ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
Every week there seems to be one topic that I get a number of phone calls about.
In an effort to help "newbies", I will try to post answers (and elicit answers from you) to the topics I am hearing.
"Reverse painting" is painting the inside of the hole, before inserting tubes.
This can be done with a spray can (makes very thin coats, causing less interference with the brass tubes going in) or a "que tip", used like a paint brush.
The question I have had frequently this week, "Can I use _________paint?"
My answer to this is simple. Experiment!!!
Take a piece of acrylic (assuming you are asking about plastic pen blanks) and paint the piece with the type of paint you would like to use. Let dry or cure for several days. Then, smear the adhesive you plan to use to hold in your tube on the painted section of the acrylic.
If the paint is thinned and smears, you should find a different choice of paint OR adhesive.
If the paint holds up fine, your selected paint and adhesive WILL work together.
Pretty simple and logical, dontcha think???
All other suggestions are welcome!!!
Ed
In an effort to help "newbies", I will try to post answers (and elicit answers from you) to the topics I am hearing.
"Reverse painting" is painting the inside of the hole, before inserting tubes.
This can be done with a spray can (makes very thin coats, causing less interference with the brass tubes going in) or a "que tip", used like a paint brush.
The question I have had frequently this week, "Can I use _________paint?"
My answer to this is simple. Experiment!!!
Take a piece of acrylic (assuming you are asking about plastic pen blanks) and paint the piece with the type of paint you would like to use. Let dry or cure for several days. Then, smear the adhesive you plan to use to hold in your tube on the painted section of the acrylic.
If the paint is thinned and smears, you should find a different choice of paint OR adhesive.
If the paint holds up fine, your selected paint and adhesive WILL work together.
Pretty simple and logical, dontcha think???
All other suggestions are welcome!!!
Ed