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My kirin hasn’t arrived yet but I’m very nervous, but still very excited to start work on her.
Several questions have been going through my mind, and the most frightening one is how do I protect the gold-plated horn during the painting process? How does everyone else deal with this problem?
Interestingly enough, I don’t usually put anything on the horn at all to protect it. I just carefully scrap the paint off it when I’m done painting it. I usually damp it down with a wet brush. I don’t recommend this technique, but as of yet I personally haven’t had any issues.
But when I spay the completed PYO with the clear coat I do use painters tape on the horn. The clear coat can dull the luster of the horn (and the eyes – if they are already in place). Be careful if use tape. Make sure it’s not too sticky. It can leave residue or worse yet, peel the thin gold plating off.I use simple saran wrap on all of my horns. It won’t stick to the gold when you peel it off, and if it keeps coming unravelled you can use a tiny piece of tape to keep it in place. It works great for me!
Just be sure if you use tape or wrap of any sort that you don’t get any sticking on the base of the horn – if you accidentally paint over it and you peel it off qucikly, it can take some paint with it!
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I use simple saran wrap on all of my horns. It won’t stick to the gold when you peel it off, and if it keeps coming unravelled you can use a tiny piece of tape to keep it in place. It works great for me!
Just be sure if you use tape or wrap of any sort that you don’t get any sticking on the base of the horn – if you accidentally paint over it and you peel it off qucikly, it can take some paint with it!
That’s a good idea, Hannah :bigsmile: . I’m going to try that when I paint my next kirin.
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