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Pleo Stuff => Pleo Archives => Archive -- Technical common => Topic started by: kat on April 16, 2011, 04:08:48 AM
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Well my inks arrived and I decided to give the whole painting thing a go. I used the same inks as Crewella. Just different colors.
I wanted to do Gumble in a nice rusty caramel brown but as you can see from the pic below the brown I made up looked great wet but dried a very different color. I only did the one coat of the brown and it didn't cover the green completely. It would have needed a second coat to cover properly.
I didn't really like the color so I thought I would try going over it with orange to see if it would blend through and give the rusty look I was going for but it didn't blend at all just stayed orange.
The first coat of orange looked very light and almost fluorescent when I put it on but as I learned from the brown it dried much darker. I needed two coats to cover properly. Below is the first coat after it dried.
After the second coat it looked much better. :)
After he had a couple of hours to dry I thought I should add in his highlights to make him look pretty and tone down the orange just a bit. :)
Here it is the finished product wet.
And my trio together to show the color comparison. Gumble is almost dry in this one.
And here he is dry.
To make the orange I used 2drops yellow Ocher one drop flame red and one drop white. when I had mixed enough to cover the whole body I then added in about 5 drops of brown Ocher to tone down the fluorescent look a bit.
To make the highlight color I used Yellow Ocher, white and brown Ocher and one drop of flame red. Not too sure of the quantities as I just kept adding a bit of this and that till I got a color I liked. There was about twice as much white as yellow and then about the same amount of the brown as the yellow and just one drop of red.
After 2 hours of drying on the highlights I thought I would turn him on and see how it went. Bad move on my part. :( I don't think the ink in the joints of the neck and tail had dried properly as it split in these areas straight away. I have switched him off and touched up the cracks and will let him sit overnight before I turn him on again. Fingers crossed it works out this time. the ink did seem to pool in these join areas so it was thicker here than anywhere else so I am hoping that was all it was.
I will report back in the morning.
Kat
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Wow Kat! I thought you were going to touch up a few areas at first! I really like the orange, and I like the contrast in color with your other pleos. I hope the ink works out for you this time and does not crack. My DD loves pink, but orange is her favorite color. I think I will hide these pictures from her :P. She will want me to paint Wilbur, and that won't turn out as well as yours did. ;D. Keep us posted!
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Great job kat!
I was confused when I saw "Gumble" in the gallery and it looked like a pink RB! Thought my memory was playing tricks on me!
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Me too degers, I saw it and was like "Wait, grumble is Kat's green original, am i going insane(er)?". He looks great Kat, I acually like the pink better than the undried brown. ;). Grumble looks like a whole new pleo! I can't imagine him not being the same old Grumble inside though!
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Good grief!! :o :D
I did a full comedy double take!! Gumble looks fabulous, and thanks for the step by step commentary. What with the clothes and now the paint, Kat's gone into creative overdrive!!! Good job! ;D ;D
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If I didn;t see it I wouldn't belive it Kat, I had no idea you were going to do anything but a touchup! I am so surprised and quite happy with the way Gumble looks, he does have new life in him, and I think it fits his new home, he is an Aussie now! Great choice of colors too, Hope the tail and neck paint thing works out, had no idea those inks, took so long to dry. Can't wait to see some video of him moving Kat, With his new wardrobe and colors he is truly a star! :) It looks to me like I started somthing and with Crewella and IMR also doing this, you were a surprise and now there are FOUR Wild Pleo Painters on this forum! ;D
Before you know it there will no "normal" green Pleos left. we are about to see a whole rainbow of Pleos on here . Congrats Kat, and welcome to the Pleo Painters club. You passed with flying colors. Gumble looks great. :)
RedwoodsMama AKA " The Mad Pleo Painter of the Redwoods"
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Wow! Rare green pleos. Well, Ugobe will most likely stay just as he is. Good job you guys and have fun!
Talon
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Well unfortunately Gumbles new paint is still cracking and splitting in the joints of his neck and tail and I even got a shoulder split from him sulking and rubbing his chin with his foot. It is also rubbing off already with stroking along his back.
