Jack, I marked the hour lines provisionally using a ruler and felt tip pens. This I will use as a guideline for applying the acrylic overlay by hand without any masking tape. The background has a rough texture so that gives sort of an artistic feel. I think I will write the numbers and signs the same way, but using stencils for marking the outline.
[image: Inline image 1] Cheers, Dan On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Jack Aubert <j...@chezaubert.net> wrote: > A google search for outdoor acrylic paint led me to a paint web site for > some detailed information about suitability and preparation for painting > outdoor murals: > > > > http://www.goldenpaints.com/technicaldata/murals.php > > > > Apparently, the answer is yes. Acrylics are, according to the web site, > color-fast and durable. The washable emulsion paint should provide a good > base. > > > > Are you painting this on-site by hand? I have never been able to get > satisfactory results – either straight lines or numbers or letters -- by > hand painting. I have had to resort to masking tape, stencils and spray > paint. With spray paint you have to be careful to make sure that > successive layers are compatible. > > > > Jack Aubert > > > > > > *From:* sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] *On Behalf Of > *cerculdestele > . > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 12, 2014 10:16 AM > *To:* sundial@uni-koeln.de > *Subject:* Acrylic paint? > > > > Hello! > > > > I'm working on a vertical sundial at my job and I was wondering... is it a > good idea to use regular artists' acrylic paint (the one you find in the > supermarket) to draw the hour lines / dial furniture on exterior washable > emulsion paint or do I have to use oil color? > > > > Dan > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. >
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