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We have always handpainted all raised areas of sandblasted signs. I have heard of rolling on the top coat to the raised areas. I am doing some HDU signs that are very intricate and need to speed up the painting. I have tried rolling before with not very good results. Alot of running into blasted parts, and edges were not crisp. Any tips? What kind of roller, pressure, amount of paint? Thanks alot for any suggestions.
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DON'T use a roller....use a rubber brayer!!! Check out any printer supply shop! Put a little paint on a flat surface and work a thin coating on the brayer, then roll it on!
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The grey foam rollers work also...trick is to not thin the paint (leave it fat) and after loading the roller with paint ...roll it out on some news paper or pattern paper (what ever you have) then roll it over the raised areas very lightly with little or no pressure (works great I do it all the time)
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The Brayer, as mentioned works great, I have used this method for about 15 years with great results......I use One Shot Lettering Enamels, and roll on a smooth surface till the paint has a "whistle" sound to it.(just the right tack) you will soon get a feel for how much to roll it. Actually I used this method to roll Coca Cola repaints on drink boxes way back in 1955.....(The raised portion of the trademark),you see I have been here since dirt ! he he he !!!
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