Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

[vklobucar]

I have a mate that works at a graphics store and he can make me a laser cut sticker of nearly any graphics that I bring him.

I'd like to have my Model 2 done ala Frankenstein (think Phil Collen's Bella Lugosi guitar)

He tells me that given the extremely thin sticker material he uses as well as the fact that I will have it clearcoated, it will be a very pro and durable job for pennies compared to an airbrushed job. He will charge me around $20 for the sticker work and another mate that paints cars will shoot the clearcoat after work free of charge. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Any comments as I do not have the funds for an airbrushed job

[peabuddy]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

i'd go for it or maybe buy a cheap body to try it on first.

[StukaJU87]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

Originally posted by peabuddy:
i'd go for it or maybe buy a cheap body to try it on first.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think that this is sound advice. It sounds like it would work, but I would try it first on a test body. I wouldn't want to experiment on one of my "good ones".

[Evol]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

Testing first is ALWAYS sound advice.However,if you don't have a test body,see if you can get a small sample of the same sticker paper you're going to use,slap it on a small piece of wood and have your friend spray clear to test it for compatibility.If that works,then I would say go for it! [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

And post pix when it's done too,other people (myself included) would be interested to see how it turns out.Good luck!

[sully]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

one thing that i'd be careful/nervous about is the clear eating the sticker, or dissolving the ink on it. sounds like you could have a great resource on your hands if it goes well....

sully

[Dreamland_Rebel]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

yeah talk about side jobs...


hell yeah, you'd have a pretty good clientell right here.

hope it all goes well.

~JW

[Newc]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

Get some Krylon Krystal Clear spray-on clearcoat to seal the ink on the sticker. That should keep the ink from running and probably won't erode the sticker itself.
Then again, if it's a high-quality printing shop, you probably won't have any such issues as the dye/ink is not just on top of the paper like a household printer, but is a permanent part of the paper.
Still, as was said before, do a test on the paper he'll be using to see if it will do anything negative.

Newc

[mm2002]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

I would think there wouldn't be any problems at all as long as he's going to use a poly clear coat. Please post pics of the results.

[PowerTube]

Re: Laser cut sticker and clearcoat vs. expensive airbrush paint job?

If you wanted to slightly shift gears and go with a material finish, Kinko's can print ANY graphic of any size on their iron-on transfer material.

Just a thought.