Throwing up stencils is awesome, but I've noticed that certain types of paint are shit for certain surfaces. For example, you might decide to quickly stencil a structure made of metal, using car paint. Works like a charm, until you decide to tag a brick wall with the same stuff. The tag doesn't seem to last very long at all, eventually coming off altogether after a good period of time.
What's the best type of paint to use when tagging on most materials?
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then cure that shit with a propane torch and it will never come off
What kind of stuff are you stencilling?
Why would you spend money on expensive ass paint when your shit is just going to get buffed? All you need are some rusto's, and you don't even need to pay for those.
Pro tip: if you think the pressure is too high cause you're a little girl and can't paint fast enough, turn the can upside down and spray to let some pressure out.
I've never used Rusto's, so I can't comment on their quality buuuuuut the budget paint you pick up in Australia is beyond shit.
Impossible to get even application due to piss-like viscosity.
aaannnd if you start wasting yo hydrocarbon propellant,then you end up with excess paint in your can.Which is fine,if you're stealing them like a hardcunt.
But if you are paying for them,the dollar extra it costs to buy something decent ends with you saving more money.
I suppose if you are just doing something shitty,then use shitty paint.
If you're stencil is worth time and effort,especially effort of the multi-layered or hard to buff variety then perhaps $3 for some permanence and reliability is worth it.
Also,quit being a douchebag,It was a contribution,not a dicksizing contest.
No matter what you use the bottom line is that it'll get buffed or somebody else will paint over it. So why would you spend your money on paint?
In conclusion, If you aren't shit and/or a pussy, it is possible to achieve relative permanence.
I don't know what kind of stuff the OP is painting,that's why I asked.
Totse doesn't excuse character faults.
We are still talking about stencilling here right?
If so,what the fuck?
there is little talent in "can control" if you're painting a stencil,and the quality of the paint holds much more influence over the final product.Why?,because shit paint doesn't dry as quick as it should nor does it have the right viscosity(I swear I've said this before)so no matter how good you are,it still drips.
Also, as I have previously said, If you are doing a multi-layer stencil, you need the paint to dry...so you don't ruin your shit by sploodging paint everywhere when you apply the next layer.Preferably the drying will be quick...I shouldn't need to explain why that is.
The places that don't get buffed are the ones that are hard to reach,in no way is it logical to conclude no one can see them because of this.People are inherently lazy,and can't be fucked climbing a drain pipe just to get up.
You are right in saying that nothing in graffiti is permanent,this is why I said relative permanence.Relative to other works.If you take pride in your work,you'll want it to look good right?
And not like the graffiti equivalent of soggy biscuit?
I get the point you are trying to make, you're just doing a shitty job of making it.
I've used dollar paint without drips before. It's called don't hold the can right against the fucking wall and move your arm faster.
So throw up the first layer, leave, and come back when it's dry. Don't stand next to it staring at it while you're waiting for it to dry. And even cheap paint doesn't take long to dry to the point where you can paint over it. By the time you're done doing the fill on a throw-up it's dry enough to paint over.
You're right, they won't climb up the drain pipe. That's why the buff man drives around with a big ladder on his truck.
Either something is permanent, or it's not.
You don't need to spend an arm and a leg on high end paint to have your shit turn out good.
I was taught that you dont spend money on graffiti. You get the paint for free and you make your own ink and mops.
The buff man can only go so many places,a ladder can only reach so far.
An arm and a leg is hardly $1 more per can.But,yes,someone can have good styles without the paint looking good,still shitty paint is shitty paint.Most pieces or throwies are fairly overlooked if the paint hardly stands out against the background because it's shit quality.It's all relative though.
Is actually a really good idea for efficient mass stenciling.Smash out X amount of base layer,come back the next night do second layer,come back the next night etc.
Unless you are hitting a particularly precarious and/or irritating spot to reach,in which case I'd still use my Ironlaks.
That shit takes at least a month to fully cure. Seriously, don't use it for anything.
So does automotive and airplane paint, I don't get your point.
Who seriously uses automotive/airplane paint to go stenciling?
thats how
When Ironlak's were first released they used to have an annoying habit of like, weirdly bubbling up and then dripping. They fixed it after a year or two with some additives and now 'Laks are fucking fantastic for the price you pay.
Good range of colours as well.
Never really got into Montana's, apparently there's two versions or something...and I got the shitty kind that kept malfunctioning.
Mix your own?
Like increase the psi dramatically, fill a scuba tank, spray 20m letters erratically.
i have been filling tanks for years, i earned from n20, but i really like mixing my own paints, much better colors and better for the planet. cheaper in the long run, a can of montana is about 8 to 13 bucks. a refillable can is around 16 and lasts forever. banksy mixes his own so should you.
Yea, Ironlak has to be the best for the price. And if you get the Diamond Packs on BombingScience you get a really good deal.
They had a batch with bad valves as well which would leak all over the place.
They old formula was the shit. It was so thick that you could do flairs that would just get fatter and not fuzzy.
Ironlak is the best smelling paint IMO. It's nice and everything, but I'd still perfect a free can of rusto any day.
Also, check out oinkartltd.com for graffiti shit.