Learned somthing new

[Cryptix]

OK so my wife has this board she uses at work to help her, like a giant clipboard. She wanted me to paint it so she can put some stickers on it. ( I am not good enough to AB it yet..Heh.) I tried to get her to let me do some lightning on it cause I can do that fairly well, She said no. So I just AB'd her name in an old english style font dripping blood. All I had was paper cut out so I ended up with some overspray, but she said it looks just fine...although I know I could do better. As I type this I just realised I could have cut it out of masking tape....DAMNIT, so much for letting her rush me.

Ok remember I am just beginning and I know It could have turned out ALLOT better with a bit more time invested. This is actually the second time I painted the name, cause after I finished it the first time I dried it very well with a hair dryer, Then I decided to wipe it clean with some windex.... Completly wiped off the AB'd name... LOL learned something new on that one.
Does anyone know what would work to wipe off the overspray with water based paints? (I guess when I hear everyone say to use windex I need to keep in mind they are using euros) Lesson learned HEHE.

Matierials:

Color place Primer (rattle can)
Color place Gloss Black (rattle can)
Com Art opaque white
Com Art Transparent bright red
Color Place Clear coat (rattle can)

Excuse pics wife took them.

[Immortal Concepts]

rubbing alcohol works well. how long did you wait till after you blow dried it till you tried wiping it? with AA that i use you have to let it cool down and wait awhile, then you can wipe it with water. also another way to fix that over spray is use a loose shield and spray black around the letters to mask the over spray

[Annie]

It's not easy to wipe overspray that has dried. You wanna use a tack rag to clean your work as you go along but if you try to wipe it off later, it's very hard to do a clean job. The overspray has a natural fade to it. When you wipe it off, it creates a sharp edge that may end up looking worst then your overspray.

Sometimes it's easier to work the overspray in the design like your letters are glowing.

Annie :)

Edit: If you must do it, cuz sometimes we can't get around it, you can use rubbing compound. It works great.

[Marge Cameron]

I haven't found any one product that can safely remove overspray without affecting what lies beneath when using waterbased paints, especially ComArt. Sorry!