Ageing Sprays
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How to use
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Also, key points you need to know
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Use sparingly, apply several light coats rather than one heavy coat.
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The colour will vary depending on the number and thickness of coats applied. The more coats applied, the darker the colour/shade gets.
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Ensure surfaces are dry and free of grease.
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Mask areas that are not to be sprayed and protect surrounding areas.
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Shake can well before use and often while spraying.
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For an even spray finish, hold the can in an upright position roughly 300mm from a surface and spray evenly moving the can from side to side keeping button fully depressed.
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Spots of concentrated dye may appear if the button is only partially depressed.
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Heavy Spraying may result in the dye dripping or puddling and the colour may transfer on to the surfaces it comes into contact with.
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Ageing Spray may not adhere to some very highly polished surfaces.
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Drying time is usually less than a minute.
AGEING SPRAYS ARE WATER SOLUBLE
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After spraying, you can use a wet cloth or sponge to smudge and smear Ageing Sprays to create more realistic dirty effects.
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This can be done most easily just after spraying when Ageing Sprays are still wet.
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All the colours mix really well together. Spray colours over each other then blend them with water.
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Methylated spirits works better than water.
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Carry out a spray test to check how materials perform before final spraying because surfaces behave differently.
SPRAYING ONTO ABSORBENT SURFACES.
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Fabric, bare timber, paper and leather are usually absorbent and will soak up Ageing Spray, especially if sprayed heavily.
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Apply water directly to sprayed fabric for best effect, and then smear using a damp cloth.
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Methylated spirits works better than water.
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Unpolished leather can be aged by spraying a number of coats, aggressively rubbing each coat using a dry cloth.
SPRAYING ONTO NON-ABSORBENT SURFACES.
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Surfaces such as plastic are usually non-absorbent and a fine spray will dry to a translucent surface coating rather than be soaked up.
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Dabbing this dry surface coating with wet cloth or sponge will usually smudge and remove some Ageing Spray creating patchy dirty effects.
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Methylated spirits works better than water.
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This is still effective even when Ageing Spray has been dry for months.
AGEING SPRAYS CAN STAIN SURFACES
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Ageing Spray is a dye and may cause permanent discolouration to all types of absorbent and non-absorbent surfaces.
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If this is a concern, apply spray to an off-cut or hidden surface and wash to check if the dye has been removed.
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Before final use, spray to test for compatibility and adhesion.
