Chris Fields
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The "I'm painting a Captain America Shield" thread
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Which paint?
I bet he's talking about the Duplicolor. It does like to go on uneven.
Im hoping with my tests, I can extract the paint from the can and see how it atomizes out of my full size paint gun.
Im hoping with my tests, I can extract the paint from the can and see how it atomizes out of my full size paint gun.
I know exactly what you're talking about. I love the color and effect, but it atomizes very unpredictibly.
My tests will help confirm or rule out a problem with the design of the can nozzle.
Chewie Louie
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How long did you wait between coats? More than 5-10 minutes?
How far away from the shield did you hold the can?
How fast did you spray the paint back and forth?
For the last coat, did you try to go in slow and close for a glossy look? I'm gonna venture a guess that that is what happened and or you waited too long before applying the last coat.
I took a bunch of pictures during my build, but didn't think to take pictures between coats.
Here are some FAIL shots:
Sprayed while shield laying flat. I think I went to slow and too close.
Finally I got results that I was satisfied with, nice uniform color throughout.
I took the shield to a body shop to have them apply the clear coats. I was hoping the clear coat would bring out the anodized look.
It did and I am pleased with the results. As always, thanks to Valor for his help.
If I were to do anything different, I think I would wet sand it lightly before clear coating.
How far away from the shield did you hold the can?
How fast did you spray the paint back and forth?
For the last coat, did you try to go in slow and close for a glossy look? I'm gonna venture a guess that that is what happened and or you waited too long before applying the last coat.
I took a bunch of pictures during my build, but didn't think to take pictures between coats.
Here are some FAIL shots:
Sprayed while shield laying flat. I think I went to slow and too close.
Finally I got results that I was satisfied with, nice uniform color throughout.
I took the shield to a body shop to have them apply the clear coats. I was hoping the clear coat would bring out the anodized look.
It did and I am pleased with the results. As always, thanks to Valor for his help.
If I were to do anything different, I think I would wet sand it lightly before clear coating.
bjall4jc
Member
How long did you wait between coats? More than 5-10 minutes? Waited 6 minutes between each coat.
How far away from the shield did you hold the can? 8", even made a set up the was a stick 8" from shield and never went any closer.
How fast did you spray the paint back and forth? I did a quick spray and move, should I go slow and deliberate. I'm trying to follow Valors suggestions from other threads I've been reading.
How far away from the shield did you hold the can? 8", even made a set up the was a stick 8" from shield and never went any closer.
How fast did you spray the paint back and forth? I did a quick spray and move, should I go slow and deliberate. I'm trying to follow Valors suggestions from other threads I've been reading.
Chris Fields
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Testors paints.. solve all these issues... much simpler to use.
Chewie Louie
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Thank you my friend. If you're ever down in Florida, first round is on me. Yeah, I went with the guitar stand idea and after I took that picture, I added a styrofoam cylinder (painted black with an added felt pad), and now the shield stands upright. I went that route after my girlfriend caught me looking at the walls looking for a place to hang the shield. lol
Getting back to the paint job, I'm wondering how many people wet sanded their shield BEFORE applying the clearcoat. The Dupli-Color metalcast paints have some interesting qualities. The pictures really do not do the shield justice, as I think it looks better in person. I love how the color is even throughout but appears to change with the lighting. I also love how you can see the spun aluminum beneath the color.
Points to consider: After I painted the shield, I noticed that with just my finger, I could rub areas and remove some paint where I thought it was too dark or uneven. Because of this, I was afraid to wet sand it or apply anything else, out of fear I would remove too much color and have to start all over again. So I took it to the body shop with the paint even in color, but it was not a smooth glossy finish. The guys at the body shop did nothing to the surface either, but I was told that multiple clear coats were applied and that the sprayer did some smoothing out between coats. I am thrilled with the end results. The color pops, and the finish is super strong, shiny and smooth. However, if you look closely at the shield in person, there does appear to be, for lack of a better word, a "textured" look. Again, the finish is super smooth but the color does not give a perfectly detailed reflection. Make sense?
That's why I said, if I were to attempt it again, I might wet sand it before doing the clear coat. Just wanted to share that experience to get feedback from the pros and to help anyone currently working on their shields.
Wet sanding would probably dull the color a bit, and cover up the spun finish underneath.
OhYeahItsJosh
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Louie, your shield turned out fantastic! Great job man.
Chris Fields
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no, I never have.. just shake and spray on a vertical shield. They come out much smoother for me than the dupicolor, but again, Valor had a different experience. My weather conditions here are 65 - 95 degrees F with 30 to 60% humidity.. i do not paint over 60% humidity but that's all we've had here lately.
Chris Fields
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as far as wetsanding goes, everytime I personally tried it, it made the paint more opaque in nature and less transparent. This also darkened the paint at the same time, naturally. I recommend avoiding wet sanding unless you need to, as it yields the opposite results that you may want.
My test paint was wetsanded, buffed then satin coated and you can see what the pictures look like. It does not really dull the paint, buffing helped.
The satin clearcoat helped to even it all out.
The satin clearcoat helped to even it all out.
Here is another view of my test paint.
Again, this was painted with the Duplicolor, wetsanded, buffed, satin coated and another buff.
Again, this was painted with the Duplicolor, wetsanded, buffed, satin coated and another buff.
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