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Turkey Calls => Call Making => Topic started by: 2Barrel on March 17, 2012, 11:59:35 AM

Title: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: 2Barrel on March 17, 2012, 11:59:35 AM
Has anyone painted the underside of there crystal or glass surface ? If so how did you prep it ? Also, when reading the back of the Plumbers Goop package it says it may effect certain finishes. I plan on using a laquer spray paint and wonder if the Goop will "effect" it ?
Title: Re: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: ctwny1 on March 17, 2012, 04:38:00 PM
If I were you...I would test it out first.
Title: Re: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: lightsoutcalls on March 19, 2012, 10:20:28 AM
I paint my glass soundboards.  I know that if I have any fresh Goop glue on my fingers when I apply the painted soundboard, the paint comes off wherever the glue touches it.  That likely wouldn't be an ideal situation if you have paint on the edge of the soundboard where you are going to glue it in the call. 

You'll never know until you try.  Good luck.
Title: Re: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: 2Barrel on March 19, 2012, 05:13:59 PM
I tryed it out on a small piece of glass. Seems like it worked fine. Didnt melt the paint at all. It was a lacquer spray paint.
Title: Re: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: triune on March 20, 2012, 12:14:29 AM
Don't do it.  The goop will seem to hold fine but I will guess half your glass or crystal will pop out of the pot before the end of the year.  I've done a lot of painting and engraving on the underside of the call surface for other callmakers and I will engrave a ring around the outside.  Then the "outer ring" that is left will need to be removed for the goop to hold properly.  Learned this the hard way when starting to engrave on painted glass.
Now if you are counting on the edge of the glass to be your bond to the pot then  you might get by.
Good luck,
Kenny
Title: Re: Painting crystal and glass surface.
Post by: 2Barrel on March 20, 2012, 08:21:34 PM
I will definately heed the warnings. Not gonna do it. Thank fellas.