painting corian question
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:07 pm
I've been working alot with corian lately. I had a friend request a large coat of arms. I cut it and it came out nice. I just vcarve it, spray paint and then sand the paint off of the flat area. Easy, fast and looks great. When he came to pick it up he wanted some coasters and keychains with the emblem on them. I made some 4" coasters and a couple of 2"X3" keychains. For these because of the size I just ran an engraving toolpath. They came out nice and I should have left them alone but as usual, I couldn't help myself and I sprayed them also. When I sanded them, some sanded away more of the engraving than others. They look fine as a single but as a set I was not happy with the uniformity or lack there of.
I believe that the area is going to be too fine to use contact paper and still have access to the areas that I want painted. Does anyone have a suggestion of something to use in place of the paint that I could basically wipe off the flat area and then seal with something. After seeing the potential for really nice coaster sets, I want to learn of another way to finish them. He was happy but I thought it was a crappy job. If he hadn't been there, they would have ended up in the trash bin.
I believe that the area is going to be too fine to use contact paper and still have access to the areas that I want painted. Does anyone have a suggestion of something to use in place of the paint that I could basically wipe off the flat area and then seal with something. After seeing the potential for really nice coaster sets, I want to learn of another way to finish them. He was happy but I thought it was a crappy job. If he hadn't been there, they would have ended up in the trash bin.