I tried to letter a T-shirt with One Shot today. At first the paint was to thick and kind of skimmed over the surface. Thinning seemed to work at first. I went over the top of the "B" several times and it seemed ok. But soon the paint started bleeding. The shirt was 100% cotton but not new...

I don't know if this is still available. If you don't have one, call them.

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Wonderful!!! Thank you Terry!

Mr. Freeney's family has a lot of his photos on the Gentleman of Letters photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gentlemanofletters/

I appreciate the help, Doug!

I accidentally oiled two sables that were supposed to be water based brushes. I tried several things but they won't hold a load of water color right.
Are they gone forever?

This is off target, I know. I thought it might be interesting or helpful... I see folk here in Japan using polyester resin mixed with what they call talc. I think the talc is really pulverized glass. It makes something like Bondo filler. You can adjust the thickness with how much talc you add. Dry t...

This is more down to my level! This whole series of silvering/chroming posts has been fascinating. Tho mostly over my noggin'. Thank you for sharing and for all your hard work. Can I ask a few questions? Are the black and white applied one-after-the-other or mixed? Two part urethane? Is there a fina...

Very clean! Reminds me of the Lil John cars of the 80's!!
Is this all by brush?
The speckling on the stripe graphics really makes it work!
Could you tell us how to?

I called Mr.Tettaton December 30, 2011 and at that time he still had a good supply of most of his pamphlets on the list here: http://signmuseum.org/bio/matthews6.asp He is still sharp as a tack, still painting, and happy to chat with me. Not as happy as I was to talk to a real old timey sign man! Of...

Oh Ruby!!! I love you!

Thanks Rodrick! Too many inspirations on your site to even start!

Looking forward to seeing the Hino Trucks. Lots of them over here, of course...

I always buy Neatsfoot oil in the leather section of the craft shop. I bought some last weekend. Saw it in a sport goods shop too. For the baseball gloves and stuff. Feibing's brand.

Recon if your brushes got time enough to harden, you ain't painting enough anyway, huh?!

Great work Mr. Gamache!! Thank you, Dave!
Zero-tolerance computer policy!
You go Bob!!!

I got some powdered asphalt from the dry pigment section of an art supply shop. You might check there... I mixed the powder with turpentine in a glass jar. Mix it little by little until it is like thick mud. Pour a little turpentine on top of the asphalt mud and let it sit for a couple days. Aaah......

Hello Mr. Riedel, Golly! How much gilding would you have to do to make a pound of skewings??? Wrights of Lymm(UK) reclaims waste gold. I have always wondered if they would do it for international customers... I do not know if it is by the ounce. It says they send a free waste bucket to gold reclaime...

I should have told you to make practice signs for me!

Great idea for the changeable logo color. It adds some dimension too.

Mark,
Could you describe exactly what the cloud looks like? Is it dull and hazy? Or tiny lines through the gild?

I get the lines like spider-webbing in mine. Is this the same problem?

Remember this topic? https://handletteringforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2806 What if you do this process in reverse? - mask the glass - spray on the clear (with color/tent) - silver - remove mask Would the clear be too brittle and crack when mask is removed? Bruce, Thanks for posting the p...

I have seen artists paints mentioned a lot in the old sign painting books. For blended shades and pictorial work mostly. They called them "color ground in oil". As I understand it, they mixed these oil pastes with Japan or oil based varnish to make them durable. I think this is what Larry ...

Bruce,
Thanks! That saves me from another failed experiment.

I wonder if colorizing the gelatin or water would work. There probably isn't enough size thickness to colorize the leaf...

Could you alter the appearance of brass in this way??

Nothing will ever replace gold, of course, but... Water gilded silver lasts a while if you protect it. I don't really know how long. Some of my reverse silver is still okay after almost two years... KNOCK... KNOCK We have some colored silver over here. I have not tried this particular kind yet so I ...

Words cannot describe art or our feelings about them! silence.............. Congratulations on your stunning success, Eric ! ! ! On the philosophical: I reckon everybody looks at signs... Art is sought out by art lovers... Blending the two gives art to the masses... Are you going to teach us that ne...

Looks good enough to read!

My suggestion is try making some signs that will be actually used at your business or as gifts for your family. The added pressure helps.

Good luck Paul the Brave!

Eric, Thank you! I have been asking this same question and am not satisfied yet. So, what is Japan exactly? Somebody? Paul, Bear in mind I am not a professional.... They very kindly put up with me here, anyhow... You are basically on target, but be careful not to confuse the urushi and cashew with w...

As I have mentioned before, we have some natural tree resin based paints in Japan. Cashew brand is very old and respected. I have had some up on windows for about two years with no problems so far. BUT the black is not very opaque and fades in the sun. Other colors are good. It works well with turps...

The ruby red posts have been blowing me away!! Thanks!! Can't imagine myself getting to that level. Just soaking it all in right now. Eric, If you chipped the red side, you would get red glass with silver chipped design. Chip the clear side, you see the chipped design through the red. Right?? It wou...

They sell lead powdered pigment and paints in Japan. Holbein makes both labeled as Silver White in English but 白鉛(white lead) in Japanese. I can send some but no guarantees whether it would get through to you... I am not rich yet so I would need the shipping cost and cost of the stuff. Happy to do i...

I tried the lacquer method masking on the aluminum sign I mentioned. The sign is plastic primed with spray can plastic primer. The lettering is Vilpond size with blue aluminum powder. mud1.JPG Mask ingredients: lithopone, white glue, PVA glue and glycerine. mud2.JPG I applied the mask mud with a wat...

Welcome Chad! Lettering quills is these folks word for brushes. Look for them on sites like Letterhead Sign Supply and Mack Brush. The descriptions will give you a feel for whats what. Also, One Shot needs thinning to look good. You would think that thick paint would cover better but it is not alway...

Thank you for the information! I searched several times but that thread did not come up. I have an academic interest in this method mostly, but... To tell the truth I do have a piece with aluminum bronze lettering I need to put a ground on... Very similar to Joe Ceislowski's situation... the bass ac...

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I don't have a vinyl cutter machiney thing. Did you mean a liquid vinyl mask?