posted
Hi Folks! A while back I asked a question about painting shells. Well, I finished them yesterday, and they turned out looking pretty good.
But... I'm abit nervous about something.
I used Smith's Cream to glaze them, and added just a smidget of one shot colour and a smidget of mineral spirits to get a translucent colour. Like I said, I like what I accomplished, but they are not acting like they are drying at all.
The can did say that it'll take 72 hours for a tack, and it hasn't even been a full 24 hours yet. And the weather is quite a cold clammy here right now.
But ... they are still just as wet and oily as when I put the last stroke on them .... and I'm getting to thinking ... what if they don't EVER dry. YIKES!
They WILL dry won't they? Please say they will. PLEEEEEEZE!
~nervous nettie
-------------------- "When Love and Skill Work Together ... Expect a Masterpiece"
posted
When I need to use Smith's Cream, I mix a slurry of Smith's cream, Japan drier, and turps.
-------------------- John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 596-9989 signgraphics1@aol.com http://www.signgraphics1.com Posts: 1443 | From: El Cajon CA usa | Registered: Dec 1998
| IP: Logged |
posted
Nettie, what you can try is put some japan drier in a little spray bottle and mist a little bit on one shell and see if that helps...
-------------------- aka:Cisco the "Traveling Millennium Sign Artist" http://www.franciscovargas.com Fresno, CA 93703 559 252-0935 "to live life, is to love life, a sign of no life, is a sign of no love"...Cisco 12'98 Posts: 3576 | From: Fresno, Ca, the great USA | Registered: Dec 1998
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
| IP: Logged |
posted
Can you mist them with peroxide? Where's Gavin? He'll have an interesting answer. At the very least, could they be placed under a lamp with a high-wattage bulb? I'd be scared to put a fan on them because dust might stick. Not that I think your house is dusty, mind you. Love.....Jill
Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
| IP: Logged |
posted
Yeah, I wouldn't worry yet, Janette, the stuff takes an extremely long time.
BTW, I guess you didn't get the email I sent you the other day...I was wondering what the font was you used in Design A in Signcraft for the boat name @ where did it come from? Thank you.
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
| IP: Logged |
posted
Yikkes!! Well they might never dry although I've only had this problem once....I learned after that. The problem with misting a dryer or hardener over top is the chemical structure is changed and not necessarily for the better. Smith's cream isn't the best gazing medium and in fact you can get much better ones in your local art shop. If it were me I'd wash them off and start again with "Liquin" or a linseed oil and turps mix.....but still give it a few days. Worry it over on Monday.
posted
I don't think the Smith Cream has driers in it and requires the addition of a colored component with such. It is not a clear coat or a glaze, but a blending compound.
-------------------- The SignShop Mendocino, California
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6713 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
| IP: Logged |
posted
I agree with Rick. Smiths cream was created to slow down the drying process for blending paint, Commonly used in the painting of large bulletins and pictorials the more you use the slower the drying, you would get the same effect by using boiled linseed oil neither would be considered a glaze.
-------------------- Len Mort Signmaker1.com 11 Juniper Drive Millbury, MA 508-865-2382 "A Good Business Sign, is A Sign of Good Business"(1957) Posts: 811 | From: Millbury, Ma | Registered: Dec 2006
| IP: Logged |
posted
Smith's cream is basically hydrogenated linseed oil and will never dry on its own. Its purpose is to maintain a wet edge for blending colors and when used as a gound on pictorials can stay wet for weeks. To cure one must add varnish, drier and sometimes pigment will help. If a mist of drier or peroxide does not help, consider a coat of varnish, matte fixative or acrylic (either waterbourne or solvent) which may act to cure the oils.
-------------------- Kent Smith Smith Sign Studio P.O.Box 2385, Estes Park, CO 80517-2385 kent@smithsignstudio.com Posts: 1025 | From: Estes Park, CO | Registered: Nov 1998
| IP: Logged |
posted
Well, here's an update. I cleaned off the shells, which really didn't take too long because they were so darn wet! haha
I redid them with One Shot Tinting Clear and just a touch of colour. They look pretty good, and the good news is .... they are already tacky! Yahoo!
I may play around with some shading on them tomorrow, and then I have to put kid's names on them. May finish them off with another coat of clear when it's all said and done.
Thanks a whole bunch again for all your good feedback!
~nettie
-------------------- "When Love and Skill Work Together ... Expect a Masterpiece"
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity. — Charles Mingus Posts: 6713 | From: Mendocino, CA. USA | Registered: Nov 1998
| IP: Logged |
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Printer-friendly view of this topic