Acrylic on Spray Paint

[Watty577]

I'm currently working on a custom Mugg. He will be a robot so obviously... He will be silver.

I threw on a few coats of Krylon Fusion Primer then put 2 coats of silver on it. Now... Before I go any further I thought I should ask...

Will acrylic paint work well on spray paint? Or do you all reccomend another (hopefully a cheap) option?

[irulan]

I've used acrylic paint over spray paint before, and it worked fine. The only problem I had with it was when I painted over a glossy spray paint- the acrylic didn't stick very well. So if you stick with a matte spray paint, it should be fine.

[B.A.L.D]

I do it everyday, no problems with it, good luck.

[flashtestmanalive]

yep, it works like a charm!

[Kire von Banhammer]

It may take a couple of coats, but it works. Use a matte or satin finish and be sure to clear coat your mugg when you are complete otherwise the acrylic has a high chance of scraping off the spray paint

[chard5000]

Is the silver a chrome silver? I've been thinking of doing a mugg with really chrome silver and am contemplating the best way to go about it.

[Kire von Banhammer]

Chard, it should work as long as you don't glob it on and you may want to use a highgloss sealer instead of matte finish otherwise you run the risk of "fogging" out your chrome look!

[chard5000]

Oh good. My silverhawk mugg may see the light of day yet!

[Watty577]

Thanks.

Now I have a new question... I've started painting on the shading. However... It's not working to well...

I'm using a mix between black and silver acrylic paint. The silver seems somewhat watered down. The paint is going on a bit thin, so in some spots the paint is thin and in others rather globed up. I can see brush strokes all over the place and it seems a bit sloppy. Any suggestions?