Paint for swirl painting

[MmmPedals]

Will latex paint work for swirl paint?
My concern is that the latex paint is pretty heavy so i would have to add a nice amount of thinner to get it to float. Anyone try this?

[azrael]

I think a friend of mine has tried it, with poor results.

Personally, I just use acrylic drip and swirl methods for my swirled paintjobs.

[frank_p]

A lot of persons uses crafts acrylics.  I don't know what is the secret, but my boxes painted with those were not durable.

[azrael]

^primer, acrylic swirl, clear coat?

[frank_p]

^primer, acrylic swirl, clear coat?

Yes, that is what other persons have done.  Unfortunately, on mines, the clear had a tendency to peal/lift, with sometimes, part of the colour.  I think there might be a lot of varieties of these acrylic craft paints.

[azrael]

Well my initial sprays are really light coats, almost as if to seal the paintjob first.

[rousejeremy]

Acrylic. The real trick is to have enough run off so you don't leave a thick coat. If the paint is too thick you'll get bubbling and all sorts of ugliness. Then you can clear coat and wet sand and buff.
Trial and error.
This is THE tutorial.
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/TUTORIALS/HOWTO/

[frank_p]

Acrylic. The real trick is to have enough run off so you don't leave a thick coat. If the paint is too thick you'll get bubbling and all sorts of ugliness. Then you can clear coat and wet sand and buff.
Trial and error.
This is THE tutorial.
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/TUTORIALS/HOWTO/

Well, I know some had great results with the polyurethane finishes.  Finishing results are for me: really enigmatic .  The best results I had  with those acrylic craft paints were with artist acrylics varnishes.  I am really confused because when I was trying those paints, a lot got good results with those with poly spray can finishes over acrylic craft paints for protection.  In my case: I had no good adherence.

I would really like to recommend it because those acrylic paints are cheap and you can get some urethane coating for cheap in the renovation department.

But in reality, I am stumbled.

[Nasse]

There is, or used to be, a chapter at geofex about how it was done the old fashioned way (paint floating over water or some jelly)

My mothers father had some books from 1920´s and 30´s and they used to make paper with swirl pattern, it was done old fashioned way