How To Paint Acrylic Sheets

Apply paint in more passes using less paint per pass.

How to paint acrylic sheets.

If you find your paint is too thick you can thin acrylic paint with either water or acrylic medium. You can experiment with pouring medium and acrylic inks or any liquitex combination that gives an even fluid result. Cover large areas with paint. How to paint acrylic sheets step 1.

Start with the right paint dispense with the primer. Clean the surface of the acrylic sheet with a soft lint free cloth then rinse it well with lukewarm water. Clean the side of the acrylic sheet that s facing up with rubbing alcohol. After the paint dries turn over the plexiglass to paint the bottom if necessary.

Apply paint with a sponge brush if you want to stencil the bed sheets. Clean both sides of the acrylic sheet with glass cleaner. Shake the spray paint and paint using even constantly moving passes from 18 to 24 inches away at a 45 degree angle. Next tape on paper bag or newspaper to cover the rest of the product.

Neutralize charges with ionizing gun. Wipe with damp cloth. Tape off the first line that will be the dividing line between paint and product. Position the acrylic sheet on top of the desired design template.

Your design template can be a coloring book. If you want to make thick lines or apply broad. Clean sheet thoroughly before painting. Dry the sheet with a soft tea towel.

You can use a liquitex medium or color or a mixture of the two. Using a palette knife is usually the easiest way to mix acrylic paints. Step 3 paint the plexiglass. Applying the paint 1.

Do a good job covering non paint areas spray paint hangs in the air and a certain radius will end up with microscopic paint droplets. Make sure that no dirt is left on it or scratches may occur during drying. Use paints recommended for use with acrylic. Reusable glass and high density plastic make good palettes because acrylic paint doesn t cling to them which makes cleanup easy.

Paint not applied uniformly. 5 10 liquitex flow aid additive with 90 95 soft body gives a great combination for acrylic skins. Use flat and pointed tip brushes to paint freehand designs on sheets. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

If you want to make a painting on it the surface only needs to be degreased.