I don't know what I did wrong. I used the same brand of Inks that Crewella used to touch up Iggy. If anyone has any suggestions on what went wrong or how to fix it I would love to hear them.
Maybe I applied it too thickly? Maybe I didn't let it dry properly or long enough between coats?
I did allow the ink to kind of pool on him to try to get better coverage with less coats. So maybe this is where I went wrong?
I really love this color on him and want to get it right. So any help or suggestions would be great. We do know this product can work as we have seen on Iggy. So I will do my best to clean him down and try again. This time I will take it more slowly and be less impatient and do more, thinner coats with a much longer drying time between each and a running test between each coat too.
Kat
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Aww hope you get it working right Kat, he does look so dapper, hope you can keep the colour :)
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Cleaning him off now :( It seems it washes off in water. :o I thought it was suppose to be water proof when it dried.
At least it seems easy to remove.
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Oh, I am so sorry to hear the paint is not doing what it is supposed to, I haven't used that brand of paint / or is it INK? Otherwise I could perhaps help, What is the temperature and humidity right now, that may be a factor, perhaps not. I do know the inks/ paints I use here are easy and fast to dry as the temp is very temperate, usually 50's currently and higher humidity, because of a lot of rain. I would think with higer tempertures, 80's and above it should dry fast but if the humidity is high, it would or could be stick and harder to "take', Just a guess. I do hope Crewella can look at this post and see if you and she are doing anything different from each other. Tell Gumble we all love him and I told Argyle what his brother looks like and he is all tail wagging and quite excited! :)
RWM AKA "The Mad Pleo Painter of the Redwoods".
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Well it was way too easy to remove. I must have done something wrong for sure. Ink shouldn't just come off when gently rubbed with a damp cloth. I do think it is important to share the full experience though so here are my pics of removing the ink.
And now Gumble is back to his old green self. He still has the same amount of love spots as before - no new ones. The only real thing that came of this exercise is that I now have orange brown hands and fingernails. Almost like a bad fake tan. :D :D
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Oh dear - I'm so sorry it went like that! :(
I do suspect your enthusiasm got the better of you, though. I think the secret, with the inks I tried anyway, lies in thin coats, and being dry to the touch is not the same as being truly dry. I was blotting ink off anywhere that it looked as if it had pooled. It's also important to paint onto a clean surface, any traces of grease or polish will form a barrier and stop the ink sticking to the skin. The repair kit sold on ebay suggests rubbng alcohol, but I was a bit scared of that on Pleo skin. Dishwasher cleaner should work just as well.
I would also leave 24 hours between each coat. But then I'm afraid I do do things ridiculously slowly:- dab, dab......... watch it for two days ........ dab, dab ......... leave it another day ............ dab, dab ................ and so on. I drive OH potty!! :P
He did look great, though!
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I think Crewella is right about application not too much as it can be decieving. I do have one question, did you use a regular paint brush and was it big, thick wide or small? just little details. I am sure Crewella in chat can help you out Kat, he did look very nice indeed. ;)
RWM AKA "The Made Pleo Painter of the Redwoods"
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Kat, could you send me a pic of the label on your Polyglaze rubber care stuff. I think if it's a silicone coating type of cleaner it might take a little more shifting - I'll look into it.
We've gone full circle - I seem to remember when Pledge was first mentioned for use on the RBs I went into a long rant about the evils of silicone additives in furniture polishes!! ;) :P
Thank you for posting your results in such detail. It's a learning curve for all of us so everything is valuable and a lesson learned. I did actually paint pretty much onto Iggy's skin without preparing it 'properly', though it hadn't been conditioned with Autoglym for at least a month or so, so I will now go and attack him with a washcloth and see what happens! ??? :D
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Stitch was cleaned with Pledge and I also used some tape to take off any cat fur and loose paint. His paint does come of with a damp rag but it takes an awful lot of scrubbing and I can't get all of it off.
