Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
Foam brush, thicker paint. Don't rush the end.
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How to age / weather a new sign...
- Thread starter tulsagraphics
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vondegroot
bad design kills
Wow, that is actually pretty cool! You could create a digital image of it, and just print that 
tulsagraphics
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Progress update:
So y'all know how, during the busy season, every day is a surprise party (usually not a welcome one. lol)... but I did manage to -- finally -- throw down more paint.
My first attempt, with zero thinner, took a friggin' week to "cure" (well, cured "enough" for a scuff + 2nd coat), but it managed to level itself out for the most part. Apparently I need to get some more Ronan additives for better flow and faster cure time. My follow up coats resulted in ripples / wavy stokes. Not great. I was not happy -- but then I got to thinking about it -- maybe these imperfections are actually ideal. After all, I'm attempting to replicate a 50 year old sign that's been repainted a dozen times.
Meanwhile, I noticed that thinning paint -- a few drops of turp per oz goes a LONG way (for better or worse) in how these enamels flow. Today was a good day. Pushing the brush out to beveled edges with minimal bleed. I hope it looks as good tomorrow as it does today. For some crazy reason we're back into the upper 30s -- in April(?) -- so I probably won't check tackiness tomorrow. But if it's dry enough I'll at least try to clean up all the red dust I managed to spread into the wood grain across 4 different aging attempts which I have since tried to sand / grind out, in favor of the swamp water. Oof. --- it's okay though. We. Are. Sciencing!
So y'all know how, during the busy season, every day is a surprise party (usually not a welcome one. lol)... but I did manage to -- finally -- throw down more paint.
My first attempt, with zero thinner, took a friggin' week to "cure" (well, cured "enough" for a scuff + 2nd coat), but it managed to level itself out for the most part. Apparently I need to get some more Ronan additives for better flow and faster cure time. My follow up coats resulted in ripples / wavy stokes. Not great. I was not happy -- but then I got to thinking about it -- maybe these imperfections are actually ideal. After all, I'm attempting to replicate a 50 year old sign that's been repainted a dozen times.
Meanwhile, I noticed that thinning paint -- a few drops of turp per oz goes a LONG way (for better or worse) in how these enamels flow. Today was a good day. Pushing the brush out to beveled edges with minimal bleed. I hope it looks as good tomorrow as it does today. For some crazy reason we're back into the upper 30s -- in April(?) -- so I probably won't check tackiness tomorrow. But if it's dry enough I'll at least try to clean up all the red dust I managed to spread into the wood grain across 4 different aging attempts which I have since tried to sand / grind out, in favor of the swamp water. Oof. --- it's okay though. We. Are. Sciencing!
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