Show off your Swirl pedals/enclosures

[haveyouseenhim]

There's a method that uses carrageenan (a food thickener)and acrylic paint, but I have yet to come across a good tutorial. Pro swirlers are very secretive of their methods.

[nascarbean_97]

Is there an alternative to the testors paint? Something that isn't as goopy/dries just a little slower? Maybe my water temperature is off, or something...

[haveyouseenhim]

model master or humbrol..... ive heard of magic marble, but i think the process is different

testors should flow for a 2 to 2 1/2  mins on the water and dries instantly dry when it is pulled out of the water

[nascarbean_97]

Maybe I just need to get used to it, I'll try the model master stuff though.

[tony grazioso]

here's some swirly goodness for your eyes

[deadastronaut]

lovely...thats laser printed stuff wrapped on like a parcel,  isn't it?...or are my eyes worse than i thought..

[tyzjames]

I got my hands on some Marabu Easy Marble.. anyone tried that? Easy enough to use, dont need borax. But now the question is how do you guys apply finish onto the pedals? I tried Envirotex lite but the paint seems to rub off during application. Clear coat spray (I use Krylon arcrylic clear coat) doesnt bond well with the swirl paint either. Just some FYI for those who are thinking of trying, and hopefully get some answers

[Mustachio]

Tony Those are GLORIOUS! All of em!

I dont know the swirl method you used but its just spectacular! Is that pour-on clear coat ?

Its great stuff I love it.

[deadastronaut]

^ it must be a laser print for those images...especially the faces!!!..and labels..

i remember seeing others tony did, and the ends looked like they were wrapped like a parcel...

you can't really see the ends in those pics though!!!!!...

i'd be interested in the process too....looks like a nice thick clear!!!!

[JebemMajke]

I got my hands on some Marabu Easy Marble.. anyone tried that? Easy enough to use, dont need borax. But now the question is how do you guys apply finish onto the pedals? I tried Envirotex lite but the paint seems to rub off during application. Clear coat spray (I use Krylon arcrylic clear coat) doesnt bond well with the swirl paint either. Just some FYI for those who are thinking of trying, and hopefully get some answers

Borax is being used with blowtorch repair jobs in my country and it is good for killing roaches. Plus in small quantities it's used as conjunctivitis medicine. Hence you can get it in pharmacy. The question is are they willing to sell it to you? Marabu Easy Marble are nice, but they do tend to dry fast. You need to work quick with them, and results are decent but not as good as those with enamel paints. I use acrylic clear coat and it's a killer for swirls. Nitro and Polyurethane just eat through the swirl. HB body is the name of the company, they are from Greece. But i guess you can get better solutions if you just try harder.

[radio]

Tony s  beautiful enclosures remind me somehow of this:

http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_EU/3MGraphics/GraphicSolutions/Applications/CarWrapping/

But I'm not aware 3m  sells those printable.

[tyzjames]

Thanks for the tip, JebemMajke

Just tried another technique called marbling. Still waiting for it to dry but this is the result.

[tyzjames]

One more:

[JebemMajke]

Awesome. Check out ebru videos on youtube.

PS here's a carrageenan method tutorial. I can't try it as it is hard to find carrageenan in my country, no one wants to bother with it.

[v8reverb]

Those ones by Tony are definitely printed - you can see the join on one or two pics right at the edge of the short side. That's the way i'm going to be doing mine with high build top coat on it to smooth it out.
Looks great.

[JebemMajke]

My fuzz factory clone. It has a buttery yellow LED and the swirl was ice cream inspired so i call it "Butter Candy Fuzz".

[Pyr0]

Rockbox Boiling Point in a swirl enclosure

sure why not 

[rousejeremy]

I used to wait until the bubbles were out of the paint after mixing the acrylics with water but I thought I'd give it a god with all the bubbles in the paint.
It turned out well. When the bubbles pop while moving the paint around it produced the effect seen here on the base.

[rousejeremy]

Fender Blender

[bluebunny]

^^^ Looks like ice cream with way too much raspberry sauce.  Which is a good thing.     Nice build, Jeremy.