Corian painting

[lthursdayl]

I have been milling corian recently. the problem I am having is the monotone coloring makes the details very hard to make out. What I have been doing is taking acrylic paint and putting it on a small area then wiping off the access with a rag.It leaves the paint in the recessed areas. The finished product is OK but not great. Wondering if anyone had any tips or techniques they would like to share?

Thanks.

[Boots]

Corian comes in a multitude of colors. Why not get the color you want ? The Bone Corian is difficult to see detail, you are right. But that's how it is.

[pbarratt]

lthursday,

Did you ever work out an infill process for Corian?

Regards

[Ken Dolph]

We have been doing this for many years.

Spray on 2 coats of auto spray paint followed by clear coat.

After it is cured, sand off the flat areas and polish as required.

http://sites.google.com/site/coriart...20Memorial.JPG

Other information:

Signs Plaques and Trophies - art specialties international, inc.

Ken

[p38nut]

Originally Posted by Ken Dolph We have been doing this for many years. Spray on 2 coats of auto spray paint followed by clear coat. After it is cured, sand off the flat areas and polish as required. http://sites.google.com/site/coriart...20Memorial.JPG Other information: Signs Plaques and Trophies - art specialties international, inc. Ken

This also works for me. After polishing, for me, I like to put a clear coat on everything. Thanks. Mike

[pbarratt]

Gentlemen,

Thank very much for your insights.

Ken,

A naive question, since I only need small quantities of paint, are the touch up size cans of automotive paint the same as 'regular' auto paint?

Thanks for the links. I'll be using them!

Peter

[Ken Dolph]

Yes the spray cans are what I use

[weblarry]

Are you using a laser engraver on Corian or a rotary engraver?

[Ken Dolph]

We use both.

[pbarratt]

Ken,

Thanks again. I'll be sanding the first test piece tomorrow.

I followed the link and die sublimation caught my eye. The description of the process makes it sound rather simple however......

Would it be easy to drive a uniform color into the Corian then engrave through into the base color?

Peter

[Ken Dolph]

Yes you could use dye sub in this way. The dye goes about .003" into Corian under ideal conditions. A longer press time would make it deeper. The reason for the shorter time is that color begins to bleed with increased time and "softens" a photo transfer.

[pbarratt]

Sounds like it's worth a shot. As I don't have a vacuum table, I envision a press with the equivalent total force, an electrically heated metal plate, and the silicone membrane in between. I guess the membrane is to avoid pressing imperfections from the plate into the Corian and to prevent the paint from contaminating the metal, yes?

What do you use for the membrane and paint?