Golden help

[anderekel]

Ok, so, I love using golden acrylics, great paint, but what can I clear it with? Polyurethane? Uros? Please help, thanks. :party-smiley-042:

[airarts]

HI anderekel, I use a rattle can for my canvas', but the other guys use the normal auto stuff. I would love to see what you painted! I don't think I have ever seen any of your work.

[anderekel]

I haven't painted it yet, but I figure it's better to find out before hand rather than get in trouble later. I'd post the shirt I'm working on, but I don't have a camera, :angry-smiley-030: oh well.....

[Marz]

I use goldens for all my work and I've cleared them with everything from spray bomb clear to agressive urethane clears, and I've never had a problem.
WILL

[airarts]

I haven't painted it yet, but I figure it's better to find out before hand rather than get in trouble later. I'd post the shirt I'm working on, but I don't have a camera, :angry-smiley-030: oh well.....

I feel your frusteration. I finally broke down and got mine on a Black Friday sale. I was up in line at 3:30 am! Maybe you can get one of your school buddies to help take a picture. You are a young pretty female, use your wildy ways! :wink2:

[Cowboy]

What exactly are You wanting to trying to clear ? not the tshirt I hope , metal. canvas, plastic. Kinda depends on answering Yer question. Cowboy

[anderekel]

You are a young pretty female, use your wildy ways! :wink2:

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Um, I know I don't have an actual pic of me, but I'm a guy, names Derek. :lolup:

And cowboy, I'm not gonna try to clear the shirt. I'm specifically talking about doing a laptop. So plastic in this case.

[Cowboy]

Ok Derek , If thats the case I would use a rattle can clear called Upol. Its more expensive that Krylon, ( that might work for You ) Bout 15 to 20 bucks. But is an automotive type clear. & dold at most auto body paint stores. I wouldn,t think You,d want to go thru the expense of the regular Uro clear & equipment necesarry to paint it. BUT even with upol wear at least a charcoal filtered mask & have plenty of ventilation. I hope this helps. Cowboy

[colourshift]

Plastic... er, won't a Urethane clear "eat" it? I've used FrogJuice to clear plastics in the past, without any problems...
(www.farfromnormal.com - for the frog juice)

Then again, Derek...this isn't my area....hang tight, there's others on here that can help much more so than I.

[Cowboy]

Thats a good point colourshift, I,ve never done one, But thats is what the people I know have used. The upol is very fast drying & I belive He would be fine. allthough a test panel might be a good idea. Cowboy

[anderekel]

ok, cool, I'll go check out upol. Thanks.

[anderekel]

So, is upol like the alsa clear, where you have to break the egg in the bottom and then use it in a day? oh, by the way, I do have a respirator, tried using enamels once, decided that my basement isn't ventilated enough. :speechless-smiley-0

[ABD]

I've Cleared a lot of plastics with Plain old Automotive Clear...Omni, HOK UC-35....Never had a prob on anything....The thing that comes to mind that matches yer Laptop the most, Would be a PS2...Probably similar plastics??.....I've done acouple of them with Omni..Still holding strong.

Just some more info for ya to Ponder..Good luck

[Cowboy]

No the Upol is a single stage clear. No egg to break. It was designed for doing , doorjambs & hard to reach areas, But will Blend well with the Uro clear & can also be sanded & buffed. Allthough I wouldn,t use it on someones 20 ta 50 thousand dollar ride. Its great for small projects . Cowboy

[anderekel]

Cool, I may have to find some of that upol then, does it last, pretty much, forever then?

[Cowboy]

Hehe. Nuthin lasts forever. But as long as it doesn,t freeze or get to hot Yes lasts quite awhile. I know it costs more, But you get more its a bigger than regular can, more full of paint than propellant & has a very nice spray pattern unlike the cheap crap. When done using give it one more blast upside down so just proppelant comes out to clear the nozzle. Good luck. Cowboy

[anderekel]

Well, I meant that it would last long enough to be able to use it all. :) So, how much area do you think it could cover?

[Cowboy]

Yes I know, that was kindof a joke. It will last like anyother aresol, But like I said make sur the nozzle is clean after use. also its very important to shake it real good, then let setlle for just a bit ( 5 or 10 minutes ) I,ve found. Cowboy

[anderekel]

Yeah, I did get the joke, just kinda hard to get the right emotions over the internet.. :angry-smiley-030: :) So, do you have an idea of the area it can cover? Like I've got, hopefully, a couple laptops and a guitar that I will be clearing at some point, will one can cover those? more? less? Thanks for all the help cowboy. I've always enjoyed your posts, here and at the other site.

[Cowboy]

Well, Its kinda hard ta tell, anderekel , It goes quite aways, much farther than the cheap stuff. I,d say depending on how many coats , It very well could do all of those projects. But I,d suggest getting a can & experimenting & get used to it. If You need info just google Uplo, click on english & check out all of there aresol products. They have high build primer & lots of other great stuff. & have great tech sheets also. Cowboy

[airarts]

Sorry Derek, but see if one of your friends can still help you out with a picyure. Maybe a cell phone camera. Offer them a beer if you are of age, and if not, pizza, then thet may help you take pictures some more!