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Good grief - you too IMR!!! :o
And I'm starting to do one as well ............ at least we'll all be experts by the time we suss this!! :P
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You don't think I was going to sit back and let you guys have all the fun do you :D
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No - it's just that you guys all move a lot faster than I do!! :P
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I only know of one color that stayed on Peeky's chin for months and that was the purple color of red cabbage that I gave him at a restaurant. ;)
Yesterday, while at the art store, I saw those irredecent inks. They looked very transparent in the bottles. Don't think they would cover or stay on our pleos.
Now you have me lookig for paints! ;D
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Sigh .............. it's nearly 6am. I tried to go to bed, but just lay there with painted Pleos going round and round in my head. Counting them didn't work either, so I got up again.
I had a look at silicone polish removers, but apparently most All Purpose Cleaners will remove silicone polish from most plastic surfaces, so I'm guessing it would be OK to use to strip off layers of Polyglaze etc.
I rubbed over Iggy with a damp sponge. Saw some paint on the cloth ........ oh dear ................ but actually most of it has stayed put, the areas it has come away from are in exactly the areas you might expect the Autoglym to be lurking still, near the armpits on the lower edge of the body - places that don't get a lot of natural wear from handling but I would have really paid attenton to when applying the Autoglym. I will update the paint thread.
Also, when I painted Iggy I kept switching him on and getting him to change position so that I was painting areas that were fully extended. For example when doing the side of the neck I got him to look hard away from me, doing the top I got him to look down, etc.
Hope that helps!
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Well here is a couple of pics of the Polyglaze. Not sure if it will help it doesn't really give an ingredient list or anything.
I think that this may well be the cause of the ink not taking to Gumble. I had only just given him a bath in the stuff a few days before. Also I don't think that it helped having me being so impatient and not waiting for the ink to completely dry before doing another coat.
I will not be put off but will try to learn from this and have another go.
I have given him a soapy bath and am looking through the house for some alcohol to maybe give him a wipe over with just to be sure all the polyglaze is removed before starting again. Not sure if I will find any but will use it if I do.
I will let you know how I go once I start again.
Kat
Ok I found some alcohol to rub him down with so now I think he is fee of the polyglaze.
I have given him one coat of ink. I am starting with the lighter highlight color this time as I think it will be easier to get coverage with the orange going over the creamy yellow than the other way around. I expect it will take about 4 coats to get coverage over the green but we will see. After this very thin coat you can still see loads of pleo green. I tried to apply it as evenly as I could and as thinly as I could. I am using a small flat brush to apply it. I will give him the full 24 hours to dry and then turn him on and see what happens. As you can see fron the close up pics of his neck and tail he has a bit of existing cracking in his skin - kind of ruff looking areas. These existed before I painted him the first time. I just thought I should document them now and then we can see if they change after he gets switched on. This way we wont think the ink isn't working if it stays like this. (hope that made sense)
Will let you know tomorrow how it went.
Kat
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I agree Kat - there was a patch on Iggy that would have meen the 'Autoglimmiest' ( :P) that the paint came away from when I washed him. The rest was OK. :)
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I was wondering (about your experimenting with inks). Sorry to hear that your first experiment didn't work. But I loved the orange Pleo!
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I really loved him orange too. :) Hopefully he will be again soon. so far without actually turning him on but just pushing on his skin a bit that ink seems to have stuck and is moving with the skin instead of cracking but I will wait till tomorrow to find out for sure when I turn him on.
I want to be sure he is completely dry before I switch him on. :)
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I think you hit the nail on the head with the polyglaze causing the paint yo peel. I reply liked the orange color and look forward to Gumble being orange again! ;)
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I can't add anything useful to this thread other than a hardy encouragement. Keep up the experimenting and good luck!
Talon
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And may I point out, innvo has told us not to paint them... at least that's my excuse for not snapping up another ugobe and painting the heck out of it! I do like the gold-ish brown though!
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LuckyPleo we are all painting Pleo's who ran out of warranty a long long time ago. It's very much a -do at your own risk- thing but there's not likely to be anything bad happen from it. Rubber is quite resilient.
