jimmyG Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Tried to paint a couple of mini statue like scroll saw projects. Done wasting my time and ruining materials. Sanding will never get a smooth uniform result on the cut grain. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 (edited) You might try sealing Basswood first with shellac than apply the paint! I very seldom use this wood just to soft! Erv Edited June 2 by redwine added my name! ChelCass, OCtoolguy and Wichman 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Original Carousel Horses are all carved from Basswood and they are painted. Some have been stripped and re-painted many times to refresh their appearance. I have never been involved in this, so I can't offer any advice, except to suggest that you should do some research into how they do it. Charley OCtoolguy, Roberta Moreton and NC Scroller 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyG Posted June 2 Author Report Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, CharleyL said: Original Carousel Horses are all carved from Basswood and they are painted. Some have been stripped and re-painted many times to refresh their appearance. I have never been involved in this, so I can't offer any advice, except to suggest that you should do some research into how they do it. Charley I don't really like scrolling the 3/4 Basswood anyway. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyG Posted June 2 Author Report Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, redwine said: You might try sealing Basswood first with shellac than apply the paint! I very seldom use this wood just to soft! Erv Never used shellac before, still kinda new with woodworking so I might give that a try. I did lightly sand with 400 then 800 to try and smooth things out but the rough patches were on the inside so it was a pain to do. It looks better as long as it's not vied too close Scrappile, JackJones, OCtoolguy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 Wax free shellac is alcohol based, so it dries quickly. It's mostly used to lock the surface so a different kind of stain or finish can be applied without it being diluted or being affected otherwise by a finish already on the piece. For instance, a water based stain applied first, and now you want to apply an oil based stain over it. Applying the wax free shellac over the water based stain will prevent the oil based stain from being absorbed and mixing with the water based stain, if the wax free shellac is applied over the water based stain. It seals the surface preventing the two stains from mixing as the second is applied. Charley JackJones, OCtoolguy, Roberta Moreton and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 Scrolling bass wood can have he fuzzy issues. Mostly, I use basswood for character carvings as the knife doesn't leave fuzzies so watered down acryllic paints give excellent cover OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 (edited) I did decorative painting back in the ‘80’s, early 90’s. alwAys seal the wood before painting. Sand the sealer smooth and repeat until your are happy with it and it’s ready to paint. I painted pine. Inexpensive and sands nice. Edited June 19 by Roberta Moreton OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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