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Quick question about spray paint.

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andrew1977

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I'm painting a friends case and was wondering if anyone
has used card stock type paper as a stencil?

My plan is to paint the base coat (white) then apply
the stencils to mask off the areas I want to keep white and
paint over them with red and then mask off some more areas and finally paint it black. Then remove the stencils/masks.

Can't really afford frisket film right now so I thought I'd try using what was available. Anyone tried using cardstock with spray paint and gotten good results or does anyone know of another type of material I should try instead?
 
Your results won't be that great, some bleeding will definitely happen. How much detail is in the stencil (if there are small lines and a lot of detail you will need to use some type of sticky film to ensure a tight seal)
 
Yeah I plan on using some repostionable spray adhesive to attach the masks to the surface. Anyone have alternatives I can use besides heavy weight paper?
 
Go to a sign shop with your design. Have them cut it out of transfer film. Should be super cheap.
 
Prefer to spend as little as possible. Anyone live in the phoenix area and can recommend a nice sign shop?
 
To mask off areas... why don't you use painter's tape? That is what its for. :confused:
 
Because painters tape is $4-$12 a roll depending on the width of the tape and I can't afford that. =\
 
Both of you lighten up please. There are creative ways (i.e. free or really cheap) Masking tape (not the blue painters tape) is .89 cents for 1/2" (the cheapy stuff) at HD, Lowes, or Dollar Tree. It works fine. As far as stencils go, you may get some fuzzy edges instead of solid lines (if you try just using a cutout in card stock) so try finding something that will hold the stencil down around the inner edges (i.e. double sided tape). That way you'll avoid any overspray getting where it should't be. Sarver was right about the sign shop doing a design for ya on the cheap. Ask what they can do or just email/call them for a quote. I've had them done for $10 or less and the designs look perfect when you peel it off.



Please keep to the topic now.
 
I tried printing out a really cool tribal dragon on some card stock and cut it out with an exacto knife. It blead very badly when I tried to paint it on my case.

cardstock -1
 
Sorry about the argument.
And I apologize w1retap. I over reacted.

For SarverSystems, what exactly should I be asking for
if I call for a price quote? I tried calling Kinko's just to check
what they'd charge and they didn't know what "transfer film" was. Even explained what I was trying to accomplish and got
a "Well we could print your design on a magnet for you car."

:confused:
 
The technique your describing is what I did with my lexan body for my radio controlled car back in the day (way back a Team Losi Junior 2 iirc). You can use pin striping for intricate lines and masking to over large areas.
 
Signshop 101, pull up a chair, and pay attention.

When signshops cut things out of vinyl, there are 3 layers.

The top layer is called transfer tape, also called application tape
The middle layer(s) is the vinyl design itself.
The bottom layer is a backing that the vinyl is applied to when it is manufactured onto rolls.

When you have your vinyl cut, it won't have transfer tape on it yet.

The design is cutout on a large plotter, then it is weeded. This means taking out all the extra vinyl that is not part of the design.

Once the vinyl is weeded, the sign shop will apply transfer tape to the top of the vinyl. This keeps everything from sliding around and deforming.

To apply the vinyl to your surface, remove a corner of the backing, and position the vinyl. Then remove the remaining backing, then remove all the air bubbles as best as possible.

Then finally remove the application tape. This should yield a perfect reprodcution of your original design.

So, what is application tape? Basically it is thick vinyl, with a low-tack glue. The glue is just enough to "stick it down" but not so much glue that is is hard to remove. It can be used over and over again.
 
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