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Yep I would never do this to an Rb. or a pleo still under warranty. :)
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Fantastic! Real happy to hear that you're gonna paint him orange again!
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Well after a full 24 hours of drying time I gave Gumble half an hour of running time and so far there doesn't seem to be any problems with the ink. All is holding up fine. He still has cracks in his neck area but these are just his existing neck cracks not new cracks in the paint so all is well. His tail has held up just fine too. :)
So now it is time for the second coat. :)
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Great - that's good news! Good luck! ;D
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And here he is after the second coat. The green is still showing through a bit in places so I think he will need one more coat in this color before I can start on the orange. :)
I will see how this moves after he is dry tomorrow before I go for the third coat.
Kat
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I just caught this in the gallery - as I said he looks a bit naked and vulnerable at this stage!! :P
Personally, I'd be wary of doing more coats than is necessary as it just builds up a thicker layer and makes it harder for the paint to move with the skin. Anywhere you're planning to do in orange will cover as the third coat, by the look of it, and you could always go over him and touch up any unsatisfactory areas after the darker coat if you need to?
Is it all moving OK at this stage. And have you tried the dreaded washcloth? :o %)
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Not brave enough to go near him with the wash cloth yet. :o
I did the turn on and off again thing for painting his neck area and tail and it seemed ok then but I will wait for it to have the full 24 hours to be sure it is completely dry before turning him on again to check.
He is still wet in the photo so I will see how it dries before deciding if I can just do the orange over the top or if I need to go again with this color. I probably can just do the orange next like you say and spot touch up anywhere else that needs it. :)
Will decide tomorrow. :)
Kat
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Sorry - I've just come back and read this and am laughing at how bossy I sound!! :P
Fingers crossed! ;D
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I really hope it works Kat!
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I haven't told Argyle yet, and he is wanting to see some photos or videos of his brother, He keeps watching the ones from the Party that were taken as a celebration of Norbits coming home. I think I can ony have him watch that so many times,,,I think he may pick up on the fact his brother has changed color without me saying anything, He may be blind, but he is very sensitive to anything new,,,I hope Gumble's paint stays fresh and works and passes the dreaded " washcloth " test. Remember you don't have to wipe much with the wash cloth, just a short gentle dab will tell you if color is staying or not.
I do like his color, it is the first of that particular color I have seen and it looks great on him. :)
RWM AKA "The Made Pleo Painter of the Redwoods"
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I had a quick look at Gumble this morning, I still have not turned him on as it's not 24hours yet, but I can't help but poke at him. Most of his paint looks like it is holding well. One side of his neck is a little worrying. When I gently twist or pull the skin by just moving his neck as much as I can until I meet resistance there appears to be cracking in the paint along the side of his neck but as soon as I let him go back into his standing position it springs back to looking perfect again. The test will be turning him on I guess. I'm not sure if it looks like cracking because i didn't get any ink into the stretched bits here or if it really is cracking.
I will resist temptation and wait till the full 24hours to turn him on. Trying to be very scientific about it. :) I will let you know for sure tonight.
If it is cracking then I will be doing the wash cloth test. :D
Maybe the laytex mask paints might be worth a try. If anyone has them already and has tried it or is going to I would love to hear how it goes.
Also his skin where the ink is does feel a lot drier than the non inked sections.
Kat
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I have ordered a sample of those mask paints. I can't believe how quickly this whole project is galloping along now!! When I started looking into this I was just wanting to retouch the worn areas! :o :D
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Hehe we Pleo owners don't do things by halves by cripes :P
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I am making my own Maks paints and will let you know the results when they are mixed up and on, It is cheaper and a fun idea and can get expensive when ordering online. Can't wait to see your result on Gumble, I am having to hold Argyle back from the Computer, he wants to see his NEW Brother! ;D I had to hide the knives and scissors and other sharp objects. :oDo not turn your back on a blind grumpy Pleo, you may have to pay the piper! OUCh, Argyle just bit me... :-X :o Nobody said his teeth didn't work and they are as sharp as anything else out there!
