I am getting ready to spray paint a box and I need some advice for avoiding the bead of paint you get along a tape line. I have an undercoat of red already on the box. I am going to tape off a pattern and paint the rest of the box black but I want to avoid any bleed and the little bead of extra paint that builds up along the tape line. Common sense tells me that really thin coats will help avoid this but I wasn't sure if there were any other tips. Thanks!
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Sorry I did'nt read sooner. One trick is to cut the tape with a xacto knife carefully on the surface you are painting. The tape kind of embeds itself and reduces that thick edge you were referring to.
Dont paint it at all. The beauty of a cigar box guitar to me is that you can tell that it is a cigar box with all of the cool printing and embossing and labels and stamps on it.
go to the auto parts store and get some of that bright green masking tape from 3m. after you aply it use your finger nail along the edge of the tape to make sure its pressed down good. then like you said light coats. let it flash over befor the next coat.
I've never done this with spray paint, but this is what I do with brush-on acrylics. Base coat is red. Tape off area. Apply one more very light coat of red, to seal down that masking tape. Then paint on color #2. Let dry and peel tape.
This works with both artist grade and craft grade acrylic. Might be a good trick for spray paints, too.
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This works with both artist grade and craft grade acrylic. Might be a good trick for spray paints, too.