Spray painting

[Paintman]

I'm planning on dying the burlap green, brown, and yellow. To me it seems a decent idea to then spray paint the burlap with those same colors over some areas to provide variations. Question is: Spray paint before or after cutting the burlap and attaching it?

I'm leery of doing it after because the strands might start sticking together...

Any thoughts?



Chris

[Paintman]

I decided that instead of asking half a dozen questions seperatly, I'll just post it in one big mess. The issue is the burlap. Here is my plan for prepping the burlap.



Note: When I say yellow, I mean a darker color, a dead-grass sort, the brown is earthy brown. The green is a dark vegetation color.



Prepping burlap:



- Cut burlap in strips 2-3" wide and 12-48" long.



- Dye burlap strips in a green/brown/yellow ratio of 3:1:1 (Good ratio ???). Vary shadings limiting concentration and soak time.



- Spray paint over the strips (laid-out next to each other) at random areas with green, brown, and yellowish colors for variation.



Any issues here? I don't know about the ratios. Thanks for your insight..



Chris

[This message has been edited by Paintman (edited 12-05-2000).]

[Paintman]

Edit that to 2-3", and 24-28"

[Jesse]

Change it yourself with the paper and pencil picture above your post.

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[Paintman]

Aha! So THATS how you do it! Seriously, I never bothered to learn how to edit posts. Well, you learn something every day...

[James_Dean]

If you use normal spray paint, it will crack with time. Use fabric dye, it's messy but does the job. I also found using tea bags in water in a bucket is a great way to make the lighter colors a little browner.

[WingMan]

When i made my ghillie suit to get the right collors i actualy hav to not only use less dye but i had to mix a little yellow to give it a better color.

[Paintman]

Well duh I've seen the ghillie, Wingman, you only live about three klicks from my house! http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/smile.gif

Finished your touch up work on the head cover yet?

Chris

P.S. Come ON, if you can get an A in Mr. Smith's English class, you can at least spell correctly. http://www.specialoperations.com/ubboard/tongue.gif