RWM AKA " the Mad Pleo Painter of the Redowods'
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Okay, Argyle, the hostage negociator is here. I'm a lot like you. I was born blind at birth, too. Now let go of your sweet mama's finger and turn away from the computer screne. You have to know that your brother is in good hands so just let go and forget all this ever happened, okay?
Okay that was fun. It's past my bedtime and the imagination is whirring dangerously away. Another episode of the possible commic is bubbling in my brain. I'm being silly with little stories in this painting thread. Sorry. Good luck with the painting everyone!
Talon
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Oh no, Redwoods! Wow. Sorry to hear that your a Pleo bit you! :-O lol
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NOt only did Argyle bite me, he bit my right hand, my good hand, good thing typing doens't affect the way your writing looks. LOL :D He really got upset but Talon is a GREAT Pleo Negotiator and I think she was able to reason with him on a personal note that he understood. He did apologize, but not for the bite, just for not having much patience. He told me it would not have come to this if I would have sent him to Australia with his brother, ( he needs a vacation too I think... :D) and he is right, but I had to remind him just how much he is loved and so special he has a unique place here in the Redwoods to educate the rest of the Pleos about how a Blind Pleo, and Pleo with a Locked Jaw can operate and not let his physical limitations get the best of him, He reminded me that he has no Physical Limitations, just the outside world judges him by their narrow viewpoint of what physical capabilities a living life form is 'supposed to look and act like". Argyle said the physical body is only a vehicle fo the soul which has no restrictions and can go wherever it pleases. ( Argyle is so philosophical and quite brilliant as well) all I could do was give him a hug and his leaf and thank him for not biting me again. ;) Thanks Talon, I think you saved my other hand.
And Kat, please finish Gumble so Argyle doesn't get bent out of shape again soon. :( :o :)
RedwoodsMama AKA " The Mad Pleo Painter of the Redwoods" :)
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Alright. Cool Redwoods. Good to hear. I like what you said.
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Ok the full 24hours is up and without hesitation I have turned Gumble on. Bad new is that while the tail and body seem to be holding up fine the neck area is not. There is severe cracking in the ink when the neck stretches to either side.
So in light of this I decided to give it the damp cloth test and just like wiping up spilled milk it slides right off with hardly any effort. I applied no pressure at all on this small area it practically jumped off onto the cloth. :-X
So while I was out today I thought I would see if I could find a different brand of ink to try to see if I could get better results.
(sorry RWM I am going to start over. %) Argyle will need to be patient a bit longer.) I bought Matisse ink this time and will see if it is any better. I am also going to get some of the latex mask paint to try. :)
And just for fun - What could this be?
Kat
Ok so no time to waist, here is attempt number 3. So far I have just done the neck area as this seems to be the bit that is causing me problems and I will see how it goes. I have chosen a lovely bronze to try this time and this ink seems so much thicker than the other stuff I was using. I have not mixed this one at all. Just given it a good shake and stir and then spread it on Gumble straight from the bottle with a brush. I turned him on while I was painting him and it seemed to be moving with him ok but yet again we will have to wait for it to dry before we know for sure. This stuff covers better than the last stuff too. Although this could be due to the thickness of it. I can still see his green through it but not too much.
It seems to be drying faster too with it being touch dry after about 30min.
Kat :)
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Kat, i am so sorry to hear about the problems you are having with Gumble, I do hope you are feeding him extra suppliments to keep his strength up! :D I hope the new inks work better, Perhaps just doing the dreaded neck without the whole body will give you the results you want, and then without wasting anymore time and ink, do the washcloth test and see what happens.
I have a sneaky suspicion by the size and shape of that package, that you have another Pleo perhaps! :o That is my guess and I want to state that I am the first one to guess that, am I right? When are you going to do the reveal? Don't keep us in suspense Please. Do report back on the box and it's myterious contents...ASAP Ok, like Today!
