Clear Hockey Mask Blanks

[Darth Veach ●]

I will be getting some clear hockey mask blanks soon and it will be my first time using them. I have made my part3 and 4 masks the old school way by using paint, pencil, etc. What I am wondering is this...do I paint the inside plain white and paint the outside my base color, either ivory or almond, and them sand and scratch away the paint to weather it? Also, do you guys rough up the clear ones before base coating? Thanks in advance for help!

[puckface ●]

hey man, what you said is exactly the way to go. white on the inside, then your base color on the outside. as long as you are using a good plastic-bonding krylon spraypaint, you shouldn't have to rough up the outside. just take your time and do 2 or 3 coats. you dont have to get a solid base on the first go-around. just get enough to cover most of the mask, let it dry, and repeat. that way you prevent runs. (which are a b*tch!)

here's a 3 I recently started...

[clownnation ●]

You got the general idea. I do the same thing as what you described. Here is a DIRTY version of my part 3 using a clear blank. You just scratch the outer coat and let it make a shadow on the under (white) coat... add some various washes and bigedy bam you got yourself a cool mask.

[Darth Veach ●]

Nice work guys and thanks for the affirmation!

[JDF ●]

hey man, what you said is exactly the way to go. white on the inside, then your base color on the outside. as long as you are using a good plastic-bonding krylon spraypaint, you shouldn't have to rough up the outside. just take your time and do 2 or 3 coats. you dont have to get a solid base on the first go-around. just get enough to cover most of the mask, let it dry, and repeat. that way you prevent runs. (which are a b*tch!)

here's a 3 I recently started...

Nice Scott! Your trim work is awesome. That blank looks clean as a whistle. Love the base color as well. It's great to see you painting again.

Chris, Scott's advice is right on, though I would recommend that you give the blanks a once over with fine steel wool before painting. It's not necessary to do, but it takes but a min, and it does help the paint bond to the plastic better.

-Jeff

[puckface ●]

thanks jeff! and I agree. it never hurts to use steel wool or a very high grit sandpaper first. take it from Jeff, he knows his stuff for sure.

and for those interested, you can't go wrong with jeff's blanks. these past couple of blanks I've gotten from jeff have been the best blanks I've ever owned. I prefer them over my own mold.

[Darth Veach ●]

thanks jeff! and I agree. it never hurts to use steel wool or a very high grit sandpaper first. take it from Jeff, he knows his stuff for sure.

and for those interested, you can't go wrong with jeff's blanks. these past couple of blanks I've gotten from jeff have been the best blanks I've ever owned. I prefer them over my own mold.

That is where mine are coming from!! They look so nice finished, I can't wait!! :thumbsup:

[travsall ●]

I was gonna say exactly what Jeff did, a light sanding with fine fine paper, or steel wool just helps the bond of the paint that much more, and with 2 light coats of the base, the paint fills in all the scuff marks left behind. I'll throw my clear 3 I painted up too, doing the exact same way!