Hey Guys:
I=92m finishing up a gift for my young niece: a (bathroom) stepstool. I wanted to decorate it with some stenciled on images. I was wondering if any one has any advice about materials and methods.
So far :
- I have constructed it out of maple.
- Dyed it with brightly colored aniline dyes (green and blue).
- Then applied 3 thin coats of General Finishes Satin Gel Topcoat (polyurethane).
I wanted to use stencils to paint on some starfish, seaweed and seashells using the following:
(1. I have already designed the stencil on the computer.)
- Print the stencil images to adhesive backed stencil material.
- Use spray paint (not brush) to apply the images.
- Over coat the entire stool with more poly or spraycan satin lacquer.
Questions:
- Source for the computer printable adhesive backed stencil material? What about using printable transparency film and applying some of my own spray adhesive? I'm thinking without the adhesive I'll get bleeding, especially with spray paint?
- Might the adhesive lift the poly that is there already or leave a residue that will interfere with the subsequent topcoats?
- What kind of paint? Krylon Satin? I wanted matte or satin. The craft store has brush on acrylic. I really wanted to spray rather than brush. Is the acrylic durable enough?
- What about satin lacquer from a spraycan as a final topcoat vs just more satin polyurethane? I was thinking I=92d get better coverage with spray. Is the lacquer as scratch resistant and durable as the poly?