Acrylic Paint Sprays
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Tips
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Spraying succeeds or fails depending on the technique used.
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If you are getting a broken, patchy effect, then try moving your hand faster or slower, sweeping right across the surface. Practise this over newspaper.
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Start spraying to one side of a surface with the nozzle fully depressed, not over the top of it.
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Move your hand across the surface in one smooth, continuous motion, keeping the nozzle fully depressed.
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Release the nozzle only when your hand has fully past the other side of the surface.
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If this is done, the paint that falls onto the surface would have come from a fully depressed nozzle, and the spray can would have been moving smoothly and continuously depositing an even amount.
- The paint will behave differently in different conditions. In cold damp conditions it will dry slower allowing time for the matting agent to be swamped by the liquid, making the finish less matt. If this happens, then spray from further away, applying thinner coats. Best results are achieved when the surface and the can are at room temperature.
