Temperas are just not opaque enough for glass by themselves.
And to make sure it's opaque enough sometimes I double coat the white (except for winter, takes too long for that second coat to dry)
A:)
Posted by pierre (Member # 1462) on :
Nope. The temperas lasted into new years, and double sided painting of Santa, Wise Men et al was perfectly opaque. Are todays Temperas different from 25 years ago? Maybe? Anyway, Adrienne, we did it for maybe 6 years without a problem. Jan 2nd saw us with razor blades and buckets cleaning off the illustrations.
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