I gave up on One Shot when I painted some golf course 3D tee sign borders with One Shot dark green and in two seasons (that’s 10 total months of exposure in a far northern climate) there were blue streaks all over the borders. The explanation I got from a paint chemist is that One Shot switched to cheap Chinese pigments and the yellow pigment in the green was being bleached out at an accelerated rate leaving the blue still visible. I used to get ten years of good coverage with One Shot. Those days started disappearing when One Shot started being sold to corporate bean counters. I’ve gone all latex and Mack Brush Co. has some really nice quills that lay latex paint down smoothly.
Big fan of your signs and content. What kind of spraying setup do you use for the base of these signs? I was curious if you have any recommendations of spray guns that are on the market.
my issue is that if I put on a thick coat like that I get wrinkles and also the paint doesnt necessarily even out super well. if I put the paint on thinner it gets some kind of very small bubbles or blisters that ruin the finish. I've only tried black so far, it's been nothing but problems tbh. 20+ split tests and I'm still unable to fix it so far. I'm thinking of thinning it.
The term you couldn't remember is "doming" (I have short-term memory loss too... lol). It creates that just-perfect amount of water (or paint) in the dog bowl that with one more drop, would go over the edge... lol. Doming is a term jewelry makers use when putting a coat of epoxy or other coating on the face of at item. It creates that rounded dome-style coat that goes all the way to the edge of an item, without spilling over the edge.
