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I'm sure you've heard about the big storm on the East Coast. Well we caught part of that, and driving around isn't a good idea. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a homemade liquid paint mask, like the Spraylat stuff we used 30 years ago. It's not for a pressing job, I just wanted to do some graphics on a compound curve. Thanks.
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How about good old Elmer's glue. Or maybe cut pieces of paint mask, layer, and heated up a bit.
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This is probably a silly idea, but egg whites work for gold leaf work?????
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VASOLINE......in a pinch......just dot put it where you want paint to stick......have to wait till paint is 100% dry....then wipe away......
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The Elmers sounds like the most reasonable idea. I want something that can be cut with an Exacto knife; so that I can do this as a joint project with my one of my kids. Thanks for the help.
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We used to get this masking compound that the guys in the shop called mud. We'd paint it on the background with flats and it was water based. We'd spray the parts we want colored and when the paint dries we'd blast off the mask with a garden hose.
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"...called mud." Hmmm, I might have a jar of screen mask that worked the same way. You paint this stuff into the screen, let dry then cover it all with a redish liquid. Let that dry, wash out the part first painted, and presto! Silk screen. Or so the theory goes. thanks for the idea.
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Just wanting to do a fun and educational project with the kids while snowed in. They can handle an X-acto knife better than a brush; besides that will allow me to further introduce them to the airbrush.
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Rick... storms, and masks are connected... by MUD !
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