Comic Bombing fail.

[VND]

Atatching comic/graphic nerdvels to exterior vehicular panels.

Thinking of festooning a couple of doors with Manga but not certain of a way of effectively "weatherproofing" the finished product.

I'm guessing spray adhesive, apply awesomeness, then laquer?


I've searched forum but not came up with anything other than cool pics...












Any advice or further inspiration greatly appreciated.

[mk14dr]

That buggy is Bryns if I'm not mistake.

spray adhesive and some clearcoat would do the job at a guess, maybe best to rough the surface up first though?

[VND]

Cool pic fella.
Looks wet too!
So its surely holding up well.

[rmad]

[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

I did my interior door panels on first cube.

I applied paper to panel by pasting on with diluted pva glue.

I tried spray lacquer to protect but the paper absorbed it too much. In the end I used brush on clear wood varnish does what it says on the tin. (Although obviously exterior is more exposed than interior)

[omega]

I would also like to know how this is done and if its permeant
that merc looks like a wrap

[mk14dr]

May 18, 2013 15:14:35 GMT omega said:

I would also like to know how this is done and if its permeant
that merc looks like a wrap

Merc? Which merc?

if you mean the For2, then yeah, it looks too tidy to be actually done with paper and glue. It repeats aswell...

[wagoneer]

That Smart does look wrapped. It's almost impossible to get large pieces of paper to conform to compound curves.

I've done some decoupage using paper prints stuck on with watered down waterproof PVA. A couple of coats of extra watered down PVA seals the surface nicely too. Water based satin varnish is what I used to go over the top to protect it but my job was indoors, in fact, it was a door!

[VND]

May 18, 2013 17:47:33 GMT wagoneer said:

I've done some decoupage using paper prints stuck on with watered down waterproof PVA. A couple of coats of extra watered down PVA seals the surface nicely too. Water based satin varnish is what I used to go over the top to protect it but my job was indoors, in fact, it was a door!

Watered down water-proof PVA??
The paradox just made my brain fart.


Water based satin varnish sounds like it might be a goer though. I'll attempt a test on something metal.

Thanks for the tips dude.

[smurph323]

you can get clear protective vinyl.! and wrap it over your pva'd comic work.

only trouble is not sure on price and if your going to do all that you could probably get it wrapped in comic for a little more than that would cost.
I can ask my brother if you want... inbox me and ill shoot you his number he might be able to give info and costs etc.

edit* he does vinyl/wraps etc (figured makes more sense... worth pointing out)

[ben711200]

May 18, 2013 17:47:33 GMT wagoneer said:

That Smart does look wrapped. It's almost impossible to get large pieces of paper to conform to compound curves.

...decoupage...

I was just going to mention that in a wider arts and crafts sort definition, this would be called decoupage, so probably wort searching under that as well for more inspiration

[wagoneer]

Yes indeed, it's waterproof when dry. Getting it printed on vinyl for wrapping is the best bet though. The print is laminated with a very thin protective gloss or matt film to protect it before the wrapping bit.
I guess your route depends on whether you want an old-school shabby or modern sharp look when done. I think it would take a huge amount of clear varnish or lacquer to get a smooth finish over paper prints.

[VND]

Cheers fellas.
Cheap and therefor shabby are the orders of the day.
Viynl wrapping seems to come out at about £60 a panel for NON custom stuff. Which is ridonkulous.

I'm gonna give it a shot at the weekend anyway. See how sh1te I can make it.

[VND]

Just in case anyone was wondering, this came out a big fail.
The varnish seemed to lift the adhesive, so it all went to sh1te. Tried to patch it up with more varnish=more fail.

I know ive gone overboard and "over th edges" with the varnish, I was kinda trying to put a magic film of varnish over everything in the world to make it all stick secure. Did not work.

[House Of Sons]

I used to have a bar where were covered the toilet walls in Beano comics. It looked ace. But, the adhesive needs to be 100% dry before you add clear-coat, and you need to do it in stages. If you apply so much it gets 'wet' it'll just bubble and blow. Less is definitely more and don't rush it.

[VND]

Jun 9, 2013 11:54:35 GMT House Of Sons said:

I used to have a bar where were covered the toilet walls in Beano comics. It looked ace. But, the adhesive needs to be 100% dry before you add clear-coat, and you need to do it in stages. If you apply so much it gets 'wet' it'll just bubble and blow. Less is definitely more and don't rush it.

This is good advice. I had one eye on the sky and was trying to beat the rain. Course, it didnt even rain in the end anyway.

[House Of Sons]

Also, I don't know if you did this or not, but is it worth lightly sanding the paintwork first so the adhesive bonds to something?

[VND]

Jun 9, 2013 12:11:11 GMT House Of Sons said:

Also, I don't know if you did this or not, but is it worth lightly sanding the paintwork first so the adhesive bonds to something?

Yeah I gave it a cut man. Not heavy, but enough to grip.

[House Of Sons]

Good man.

I know it didn't exactly go to plan but it looks awesome. Do it some more!