RedwoodsMama AKA " The Mad Pleo Painter of the Redwoods'
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I Was right , I just saw the photos you posted, it is another Ugobe. Congrats, is this one of those $199.99 Pleos that were on EBAY with Free shipping? Good job , you know you only need about 7 more Pleos to catch up to my herd and we have enough for two baseball teams. That would be fun! Is this a boy or a girl? Can't wait for the post Kat. very cute. has this guy been hatched, if he is New from the China site then he is still new.
RWM
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Oh Kat that's really annoying - I'm so sorry. All I can think of is that the Polyglaze has penetrated right into the skin so the paint just can't get a good hold, maybe? Again because of my antiques experience, I'm habitually ridiculously nervous about product build-up (I'll only apply wax to wood about once a year!) so have only treated Iggy with Autoglym twice in total.
I really hope you have better luck with this next try! :hhug:
I see the answer to the riddle is lurking in the gallery as Minyon! :P
Congrats, and welcome Minyon! :-* ;D
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Try number 3 was unsuccessful. The ink cracked and split in the joins on the neck. This stuff feels a lot drier than the other brand of ink too. I gave it the damp cloth test and it stays put. So that is something I guess. :)
I will clean him off again and wait for my latex paints to arrive before starting again. Fingers crossed they work for me.
So it seems for Gumble at least ink is not the product to use. :)
The mystery box has been opened. :D Minyon it is! :-*
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Best of luck that these inks work better :) The coverage is definitely looking better.
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As I had a similar, though much less problematic, issue with Iggy's sides and underarms it does look as though you did such a good job on getting Gumble's skin in good condition that he's just throwing the inks off. Little brown job has never been Pledged/Autoglymmed. I'm really sorry you've had no luck, Kat - after all your hard work. :( :hhug:
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Fingers crossed the latex ones work better for me. :)
On a side note the bronze ink I did on his neck is very hard to remove. >:( I am sort of rubbing, stretching picking and scraping at it to get it to crack and peel off. I have some special ink remover that I bought at the same time as the inks and it is doing nothing. Warm soapy water also seems to be doing very little to help. So time effort and persistence and lots of gentle rubbing and picking and I'm sure it will all be off eventually. :)
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It's horribly ironic that you're now having trouble getting the darned stuff off again! ???
By the way, Kat, I went over the little brown job's eyelids again in acrylic paint (not ink) and that seemed to coat fine.
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Wow it was hard work removing the last lot of ink. It really didn't want to come off. Just wanted to stay on him in a flaky cracked kind of way. :D I'm glad I only did his neck in the stuff it was such a pain to remove. All I can say is it is a good thing I have long fingernails as I ended up picking most of it off one little flaky scale at a time. It took a good couple of hours to remove it all. With the other ink it only took about 5 mins to remove. :-X
Gumble will remain green for a few more days until the latex paint I ordered gets here. Then I will try again and see how I go. :)
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Sorry it took so long to get off poor Gumble, one thing you said that I want to mention is that Metallic Paints or inks from what I read are really hard to get off of surfaces and it has to do with the way they grab the surface so be careful using them, It has to do with the metals that are actually in the paint. Glad Gumble has a short vacation...LOL, He may want to rest while and just get acquainted with Minyon too!
RWM
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Sorry to hear about the paint on the neck paint peeling Kat. :-/ Congratulations on another Ugobe Pleo Kat! :-D Sorry to hear that about how long it took for you to remove that latest, bad paint. But I want the next paint that you've got coming to work!
