Has anyone ever clear coated Daler Rowney (FW) inks? I've seen them used in DVDs of automotive work so I'm guessing they're OK.
L
I can't say that I've done it but I'm really sure that it will be alright. I used automotive finishes in the 1970s & 1980s when acrylic lacquer was the main paint being used. Candy colors where made from transparent & translucent tinting colors mixed 50 50 with the paint brand's clear. Today most painters claim that candies are made with ink or dyes and that I don't know if so. But if it is then it logically seems that you could spray compatible clear over ink. I think what you need to worry about is the inks you are using is not fugitive. Meaning will it fade or turn to a different color after being in the sun for a period of time. Liquitex has recently come out with a water base acrylic ink that can be used on vehicles.
Last edited by redanner; 02-01-2010 at 05:53 PM.
Robert E. Danner
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Thanks Robert. I think I saw a post later on on a forum where an experienced AB artist in Edmonton has been using them for many years. I saw the new Liquitx stuff as well but did not know how they perform. I'll have to test them.
L
hi,
Daler Rowney Acrylic colors are of good pigment strength and flow easily across paper and primed surfaces. Colors are water-based and contain no solvents. i think its work on your DVD's.
they are acrylics and they can be cleared ,waterbased acrylics are micro porous and the clear if aplied correctly will seap into the pores and lock in place ,use AA recomendations for clearing all your waterbased acrylic type paints and you will be fine
light 15 minute + flash time aclimatisation coat and use as slow an activator and reducer as feasable
then procede as for any other basecoat
some FW pigments are more lightfast than others ,theres a star rateing system on the bottles
Etac is pigmented ink as is autoborne and wicked ,they still call them paint FW prefer to call them ink ,candy is dye based but sometimes refered to as inks ie lechler inks which are automotive dyes for candy work
the boundries are pretty flexable as to the descriptions that are aplied to these colourants
the latest AA candies are also pigmented ink as they are more lightfast than dye ,dont bleed and almost as effective as dye ,thier older candies where dye based
Paul
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