I do a lot of vinyl work so im not an expert in the paint department and this is gonna sound like a dumb question to alot of you but ill ask anyway
I also do handcarved gold leaf signs and Ive found Ronan dark green is not dark enough to make the gold leaf pop. in the past Ive added black to darken it is this the best way to do this. does anyone know of a brand that makes a darker green out of the can.
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Nothing dumb about this question...
Nope...thats as dark as it gets in a bulletin or lettering paint.
I assume the reason you want to know is to be able to have some consistancy to the color?
Nothing wrong with adding black just use the same black and measure the amounts (of green and black) each time you mix it.
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Right there with Monte. As long as you keep it consistant you're all set.
Just as a thought, instead of black, you can add a little dark blue to deepen the color with out it dulling in some cases. Some green colors tend to grey out a bit when black is added, but the blue can keep some of the brilliance to it.
Hope this helps... Rapid
Posted by Richard Doyle (Member # 2919) on :
that is exactly the problem I was having using just black it almost became like a army green color it was to grey. Ill try blue and black
thanks guys
[ November 03, 2003, 09:54 AM: Message edited by: Richard Doyle ]
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
If you want to darken a color by using black....be sure to use 1Shot Tinting Black. Not the regular Black!!!
When you add regular Black to your paint..it will darken as you work it with a brush or roller....leaving dark streaks!
Tinting Black was developed to avoid this problem.
Posted by Richard Doyle (Member # 2919) on :
is 1 shot and ronan compatable one shot is an enamel correct?
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
oil based paints will all mix, latex paints will mix with latex paint. back in the days of lacquer car paint, you didnt want to mix lacquer with enamel....it made SNOT!!!!! hehehehe. also you cant mix latex and oil paint, but you can add latex mixing pigments to oil paint or acrylic paint colors to oil based paint.
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