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Anonymous
Does anyone know of a good way of covering up or getting rid of terrible spray paint jobs? Tried to put a stencil on my hp laser printer and came out terribly. Pic related.
>> Anonymous
You should have used a spray adhesive on the back of the stencil. Spary it on, let it dry a little, then when it's still a little sticky but not REALLY sticky, put it on...spray paint and then peal it off.

Just, let this be a lesson.
>> Anonymous
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>>66996
Never even thought about using spray adhesive. I'll have to go out and buy a can. For my current mess I ordered some graffiti-remover.
>> Anonymous
>>67004
Just be careful peeling it off. You don't want some paper stuck to your printer. And be sure that whatever you use doesn't eat away at the plastic on your printer. I spray painted my keyboard and the paint ate into the lock lights area. If it looks like it's eating at it..best thing to do is don't touch it and just let the paint dry. I don't know what graffiti remover is, but it must be some kind of chemical that will eat the plastic. Might want to try scratching it off first.
>> Anonymous
>>67008
I just thought, maybe rubber cement would work a little better than the spray adhesive. Also, heres the stuff I ordered. http://www.parish-supply.com/graffiti_removal_towels.htm
>> Anonymous
>>67009
Yeah, you'll want to be careful. It says to wear gloves when you're using it so if it can eat you, it'll eat your printer.
Rubber cement might work, really anything that dries to the feeling of a window cling. You could just make a stencil from a window cling, hah.
>> Topher13mw
Or you could just spray paint your printer one solid color.
>> Anonymous
>>67021
what
>> Anonymous
>>67025
If you can't understand what he said there is something wrong with you.
>> Anonymous
>>67026
what
>> Anonymous
did you not TAPE the stencil on the underside to the printer?
Did you not UNHOOK the printer and put it in such a fashion that the stencil was FLAT and parallel to the floor?
If not, then you deserve what you got.

Nonprofessionals like us (as in me and you) aren't up to snuff for vertical stenciling.
>> Anonymous
>>67045
It would have come out fine if it didn't bleed through the stencil like it did. Soaked right through the cardstock, I probably was spraying too close.
>> Anonymous
>>66990
The best way is to use acetone. I was using it to peel the old paint from plastic figurines so it shouldn't ruin your printer.
>> Anonymous
>>67045
Under-spray still happens...because there is this thing called air, it travels with the paint out of the can and blows the paper upward.
>> Anonymous
i suggest removing the cover or if not possible, fucking mask everything you can with paper and masking tape.
spray from further away, dont spray so much, and wear a mask
>> Anonymous
>>67060
Acetone destroys plastics over a long period of time you know. Makes it melt or something.
>> Anonymous
>>67883
dissolves them
>> Cotton Eyed-Joe????????????????
>>67896
I found that brake fluid does the same thing, but with little to no damage to the plastic.
>> Anonymous
mask everything with masking tape , spray about 1.5 feet away and spray very little- many coats of little spray > one or two coats of lots of spray. for your situation why not sand the whole top, spray it a lovely color then try and re-stencil
>> Anonymous
>>68001
I can't see why people just don't realize where masking tape got it's name from. You are not included in that assumption.