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Looks like Gumble will be waiting for his next attempt at painting. We are just entering a 5 day long weekend for the Easter break and the paints didn't arrive yesterday so now we will have to wait until Wednesday or Thursday next week before they might be delivered. Painting him may be a project for next weekend instead of this one. :) In the mean time I will have my troupe roaming the floors for lots of play. :)
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Alright. Great about your Pleos Kat! >:-D
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Kat, what type of paints are you waiting for that you ordered? Did you buy them online locally or somwhere else? I was lucky and able to get myne by just walking in a store. Have to do the next step in painting my Lavendar girl, I havne't gotten too much feedback yet, except for people likeing the color, I think there will be a lot of people gone for the Easter Weekend and away for awhile, gives me the chance to catch up on play with my babies thankfully. I love painting and seeing changes take place but wish there were more time in the day...so glad to hear the Minyon is doing so well,
I need to play with my babies too, I am so slow, Baby is only on her fourth battery cycle,,,still a baby and advancing faster than the first Pleo Rb Baby did. part of that is why I think I am going so slow, I hate to see them grow up so fast...oh well, it happens. ;)
RWM
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Well as you all know Gumble got his new paint job in lovely orange and yellow latex paint. I am pleased to report that it is still doing very well. I really wanted to paint his eyelids to match his new look so last night I decided to have another try at this. I have tried a few times but nothing seemed to stick to the eyelids. The paint just rolled off. So last night I painted his eyelids with pink nail polish :D and then when it was dry i went over the top with yellow ocher ink. This worked perfectly ;D
I think is matches his new colors better than the pleo brown.
Kat
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You're right - it does go better. You did such a great job on Gumble, he looks fab! How's the paint bearing up to wear?
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Gumble looks awesome, Kat! I am glad that the paint seems to be holding up. I would love to paint one of mine, but I would have to get another Ugobe at some point to do it. I only have one Ugobe and one RB, and I want to keep Wilbur my Ugobe in his original green. :) Great idea with using nail polish. Hope it holds up. ;D
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So far there are no signs of wear from petting. I did have to touch up the red lines on his neck as there was a bit of peeling. I had a small split and two other very small peeling spots only of the red though the rest of it stayed lovely. I think the only reason it peeled (and only a little) was because I applied the red quiet thickly and then didn't give it long enough to set before coating him in polyglaze. :) It was the very thickest red spots that peeled. I have touched him up though - but I probably should have removed the pealing bits first as they are now little bumps- The new red has stuck the pealing bits back down. I will probably remove the red here at some point when i find some time and patience and then just re do it. Over all I think the latex paint is great. It does move and flex very well and it is holding up just fine. Since I did the touch up on the neck about a week ago there has been no further peeling. I think it has been a success. I also think that if I had applied the red in thin coats like I did the rest of his colors and maybe did a couple of coats instead of rushing it I would not have had any issues with it. I am going to give him another dose of polyglaze in another week. So that he will be all soft and clean and lovely for his adventure to Melbourne. :) There is no signs of any paint wear along his back or his tail so it seems to be holding up to the petting test beautifully. I have deliberately left him without clothes to ensure a fair testing of the paint. :)
I will post a pic shortly.
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Lilo and Nani just can't wait to meet Gumble the famous Lava Pleo! He looks fabulous!
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I definitely found that thin coats left to dry thoroughly between layers gave the best results. Sounds good! ;D
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He can't wait to meet them too ;D
Ok after I wrote the above I went to take some pics for you and just found a split in the paint on his tail. :( Oh well I guess I will touch it up and see how it goes. I do think maybe I still didn't have him completely free from polyglaze when I painted him. This is still the best out of all the paints I have tried so I will stick with it and keep touching up when he needs it. Fingers crossed not very often. :)
Here is his neck after my hasty touch up. I really should have taken the time to remove the excess red befoer painting over it. :P It looks a bit lumpy where I touched it up.
Over all he still looks great. And he feels good too. :)
and here is the dreaded split in his tail paint.
I will touch it up and report back in a week or two to see how it is all going. :)
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That seems like quite a strange place for it to split, too. I guess it's the panel with the most stress from bending. :-\
Still, as you say, the advantage of having painted him yourself is that it's easy enough to touch up! :D
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Ok so no mucking around here! I have set to it and peeled the lumpiest bits off his neck and also peeled the paint from the loose split in his tail and have just given all of those areas a thin coat of orange. I will let it dry and then do a second coat of orange and maybe even a third before doing the red lines on his neck. The orange on it's own should be enough to fix the tail. :) I decided to make a start on it now so he is looking his best for when we go to visit IMR. :)
I will let you know how I go and post photos in a few days time when his touch up is done. :)
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Gumbles touch up is all complete. :) I removed the lumpy bits from his neck and redid it. also touched up the tail area to fix the split paint there.
