Green Qusetion- Snwboard Helmet

[RICHARD Jammer]

NEW NEW NEW-
Working on PLASTIC Snowboard helmet- I know it may disintegrate-

I sanded, primed, coated bright white w/ paint for plastic. Ive done a Mexican Dia de los Muertos mural wrapping one side in very bright ENAMEL paints.

I need to clear coat for appearance and durabiliy- hopefullly you have some answers-

Ive tried one clear coat, and it Orange Peeled Immediately- I really dont want to lose my art work- hope you have some suggestions thanks!

[Cowboy]

Howdy & Welcome Richard, Cant help Ya much as far as what clear, it Depends on What kind of enamel I guees, Not much can go over the enamel paints I,m familiar with , Unless its one shot, & I use a Uro, 2 part clear on it, But mix a lil bit of the hardner in the paint in the art before clear coating. I,m sure more will be much more helpfull I Ya hang on a lil while. Good luck.

[fontgeek]

I would look to see what the manufacturer of the enamels reccomends for use as a clear.
I would also make sure that you give the enamels a LOOOOONNNNNGGGG time to flash and cure. Enamels are slow drying to start with, and because these were sprayed on to plastic, it means that all the solvents are going to have to come off from the outside rather than a combination of being absorbed into the plastic and evaporating from the front side.

If you have the original enamals you can probably contact the manufacturer and see what they reccomend, if not, then try some of the paints on some scrap material, and do your testing on that.

Ideally, you should have looked at your project as a whole. In other words, look at what you need as a finished product, and then work your way backwards. Knowing that you need or want a heavy clear coat, you would find what clear coat would do best for you, then see what kinds of paint that clear coat is compatible with, and then what kind of base and primer those paints need, and then the kind of prep that primer needs, and so on. That method "Look ahead, think in reverse" keeps you from having to fight this kind of problem, and keeps you from jumping through all kinds of hoops that won't really do your project any good.
You can probably shoot a two part urethane clear coat over your enamels, but the original enamels are going to need a long time to cure before you can do that.

[sharonsstudio]

Ditto read the enamel can see what they recomend.. alot of enamels don't like clears..

[redanner]

NEW NEW NEW-
Working on PLASTIC Snowboard helmet- I know it may disintegrate-

I sanded, primed, coated bright white w/ paint for plastic. Ive done a Mexican Dia de los Muertos mural wrapping one side in very bright ENAMEL paints.

I need to clear coat for appearance and durabiliy- hopefullly you have some answers-

Ive tried one clear coat, and it Orange Peeled Immediately- I really dont want to lose my art work- hope you have some suggestions thanks!

Welcome to the ABT Forum! I you used alkaloid enamels then you have about 90 days at the soonest you can clear! If you have a way force dry like a bake booth then it can be sooner! What ever clear you use on it other than alkaloid enamel clear may just lift or wrinkle the top coat! In this day and age I would hope that some how you didn't get your hands on alkaloid enamels! Hopefully it is acrylic enamel with catalyst hardener! Try and find out exactly what you used! Then post again I'm sure somebody will be able to help you!