Posted by Nicole Black on April 01, 2003
Can anyone offer any advice concerning over spray problems when working with 1 Shot through an airbrush on Polybanner material. Botches of paint develop all over the banner in unwanted areas when spraying. I rubbed it down with a static cling sheet thinking that was the problem, but to no avail. Is there something I dont know about painting polybanner?
Rick Sacks
Mike JacksonOften the airbrush overspray will come off an hour after spraying with windex and some rubbing
Kent SmithStatic electricity is usually worse in the winter when the air is dry. When you unrolled the banner, you probably charged it with static electricity. I'd hang it up on the bench and let it set for a while, then wipe it down with water...and finally wipe it down with a damp paper towel for final drying. You should be fine after that.
Some people also have a similar problem with plexiglass. When hand lettering with a brush, paint will sometimes literally jump off the brush and spray itself over the charged material.
Someone else might have a better solution, but I am pretty sure water was our solution.
Mike Jackson
Nicole - Thanks Gentlemen, It Worked!I have also had success with wiping down the back side and leaving it wet and working with a cool vaporizor going nearby.
You can also try a cloth lightly saturated in linseed oil.
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