SPRAY PAINTING ?

[Jigman]

Couple other thing to bare in mind about stencils. If you hold them right up against the plug you'll get a very abrupt line. Hold the stencil a little off the plug (1/2 inch or so) and you'll get a little softer fade to the lines/dots. Both can be useful at times. Practice on some dowels or reject plugs first to get it down, then go for the good stuff.

Jigman

[Flaptail]

In rattle cans it's all about the angle, having the plug in the proper angle to the direction of the spray you can achieve some great effects like gills, eye shadows and highlights never mind the layering of colors.

I use a collection of old thru wires and some stencils when I am too lazy to break out the Badger.

At A.C. Moore and Michael's they sell really great stencil cutters ( they are electric like a soldering iron with a heated fine tip) and different weights of plastic stencil sheet that is 8-1/2 x 11.

All you do is draw out the design and cut the stencil with the tool.

I take the sheets and set the wife's oven at 250 degrees on bake then set the plug blank on a wire support and set the plastic stencil sheet on top and watch as the plastic melts slowly and sets over the plug shape. As soon as it has set to where you want it It comes out and is dropped into the sink full of cool water. Now you have a stencil that fits that certain plug. I learned this from watching Stan Gibbs do the same thing with thin black bakelite sheets and a dremel type tool to cut out the designs like mackerel vermiculations. Works well and cheap dough.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

I take the sheets and set the wife's oven at 250 degrees on bake then set the plug blank on a wire support and set the plastic stencil sheet on top and watch as the plastic melts slowly and sets over the plug shape. As soon as it has set to where you want it It comes out and is dropped into the sink full of cool water. Now you have a stencil that fits that certain plug. I learned this from watching Stan Gibbs do the same thing with thin black bakelite sheets and a dremel type tool to cut out the designs like mackerel vermiculations. Works well and cheap dough.

That is BRILLIANT.....Seriously. I'm going to have to mess with that one this winter. And with the plastic after the paint builds up it should just peel off......Good as new

[eastendlu]

Check this out specially the one minute paintjob.

http://www.spacepaintings.com/video_clips_art.html

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

I learned this from watching Stan Gibbs do the same thing with thin black bakelite sheets and a dremel type tool to cut out the designs like mackerel vermiculations. Works well and cheap dough.

That is the hardest way to say stripes.
I could'nt resist.

[saltydog]

GUYS I cant say ENOUGH on your help I printed all of it out so I can read over again, an refer-back to. Im HOOKED on this got up at 4 this morning sanded some down drilled them out for weights an eyes an popped them in for a soaking. came home an turned them around an now there soaking more. will be out tonight hanging to dry.

GOOD LUCK GOOD PLUGGIN

[LaPala]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

I take the sheets and set the wife's oven at 250 degrees on bake then set the plug blank on a wire support and set the plastic stencil sheet on top and watch as the plastic melts slowly and sets over the plug shape.

I'll be careful if i were you about mixing plastic and eating. Not sure if the plastic you use but plastic when heated might release some chemical that is not good for health. What i do is just use a heat gun on the plastic in an open area.