Thermochromatic paint

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Thermochromatic paint

Post by simso » Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:32 pm

This one was finished yesterday, first time I have ever painted this stuff, huge learning curve, it’s actually a pigment you add to the clear coats, problem is it sprays like an underbody car spray, so really gritty, if you sand the pigments in the clear smooth, it stays permanently Grey, so you have to apply copious amounts of clear and try to level the surface flat using just the clear coats, huge learning curve....

First photo, cold under 30 degrees body
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Second photo, add some warmth to it like out in the sun or your hands and it goes white
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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by Mark McLean » Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:46 am

Very interesting - but I am not sure what to do with this information! What is the usual application for this paint? On an instrument it would be an interesting novelty but it is hard to predict how the thing is going to look when being played.

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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by simso » Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:48 am

That is exactly what the customer was after, something that would be transitioning in colour whilst on stage
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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by blackalex1952 » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:31 pm

That is exactly what the customer was after, something that would be transitioning in colour whilst on stage
My lighting tech does that! :mrgreen: -Ross
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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by Steve.Toscano » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:30 am

Mark McLean wrote:
Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:46 am
Very interesting - but I am not sure what to do with this information!
Bring back the Hypercolour Tshirt !!! :lol: :gui

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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by simso » Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:00 am

How cool was that in the day, I remember when they just released them for sale, everyone was wearing one
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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by Mark McLean » Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:46 am

Remember mood rings?

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Re: Thermochromatic paint

Post by blackalex1952 » Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:37 pm

How about mood plectrums? You can tell when you shouldn't take a solo......Ross
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