Doright wrote:I am curious about this effect as well been looking at this product

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/cobweb/cobweb.htm

Not sure how its used though there online instructions don't really explain how its used to get the effect.

I am pretty sure that is the same type of product as the one that I posted above . I have not used any of it yet , so I am not sure which one is better . If you do decide to give it a try please let us know what you end up using and let us know how it works out .

Never used any of the alsa stuff. Honestly i havent hear much good about their product, over priced, under preformed. a lot of the stuff they sell can be reproduced with old school techniques. no need to spend big money for the specialty products that were developed from stuff that used to be done back in the day with normal paints.

Doright wrote:

ding wrote:that would be like marbling. this is a diff, effect

I agree with you Ding this effect has nothing to do with the use of plastic wrap.

That stuff I posted from Alsa? ever played with it? I have a quart of there Crazar and I cant get it to work right either.
There instructions I find very lacking.

I'm not a big fan of mixing paint systems. If you're using PPG, stick with PPG products to mix with it. Same thing with HOK, Dupont and so on. Too many things can go wrong when you know what you're doing and you're doing it by the book. So why throw an unknown? I have mixed systems before, sometimes its ok, other times its not. Did my use a different brand of reducer help create the problem? Who knows? Bottom line time is money. And I don't take chances anymore.

And this technique has nothing to do with plastic wrap. That technique is called marblizing. I'm hoping someone here tries the advice i gave earlier in the thread. I'm curious to see some serious cob webbing with unreduced basecoat.

I have some free time today , I am going to give it a try with the unreduced base and low pressure and spray it through my large tip gun that I use for high build primer . I am guessing I would still need to activate the base , but not use any reducer ? I will start out with only a few pounds of air and increase it a little at a time and see what happens .

Doright wrote:

ding wrote:that would be like marbling. this is a diff, effect

I agree with you Ding this effect has nothing to do with the use of plastic wrap.

That stuff I posted from Alsa? ever played with it? I have a quart of there Crazar and I cant get it to work right either.
There instructions I find very lacking.

Nope I've never used their Crazar. I've only used one Alsa product, the chrome effect stuff. And I will say that my attempts with it, were extremely unsuccessful. Did I use it correctly? I thought I did. But maybe not.
I can tell you this, too many things can go wrong when you're painting. So I always stick to products I have worked with before and that I trust to work the way I need them to work. If I use a product, you can guarantee its very painter friendly.
I have enough enough challenges and unknowns with my techniques. So the paint I use has to be easy to use.

I know of a lacquer product that makes the same effect. You can buy it most stores that carry spray paint, hobby stores, etc.
One variation I could find online is this:


It used to be really popular to paint dirt bikes and helmets with this paint back in the 90's. You could clear over it with some urethane clears, if you check for compatibility on a test panel first.
I know Dupont HC 7600s will work over lacquer...
http://www.pinrepair.com/clear/index.htm
(clear coating over lacquer and acrylic for pinball playfield restoration)

This i the stuff I got I goofed and posted wrong link this should be right
http://alsacorp.com/products/crazer/ima ... pes_15.jpg

Like I said I purchased a quart a while back but couldn't get that effect with it.