Tips on Decorating the Tins:(subtitled: We made
the mistakes so you don't have to!)
- Spray paint works great! Several LIGHT coats
work best.
- Metallic paints cover better than regular spray
paints. We have found
a base coat of metallic will help the rest of the coats be more
effective.
- We have gotten feedback that dark matte or neutral
"sandy" colors
are likely preferred to bright or shiny metallic decoration. Also
please
note that any depictions of the crescent moon with stars, animals,
people
or other similar designs will likely cause problems in Muslim
countries.
Neutral geometric or abstract patterns will be best.
- Paint with the tins CLOSED and try not to get too
much on the hinges
or on the lip. Check between coats to be sure that the lid will open.
- You need lots of decoupage to put stuff on the tins
and make them smooth.
- Decoupage needs LOTS of drying time between coats.
- Decoupage is not really recommended
- Stencils ROCK!
- A spray polyurethane clear coat will help protect the
spray paint from
scratching off.
- Spray the polyurethane clear coat on the bottom and sides
first, then
do the top.
- It's important to spray the clear coat quickly and
then move
the tin off the area to dry.
- If you make mistakes, you can sand off the paint
with a fine grit paper
and try again.
- Pay attention to the coverage on the front (factory
code area) and
the UPC code on bottom. These areas seem to be the
hardest to
cover consistently.
Best method:
- Make sure the tin is clean before you start
- Spray bottom of tin and sides first
- Let dry for 30 min. or more between coats!
- Turn over and spray top and sides.
- Repeat as needed - no more than 3-4 thin coats
seems to be best
- Decorate with stencil or decoupage (see notes
above)
- When dry, clear coat the bottom and sides,
let dry
- When dry, clear coat top and sides, let dry
- 1-2 thin coats will work best.
When shipping the tins to us, please place a layer of
wax paper between each tin as the polyurethane will stick to itself and
pull apart your wonderful creations. Trust us. This does happen. It sucks
to work so long and hard only to have your creation ruined. Wax Paper is
your friend!
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