maadac Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 My problem is the silver guilding is lifting. the process that i use is i am moulding stick baits out of alumilite super plastic in a silicon mould i then silver guild the bait by applying monalisa glue, silver guilding waiting a day then painting it with spazstix hard metal anodized paint but when i clear coat it with a urethane epoxy the silver leaf and paint starts to lift, and the epoxy dose not harden i have tried using a enamale and a acrilic clear coat spray before applying the urethane epoxy to no availany any help would be appreciated....the epoxy i have tried is northane and glass coat..thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm guessing you need to change epoxies. Try contacting the epoxy manuf. and ask their tech people about it. Those folks really do know their stuff. I haven't used a urethane epoxy before, but the water borne urethane floor finishes I've used have some solvent suspended in them that makes solvent based sharpies run, so maybe your urethane epoxy has a solvent in it that doesn't play nice with your paint scheme. I'd switch to a known epoxy with an alcohol solvent, like D2T, Etex, or NuLustre, and see if they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt M Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Try contacting whoever makes Mona Lisa glue. It seems that the glue is releasing when you apply the epoxy topcoat. Maybe they can recommend something that will play nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