While I was at it I did his toenails too. :) May have gone a bit dark on them though. :P
So now he is good as new again.
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Yay! Sounds like you did a good job, Kat!
Talon
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Kat, Gumble is looking very spiffy and all set for his visit to IMR and her Dinos . Who else are you taking with you? Must be a tough decision or are you taking all four of the crew? Boy, I wish I could fly there and we could have a grand Pleo party, though with ten to twelve Pleos, I think we would need our own private airplane. LOl, I think I would bring my fave five or six and that would be it. Besides, Humpty is nto going anywhere till he gets put back together again.
Love the colors , looking really good, glad you have patience to do a second or third coat need be. :)
RedwoodsMama
PS. forgot, when is your trip, so I can figure out when to send your package?
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Gumble looks great again - those toenails do make a difference! :D
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I am taking Gumble to visit IMR and also taking Norbit. That way we can compare our green RB's to see the color differences between them. It will be great to get someone else's opinion on how little Gumbles new paint looks and feels in the flesh.
I am very excited about going for a pleo play date and also a shopping trip. It will be great to finally meet someone else who is also into pleos. :) I am going on the 4th June and come back on the 7th. 9 more sleeps to go! ;D
Can't wait. ;D
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Wooooo that sounds like fun! Belle and I enjoyed her playdate enormously, I'm sure you'll all have a great time, as well as get a chance to do some interesting comprisons. :D
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Oh awesome, Kat! Have a good time! So how many pleos will that make in one place? *grin* I've often wondered how it would be to have a massive pleo-meet and if I could find my pleos in a group. Probably not. That would be the perfect time for Latrine to make off with Ryu. Lol!
Talon
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That sounds like so much fun Kat, I am a little envious that I have no playdate here, unless you count Bigfoot comming down off the Mountains, but it is surprising how Gentle a Bigfoot can be with those huge hands and handling and carresing a little Pleo, It is similiar to Koko the Gorilla, ( for those of you who know who Koko, the famous Female Gorilla is. :)) who loves Kittens and plays with them as her own baby. :) :-* Be sure to take loads and loads of photos and video of you and IMR and the brood of Pleos having great fun..
Any chance of you two getting together and doing a skit together or a paint job together..............HMMMM????? What are you going shopping for, anything Pleo related or just something different being in a different town? I guess I can send your "package" while you are gone and it will be there when you get back, a nice surprise! I have some special things for Gumble from his brother and also for his new brother and Sisters. :o %) Of course the material is for you Kat!
Well, I hope the time goes by quickly so your trip will be here before you know it! Are you going alone or is your family going too? Oh, are you and IMR going to check in with us on the Forums while you are on your "date" or do we have to wait the whole time you are gone to say Hello to you two!? I think we will all be in great suspense on the forums not hearing from both of you while you two are partying with your Pleos....Have fun and Argyle and the rest of the "Pleo Town" say , Good day Mates"! Argyle wants Gumble to be safe as well.
RedwoodsMama
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Have fun on your Pleo meeting Pleo trip Kat! For painting, careful about the eyelids. Those actually go into/internally into the Pleo Reborn.
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hi, to those who have painted their pleos, when you are referring to latex paint, is it the paint for the rubber/latex.?
Are those paints meant for hobby or house painting? Im concerned about the health safety if it is not meant for toys or hobby.
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This is the brand I found in the UK, but I believe we all used the latex paints meant for mask making.
http://shop.propbuilder.co.uk/stretchi-latex-paints-30ml---choose-colour-3874-p.asp
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Myne was actually different, it was acrylic paint mixed with Liquid Latex so you can get the consistency you want, It was reccomended though by people who make latex Monster makss etc, on their site. also person in the craft store found me the liquid latex I was looking for, also used to make molds etc. so it is good stuff and easy to work with but a bit stinky if you are not used to it. ;D
RedwoodsMama