Acetylene soot accents in paint

[Arrowhead]

My friend did this a looong time ago but I've never tried it. You set up an acetylene torch with a real sooty flame and pass it over the panel to give it a sooty look and then clear it. Has anyone ever tried this trick?

 

[Senile Old Fart]

back in my high school days I did some motorcycles with soot, was fun to play with. Worked well with candy apple mid coat and clear laq topcoats.

One effect I came up with that wasn't in my custom painting book was to make the sooty torch, then let it make soot snakes floating in the air. while holding the part and moving it under the drifting soot snake to try and get its placement on the panel where I wanted it. gives a much different look . Have fun!

 

[old sarge]

I see some one else must be as old as me. I have done some crazy stuff. I have copper toned several washers and fridges and frosted around cups to make chain effect,
lots of lace the woman at the ladies dress store once asked me what I was doing with all that lace My thoughts now are a simple but flawless paint.I'm still working on the FLAWLESS part.

 

[Jim C]

i have seen and heard it but never done it myself. the one thing i saw didnt really do anything for me so i guess that why i have never done it as an effect.

 

[shine]

i have done a lot of it over the years . it can be manipulated with an airbrush to direct the soot . very low pressure. a small brazing tip works best. you get much more control with it .

 

[Arrowhead]

Thanks for the replies. I did fid some info online also. Not rocket science, but sounds like there are some trick to just like an custom painting. Doesn't look like it would work real well on a horizontal surface though.

 

[shine]

it will work anywhere once you learn to control the flow. a small brazing tip is best. i have done flames on the side of a car with the soot following the flames .

 

[Senile Old Fart]

i have done a lot of it over the years . it can be manipulated with an airbrush to direct the soot . very low pressure. a small brazing tip works best. you get much more control with it .

I used a victor jr w/ #000 tip. I learned real quick that a #1 tip was too large. Never had an air brush to try your trick out, sounds like a good idea.

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i have done a lot of it over the years . it can be manipulated with an airbrush to direct the soot . very low pressure. a small brazing tip works best. you get much more control with it .

I used a victor jr w/ #000 tip. I learned real quick that a #1 tip was too large. Never had an air brush to try your trick out, sounds like a good idea.