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Title: Bleeding paint question
Post by: upstatenybowyer on May 08, 2017, 08:10:35 pm
This may be a long shot, but what the heck...

So I painted over rawhide with black acrylic and wanted to stencil on a pattern on top of the black with spray paint. I did this, waited a while for everything to dry real good, then applied some light-colored wood stain. That's when it happened... the spray paint just bled all over the place, but the acrylic was fine.

I looked at the can and realized it says, "indoor only." As far as I can see, it gives no indication of what kind of paint it is. My question is...

is there any type of finish that can go over this spray paint without making it bleed?

Here's a pic of the can...

Thanks!
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: tattoo dave on May 08, 2017, 09:31:10 pm
Check the ingredients list. The spray paint is probably mostly either acetone or toluene. Those two solvents don't like each other much. The stain was probably one the spray paint was the other, or maybe lacquer. But if it was lacquer the acrylic would have wrinkled a too, I would think.

Tattoo Dave
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: Pat B on May 08, 2017, 11:17:25 pm
Always do a test run first.   )-w(
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: BowEd on May 09, 2017, 10:48:51 am
Yes that's a surprise I've had too.From then on I use counter based finishes.Ones that don't mix with each other.Letting them dry good helps too.
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: bjrogg on May 09, 2017, 11:27:02 am
Like Pat says do test run, but maybe you could go over with truoil or something clear scuff that up and then use other products.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: bradsmith2010 on May 09, 2017, 01:36:29 pm
seal the acrylic with poly,, then you can spray paint over that,,
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: upstatenybowyer on May 09, 2017, 03:56:45 pm
Cool. Thanks guys
Title: Re: Bleeding paint question
Post by: jaxenro on May 09, 2017, 04:01:57 pm
Oil or water based stain?