Painting Question...
 

Well this question is directed to all those who are experienced w/ painting PCs... now there are like 50 million coats of paint you can put on your PC. Does anyone know if there's some kind of clear coat that can keep something from being painted over again? Like if I wanted to paint an object red, and then let that paint dry... and then put a clear coat over it that would keep any further paint jobs from drying on top of it, would this be possible? This is CRUCIAL!!! :)
-Kevin

Masking tape!

Even if you could find a 'teflon-like' coating, you would still have to mask off the other areas around it so new paint would stick. I've used a couple of tricks to detail small objects....first paint the 'red' object and let the paint harden for 24 hours, then coat the object with a thin layer of Vaseline, paint the other color, then before it fully hardens, carefully wipe off the 'red' object...Hobby shops sell a liquid masking solution for detailing models, paint it on, let dry, x-acto off the surplus, paint the second color, then peel off the masking film

There are at least two things to use. The spray masking Tweekster mentions and an adhesive backed vinyl you use to make a protective stencil. Both work better than masking tape because you can make finer edges. I'm not to sure about using vaseline for masking - seems iffy, but Tweekster may have some tricks.

I think I need to explain what my object is... there is a certain fraternity rivalry on campus. We need to keep a statue painted red and the other fraternity needs to keep it painted green. I'd like to paint it red and then coat it w/ some kind of clear coat, to keep it from being painted green again. Is this possible?
-Kevin

paint it red, then cover it with a nice 20 weight oil, or crisco even.

Seriously?

Actually that sounds like it might work... the oilyness would make the other paint either sheet right off or once it dried the oil would provide no bonding strength and it would just crack off. In theory for that any kind of oily goo would work, pref. something that wouldnt be easily rubbed off or dissolve in rain.

Good luck!

What about painting it red and then covering it in a thin coat of vaseline?
-Kev

And I thought you were gonna do some fancy case work! You need two things; some fast drying red spray paint and after it dries, spray it heavy with silicone spray It is invisible, but the green paint will bead up and not stick. Better get it done quick before the other side beats you to it.

Haha thanks. What kind of silicone spray should I get? Where can I get it? How much does it cost? :)
-Kevin

Home Depot, etc and most hardware stores should have the silicone spray. Also auto parts stores. Cost - not sure, I don't buy it often and for "normal" use a can lasts quite a while. How much? How big is the statue? You want to have a good coat on it, so you will have to guess. For your frat deal, I don't think you can put on too much. This would be a lot easier if you you were doing a drop-dead case. lol

Forgot what kind. Any cheap brand will do.

Car painters hate silicon based waxes, too hard to paint over.....go to Wal-Mart, get a cheap silicon wax, put on a heavy coat, buff out, then apply the silcone spray.....may take weekly maintainence to keep maximum 'protection'....hehe

lol I'd like to see the look on the green teams faces when they notice their paint isnt sticking...

Unless they get some strong paint stripper.. I got some once and sprayed it on some old rims for my car that I got from the junkyard. They were chrome with a clear coating for protection, but since were at the junkyard, they were all dull and ugly. I got them for $100 total, and sprayed the stripper on (haha, that sounded funny :D) and in like 20 minutes, they were bright shiney chrome again. The coating started bubbling and peeling off almost instantly.

BTW, thank's Tweekster, I was looking for something to do exactly what you described.

[ 11-04-2001: Message edited by: Lord Twilight ]

is the statue small enough to fit in an oven?
if so, powercoat it.

Why don't you just chain yourself to this statue?

MMMMMMM VASELINE.... heheh

Chained to a vaseline coated red statue... can't you get arrested for that? :D