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Offline toomanyknots

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Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« on: January 07, 2012, 12:35:47 am »
Anybody ever mix paint with titebond to make a paint that won't brake off when the bow is drawn?
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2012, 12:51:55 am »
I bet you could mix dry tempera paint with it, just like you could do with pigments and hide glue.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2012, 01:29:19 am »
Hmm, bout to go google dry tempera and see where I can get me some...
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline PatM

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Re: Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2012, 01:42:01 am »
Nobody seems to have trouble with Acrylic.
 I would imagine TB would work but it might muddy the colour somewhat.

Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2012, 03:33:27 pm »
I've mixed acyrlic paint with plaster and caulks before, as long as everything is water-base I don't see a problem. As mentioned above, the TB wil tint the paint some. I normally use TB II which dries a little yellow. You might mix 'em and let it dry beforehand just to check the color purity.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Titebond glue paint for painting a bows back?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2012, 04:27:21 pm »
The craft paint you can buy at Walmart works very well for decorating bows. It comes in many colors and is water based.
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